Acoustic Ejection Mass Spectrometry for High-Throughput Analysis

Anal Chem. 2021 Aug 10;93(31):10850-10861. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01137. Epub 2021 Jul 28.

Abstract

We describe a mass spectrometry (MS) analytical platform resulting from the novel integration of acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) technology, an open-port interface (OPI), and electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS that creates a transformative system enabling high-speed sampling and label-free analysis. The ADE technology delivers nanoliter droplets in a touchless manner with high speed, precision, and accuracy. Subsequent sample dilution within the OPI, in concert with the capabilities of modern ESI-MS, eliminates the laborious sample preparation and method development required in current approaches. This platform is applied to a variety of experiments, including high-throughput (HT) pharmacology screening, label-free in situ enzyme kinetics, in vitro absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, pharmacokinetic and biomarker analysis, and HT parallel medicinal chemistry.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization*