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ReviewMikrochimica acta2025

Nanomaterial-enhanced ambient ionization for miniature mass spectrometry: toward high-performance on-site detection.

Qi Zhang, Xiaoying Zhu, Jiahao Li, Yuqing Zhang, Cong Wang, Qiang Ma

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Review in Mikrochimica acta, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Qi Zhang *Chinese Academy of Quality and Inspection & Testing, Beijing, 100123, China.
Xiaoying Zhu *Chinese Academy of Quality and Inspection & Testing, Beijing, 100123, China.
Jiahao LiChinese Academy of Quality and Inspection & Testing, Beijing, 100123, China.
Yuqing ZhangChinese Academy of Quality and Inspection & Testing, Beijing, 100123, China.
Cong WangBeijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China. smartswang@bjut.edu.cn.
Qiang MaChinese Academy of Quality and Inspection & Testing, Beijing, 100123, China. maqiang@caiq.org.cn.

Funding

Basic Research Fund for Central Public Interest Institutes 2025JK003 and 2025JK015National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFF0601901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass spectrometry (MS), which is renowned for its high sensitivity and molecular specificity, serves as a cornerstone of modern analytical chemistry. However, the field applications of MS are constrained by bulky instrumentation and operational complexity. The integration of miniaturized MS with ambient ionization has revolutionized analytical workflows, enabling "sampling-ionization-detection" platforms that have shifted paradigms from laboratory-based analysis to on-site point-of-care testing. This has led to promising applications in food safety, environmental monitoring, and clinical diagnostics. Despite these advancements, challenges such as matrix interference and insufficient sensitivity persist. To address these limitations, the structural and surface properties of nanomaterials can be leveraged and engineered, offering multidimensional enhancement strategies across MS workflows that provide improved sensitivity and mitigate matrix effects. This review summarizes the developments over the past five years in the utilization of nanomaterials coupled with ambient ionization techniques for sample pretreatment and ionization optimization. Moreover, the synergy of these strategies with miniature MS systems is systematically highlighted for food safety, biomarker detection, and environmental pollutant determination. By bridging materials science, sensor technology, and diagnostics, these multidisciplinary efforts have accelerated the development of intelligent, portable analytical platforms, paving the way for precision medicine and next-generation field-deployable diagnostics. The convergence of nanomaterial innovations, sensor miniaturization, and diagnostic advancements underscores the transformative potential of these developments for the real-time, on-site detection of trace analytes in complex matrices.

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Mass SpectrometryNanostructuresBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersAmbient ionizationMiniature mass spectrometryNanomaterialsOn-site detection

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