Progress in SIFT-MS: Breath analysis and other applications

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-267

  Španěl, Patrik ^a   Smith, David ^b  

^a J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breath analysis; selected ion flow tube; SIFT MS; trace gas analysis; volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES; IONIC DIFFUSION; KETONE BODIES; MASS DISCRIMINATION; MASS SPECTRA; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PILOT STUDIES; PRECURSOR IONS; REAL-TIME QUANTIFICATION; SELECTED ION FLOW TUBES; SIFT-MS; TRACE GAS ANALYSIS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTS; IONS; KETONES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY;

BREATH TESTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79951844780     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: 10982787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20303     Document Type: Article

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143. Španěl P, Smith D,. 2007. Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry for on-line trace gas analysis in biology and medicine. Eur J Mass Spectrom 13: 77-82.
144. Španěl P, Smith D,. 2008. Quantification of trace levels of the potential cancer biomarkers formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanol in breath by SIFT-MS. J Breath Res 2: 046003.
145. Španěl P, Smith D,. 2009. Influence of weakly bound adduct ions on breath trace gas analysis by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry
146. - ions with some organic molecules; applications to trace gas analysis in air. Int J Mass Spectrom Ion Process 145: 177-186.
147. Španěl P, Cocker J, Rajan B, Smith D,. 1997. Validation of the SIFT technique for trace gas analysis of breath using the syringe injection method. Ann Occup Hyg 41: 373-378.
148. + with a series of aldehydes and ketones. Int J Mass Spectrom Ion Process 165/166: 25-37. (Pubitemid 127737048)
149. + precursor ions. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 12: 763-766. (Pubitemid 28290279)
150. Španěl P, Smith D, Holland TA, Al Singary W, Elder JB,. 1999. Analysis of formaldehyde in the headspace of urine from bladder and prostate cancer patients using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 13: 1354-1359. (Pubitemid 29345282)
151. Španěl P, Diskin AM, Abbott SM, Wang T, Smith D,. 2002. Quantification of volatile compounds in the headspace of aqueous liquids using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 16: 2148-2153. (Pubitemid 35340082)
152. + with saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and subsequent hydration of the product ions. Int J Mass Spectrom 213: 163-176.
153. + ions with a series of diols. Int J Mass Spectrom 218: 227-236.
154. Španěl P, Wang T, Smith D,. 2004. Quantification of hydrogen cyanide in humid air by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 18: 1869-1873. (Pubitemid 39079141)
155. 2O and ethanol: Total body water, dispersal kinetics and ethanol metabolism. Physiol Meas 26: 447-457. (Pubitemid 40768143)
156. Španěl P, Dryahina K, Smith D,. 2006. A general method for the calculation of absolute trace gas concentrations in air and breath from selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry data. Int J Mass Spectrom 249/250: 230-239.
157. Španěl P, Turner C, Wang T, Bloor R, Smith D,. 2006. Generation of volatile compounds on mouth exposure to urea and sucrose: Implications for exhaled breath analysis. Physiol Meas 27: N7-17. (Pubitemid 43232100)
158. Španěl P, Dryahina K, Smith D,. 2007a. The concentration distributions of some metabolites in the exhaled breath of young adults. J Breath Res 1: 026001.
159. Španěl P, Dryahina K, Smith D,. 2007b. Acetone, ammonia and hydrogen cyanide in exhaled breath of several volunteers aged 4-83 years. J Breath Res 1: 011001.
160. Španěl P, Dryahina K, Smith D,. 2007c. Microwave plasma ion sources for selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry: Optimizing their performance and detection limits for trace gas analysis. Int J Mass Spectrom 267: 117-124.
161. Spooner DS, Bessant C, Turner C, Knobloch H, Chambers M,. 2009. Evaluation of a combination of SIFT-MS and multivariate data analysis for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis in wild badgers. Analyst 13: 1922-1927.
162. Sulé-Suso J, Pysanenko A, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2009. Quantification of acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide in the headspace of malignant and non-malignant lung cells in vitro by SIFT-MS. Analyst 134: 2419-2425.
163. Taboulet P, Haas L, Porcher R, Manamani J, Fontaine JP, Feugeas JP, Gautier JF,. 2004. Urinary acetoacetate or capillary beta-hydroxybutyrate for the diagnosis of etoacidosis in the emergency department setting. Eur J Emerg Med 11: 251-258.
164. Turner C, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2006a. A longitudinal study of ammonia, acetone and propanol in the exhaled breath of 30 subjects using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, SIFT-MS. Physiol Meas 27: 321-337.
165. Turner C, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2006b. A longitudinal study of breath isoprene in healthy volunteers using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS). Physiol Meas 27: 13-22. (Pubitemid 41821600)
166. Turner C, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2006c. A longitudinal study of ethanol and acetaldehyde in the exhaled breath of healthy volunteers using selected-ion flow-tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 20: 61-68. (Pubitemid 41815180)
167. Turner C, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2006d. A longitudinal study of methanol in the exhaled breath of 30 healthy volunteers using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, SIFT-MS. Physiol Meas 27: 637-648. (Pubitemid 43841053)
168. Turner C, Parekh B, Walton C, Španěl P, Smith D, Evans M,. 2008. An exploratory comparative study of volatile compounds in exhaled breath and emitted by skin using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 22: 526-532. (Pubitemid 351300587)
169. van den Velde S, Quirynen M, van Hee P, van Steenberghe D,. 2007. Halitosis associated volatiles in breath of healthy subjects. J Chromatogr B 853: 54-61. (Pubitemid 46891332)
170. 5Cl. J Chem Phys 128: 094309.
171. + with the anaesthetic gases halothane, isoflurane and sevoflurane. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 16: 1860-1870.
172. 16 monoterpenes. Int J Mass Spectrom 228: 117-126.
173. + with some phenols, phenyl alcohols and cyclic carbonyl compounds in support of SIFT-MS and PTR-MS. Int J Mass Spectrom 239: 139-146.
174. Wang TS, Carroll W, Lenny W, Boit P, Smith D,. 2006. The analysis of 1-propanol and 2-propanol in humid air samples using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 20: 125-130. (Pubitemid 43121611)
175. Wang TS, Pysanenko A, Dryahina K, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2008a. Analysis of breath, exhaled via the mouth and nose, and the air in the oral cavity. J Breath Res 2: 037013.
176. Wang TS, Španěl P, Smith D,. 2008b. Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry of 3-hydroxybutyric acid, acetone and other ketones in the headspace of aqueous solution and urine. Int J Mass Spectrom 272: 78-85.
177. Wenqing C, Yixiang D,. 2007. Current status of methods and techniques for breath analysis. Crit Rev Anal Chem 37: 3-13.
178. Wilson PF, Freeman CG, McEwan MJ, Milligan DB, Allardyce RA, Shaw GM,. 2001. Alcohol in breath and blood: A selected ion flow tube mass spectrometric study. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 15: 413-417. (Pubitemid 32273863)