Miniaturization of electrochemical cells for mass spectrometry

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-49

  van den Brink, Floris T G ^a   Olthuis, Wouter ^a   van den Berg, Albert ^a   Odijk, Mathieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrochemical cell; Electrochemistry; Electrode material; Electrospray ionization; Mass spectrometry; Microfabrication; Microfluidic; Microreactor; Miniaturization; Nanofluidic

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; NANOFLUIDICS;

DRUG METABOLISMS; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; FABRICATION ASPECTS; MICRO-REACTOR; MINIATURIZATION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSPRAY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REVIEW;

EID: 84937970889     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.01.014     Document Type: Review

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