Table 1 Categorization of ambient ionization techniques (Harris and Nyadong 2008)
Classification of ambient ionization techniques | Technique | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Year introduced | Acronym | Full form | |
Spray- or jet-based | 2004 | DESI | Desorption-Electrospray Ionisation |
2006 | DeSSI | Desorption-Sonic Spray Ionisation | |
2006 | EASI | Easy-Ambient Sonic-Spray Ionisation | |
2007 | DAPPI | Desorption-Atmospheric-Pressure-Photoionization | |
Electric Discharge-based | 2005 | DART | Direct Analysis in Real-Time |
2005 | ASAP | Atmospheric-Pressure Solids-Analysis Probe | |
2005 | DAPCI | Desorption Atmospheric-Pressure Chemical Ionisation | |
2007 | DBDI | Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Ionisation | |
2007 | PADI | Plasma-Assisted Desorption Ionisation | |
Ambient gas-, heat- and laser-assisted desorption/ionization-based | 2007 | ND-EESI | Neutral-Desorption Extractive Electrospray Ionisation |
2005 | ELDI | Electrospray-Laser Desorption Ionisation | |
2007 | IR-LADESI | Infrared-Laser Assisted Desorption Electrospray Ionisation | |
2007 | LAESI | Laser-Ablation Electrospray Ionisation | |
2007 | MALDESI | Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Electrospray Ionisation | |