Have you been using ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) for your research. Have you thought about the time savings you could have if you could anayze those very same swabs with a mass spectrometer.  We  introduced new Thermal Desorber (TD) module for use with our ambient ionization DART source to enable direct determination of chemicals desorbed from Morphosystems  IMS sample SWAB in seconds per sample.  Use either your DART equipped LC/MS or pair your expertise with a new compact and affordable DART equipped WATERS ACQUITY QDa mass detector.   Don't have a DART?  Get one with a   VAPUR interface designed to couple the DART-TD to your high resolution LC/MS or LC/MS/MS systems. Get accurate mass determination capability and use it to identifying those pesky unknowns. 

DART, its the prefect companion for your research program

We are looking for IMS users to j oin our validation program.  If you are an IMS user you might know that the mechanisms for ionization in DART are very similar to your plasma based ionizers (see Sisco, et al. article cited below). This means you are likely to ionize the same molecules that vex you today, but use our technology to get the mass information you need to validate your assumptions.  We want to help, the next step is yours.