Purdue University researchers are using mass spectrometry, a century-old analytical technique performed by experts in a laboratory, to monitor and analyze patterns of molecules in real-time, point-of-care applications in industrial and agricultural settings by nonexpert users.
Christina Ferreira, metabolomics analyst at Purdue’s Metabolite Profiling Facility and Center for Analytical Instrument Development, said traditional mass spectrometry requires several steps to obtain a profile containing structural information of diverse molecules and connect them to a specific characteristic.
