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Analysis of trace fibers by IR-MALDESI imaging coupled with high resolving power MS

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Trace evidence is a significant portion of forensic cases. Textile fibers are a common form of trace evidence that are gaining importance in criminal cases. Currently, qualitative techniques that do not yield structural information are primarily used for fiber analysis, but mass spectrometry is gaining an increasing role in this field. Mass spectrometry yields more quantitative structural information about the dye and polymer that can be used for more conclusive comparisons. Matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (MALDESI) is a hybrid ambient ionization source being investigated for use in mass spectrometric fiber analysis. In this manuscript, IR-MALDESI was used as a source for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of a dyed nylon fiber cluster and single fiber. Information about the fiber polymer as well as the dye were obtained from a single fiber which was on the order of 10 μm in diameter. These experiments were performed directly from the surface of a tape lift of the fiber with a background of extraneous fibers.

IR-MALDESI Imaging of Fibers on Tape-Lift

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  1. W.M. Keck Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA

    Kristin H. Cochran, Jeremy A. Barry, Guillaume Robichaud & David C. Muddiman

  2. Forensic Sciences Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA

    David C. Muddiman

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Cochran, K.H., Barry, J.A., Robichaud, G. et al. Analysis of trace fibers by IR-MALDESI imaging coupled with high resolving power MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 407, 813–820 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-014-8042-y

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