Direct MS Screening - Get Results Faster with SICRIT

Direct screening enables fast identification and comparison of substances

Fast & Direct Screening enables to identify or compare different substances without any sample preparation.

Screening with quantification delivers reliable concentration levels

Screening with quantification not only enables a fast identification of substances but also provides reliable information about concentration levels to compare with standards or thresholds.

Automated all-in-one workflow simplifies routine analytics

All-in-one-Workflow reduces effort and cost in routine analytics as it enables to only perform detailed GC-MS analysis for positively screened samples.

Conventional Ionization Technologies

With conventional atmospheric pressure methods, the ions are mostly formed outside the inlet of an MS. This implies that the substance to be analyzed (e.g. coffee) cannot be analyzed directly, but is usually "sprayed" into the MS in the form of a sample (liquid extract) via the ionization source.

SICRIT® Technology

The SICRIT® (Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction In Transfer) ionization source is interfaced with the atmospheric pressure inlet of the MS and ionizes every substance which is drawn into the MS by its inherent vacuum.

Plasmion: Conventional MS Ionization Technologies vs. SICRIT® Technology

SICRIT® Characteristics

• Simple extension of MS inlet
• Concentric dielectric barrier discharge
• Sample ionized during transfer into MS
• Soft ionization by proton transfer and UV light
• No consumables