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[[Ambient  ionization]] techniques .
! align="left"| Acronym
! align="left" |Technique
! align="left" |Material Removal
! align="left" |Ionization
! align="left" |Notes
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|[[DESI]]
|[[Desorption Electrospray Ionization]]
|Liquid extraction
|Electrospray
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|[[DART]]
|[[Direct analysis in real time]]
|Heat
|[[Metastable chemical ionization]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac050162j 
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|[[LA-FAPA]]
|[[Laser ablation flowing atmospheric pressure afterglow]]
|Laser
|Plasma
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac801594u 
 
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|[[LA-ICP]]
|[[Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma]]
|Laser
|Plasma
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|[[DCI]]
|[[Desorption chemical ionization]]
|Heat
|[[Chemical ionization]]
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|[[nano-DESI]]
|[[Nanospray desorption electrospray ionization]]
|[[Liquid microjunction]]
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1039/C0AN00312C 
 
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|[[LMJ-SSP]]
|[[Liquid microjunction-surface sampling probe]]
|[[Liquid microjunction]]
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac901098d
 
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|[[PS-MS]]
|[[Paper spray]]
|Solid extraction
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac902854g
 
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|[[EASI]]
|[[Easy ambient sonic-spray ionization]]
|Liquid extraction
|[[Sonic spray]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac701960q
 
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|[[PESI]]
|[[Probe electrospray ionization]]
|Solid extraction
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1002/rcm.3201
 
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|[[ELDI]]
|[[Electrospray laser desorption ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1002/rcm.3011
 
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|[[MALDESI]]
|[[Matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2006.08.003
 
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|[[LAESI]]
|[[Laser ablation electrospray ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac071181r 
 
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|[[LADESI]]
|[[Laser assisted desorption electrospray ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1039/b715146b
 
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|[[LDESI]]
|[[Laser desorption electrospray ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}
 
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|[[LIAD-ESI]]
|[[Laser-induced acoustic desorption-electrospray ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Electrospray]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac800896y
 
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|[[IR-LAMICI]]
|[[Infrared laser ablation metastable-induced chemical ionization]]
|Laser
|[[Chemical ionization]]
|{{doi}}10.1021/ac902905v
 
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|[[DICE]]
|[[Desorption ionization by charge exchange]]
|Liquid extraction
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Ambient ionization  techniques.
Table of ambient ionization techniques Click the header box to sort the ambient ionization techniques . 
Classification From http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cr300309q  (Monge, M. E.; Harris, G. A.; Dwivedi, P.; Fernandez, F. M. Mass Spectrometry: Recent Advances in Direct Open Air Surface Sampling/Ionization. Chem. Rev.  2013 , 113 , 2269-2308)
"One-step techniques where desorption occurs by solid?liquid extraction processes dynamically followed by ESI, APPI, sonic spray, or CI ion production mechanisms"
Plasma "One-step plasma-based techniques involving thermal or chemical sputtering desorption of neutrals working in parallel with chemical ionization mechanisms"
Two step "Two-step techniques involving thermal desorption or mechanical ablation followed by secondary ionization"
Laser "Two-step techniques involving laser desorption/ablation followed by secondary ionization"
Acoustic "Two-step acoustic desorption methods"
Multimode "Multimode techniques involving two of the principles in previous categories"
Other "One-of-a-kind techniques that do not fit into previous categories"
Table of spray-based ambient ionization techniques Click the header box to sort the ambient ionization techniques . 
Schematic of spray-based ambient ionization Table of laser-based ambient ionization techniques Click the header box to sort the ambient ionization techniques . 
Schematic of laser-based ambient ionization Table of plasma-based ambient ionization techniques Click the header box to sort the ambient ionization techniques . 
Schematic of plasma-based ambient ionization Table of sampling-based ambient ionization techniques Ambient ionization  techniques that use non-laser ambient sampling with electrospray or other post-ionization.
Schematic of ambient sampling for mass spectrometry