Nicholas E. Manicke

Nicholas E. Manicke develops chemical analysis methods, with a strong focus on paper spray mass spectrometry, a technique that uses paper substrates to rapidly ionize samples so that molecules can be identified and measured by a mass spectrometer. Much of this work targets fast, low-cost detection of drugs, explosives, chemical warfare agents, and other trace substances in real-world samples like blood, plasma, soil, and contaminated surfaces. Related projects extend into forensic and clinical toxicology screening and improved sample collection approaches such as adhesive-based surface sampling.

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the last decade, averaging around four to six papers per year with no major increase or decline.

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