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Portable mass spectrometry (MS) offers rapid, decentralized clinical analysis, improving diagnostics in remote settings. Despite challenges in sensitivity and reproducibility, miniaturized MS holds significant potential for point-of-care applications.

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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Clinical Diagnostics

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  • Conventional laboratory testing causes delays, particularly impacting resource-poor settings.
  • Decentralized clinical analysis is crucial for timely medical decisions.
  • Miniaturization of mass spectrometry (MS) addresses limitations of traditional methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the potential and challenges of portable mass spectrometry systems.
  • To highlight applications in point-of-care testing and field-based diagnostics.
  • To assess the clinical utility and future prospects of miniaturized MS.

Main Methods:

  • Review of advancements in portable mass spectrometry technology.
  • Analysis of studies demonstrating the applicability of portable MS.
  • Identification of key challenges and trade-offs in miniaturization.

Main Results:

  • Portable MS enables rapid analysis with minimal sample preparation.
  • Applications include therapeutic drug monitoring, forensic analysis, disease diagnosis (e.g., malaria), and cancer tissue analysis.
  • Commercial devices and home-built instruments are available.

Conclusions:

  • Portable MS systems show significant clinical potential for decentralized testing.
  • Ongoing challenges include sensitivity, mass resolution, and reproducibility.
  • Further development in sample preparation and miniaturization will enhance implementation in diverse clinical settings.