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Non-polar solvents like hexane allow ionization of insoluble drugs, peptides, nucleotides and phospholipids as solids from paper. Ambient ionization is achieved simply by application of a high voltage to the wet paper. Transport and ionization mechanisms are discussed, including the possibility of field desorption from dendritic structures formed on the paper.
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