Rapid classification of perfumes by extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS)
K. Chingin, G. Gamez, H. Chen, L. Zhu and R. Zenobi
Abstract: Extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS) was applied to rapid fingerprinting of various perfumes for quality classification. Unique EESI-MS fingerprints of ten famous brands were obtained. This technique was shown to be applicable to rapid forgery detection on the example of an authentic and a counterfeit ‘Miss Dior’ fragrance by Christian Dior.
We believe that the high throughput and simplicity of this sample-preparation-free method can be advantageous in the perfume industry, for instance when applied to online quality control.