Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Paired with Total Vaporization Solid-Phase Microextraction as a Forensic ToolKymeri E. Davis *1, John V. Goodpaster *1,2
1Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, 2Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Total Vaporization Solid Phase Microextraction (TV-SPME) completely vaporizes a liquid sample whilst analytes are sorbed onto a SPME fiber. This allows for partitioning of the analyte between only the solvent vapor and the SPME fiber coating.