The goal of this project is to develop a portable skin metabolite analyzer based on ion-mobility spectrometry (IMS). IMS is a convenientfast analytical technique that finds applications in various fields related to academic researchindustry. The IMS-based platform will be automated, thus enabling operation by medical personnel without formal training in analytical chemistry.

Our laboratory has extensive expertise in chemical analysis of skin excretion specimens focused on detection of skin-related biomarkers. Compared with other techniques of skin excretion analysis, the proposed approach is fast, convenient,non-invasive. The platform should also enable chemical profiling of skin excretions in the point of care,data sharing via the cloud.

Skin excretion analysis is rarely considered by doctors. The proposed ion-mobility spectrometry (IMS)-based analytical platform can be used by medicine professionalsforensic scientists. It may enable detection of skin biomarkers to screen patients,detect exogenous substances in skin excretions of suspects. If the proposed technology is automated, then such analysis can be conducted by in