ABSTRACT
Dielectric barrier discharge ion source-mass spectrometry ( DBDI-MS) can achieve in-situ and efficient detection of samples without tedious pretreatment, and has become a popular analytical method. To improve the detection sensitivity, a novel mass spectrometric method based on gold nanoparticles ( AuNPs)-assisted paper-based injection mode and DBDI-MS technology was developed for the fast determination of four veterinary drugs. The detection signal strength was improved by 8-31 times compared to the veterinary drugs which were tested without AuNPs-assisted paper based injection. Under the optimal conditions, the experimental data of four veterinary drugs showed a good linear relationship between the signal and the concentration in the respective range, with correlation coefficient ( r ) of 0. 951-0. 996. Moreover, the recoveries were between 79. 4% and 96. 5% at three spiked levels. This method has many distinct advantages, such as low detected limitation, low cost and high efficiency, and is also very suitable for fast on-site detecting, showing great potential in feed quality control.