Publications by Urban Lab (established in August 2011)
2023
- (92) Raju C.M., Buchowiecki K., Urban P.L. 2023, An economical setup for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization drift tube ion-mobility mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 1268:341359.
- (91) Elpa D.P., Raju C.M., Chiu H.-Y., Wu S.-P., Urban P.L. 2023, Rapid skin biomarker discovery using hydrogel-phase sampling followed by semi-automated liquid-phase re-extraction high-resolution mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 1252:341028.
- (90) Prabhu G.R.D., Williams E.R., Wilm M., Urban P.L. 2023, Mass spectrometry using electrospray ionization. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 3:23.
- (89) Yu K.-C., Hsu C.-Y., Prabhu G.R.D., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2023, Vending-machine-style skin excretion sensing. ACS Sensors 8:326-334.
- (88) Lin Y.-H., Tu W.-C., Urban P.L. 2023, Kinetic profiling of homogeneous and heterogeneous biocatalysts in continuous flow by on-line mass spectrometry. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 34:109-118.
2022
- (87) Prabhu G.R.D., Yang T.-H., Shiu R.-T., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2022, Scanning pH-metry for observing reversibility in protein folding. Biochemistry 61:2377-2389.
- (86) Tan J.I., Tu W.-C., Urban P.L. 2022, Profiling selected volatiles in whiskey by fizzy extraction time-of-flight mass spectrometry: correlation with perceived quality and age. ACS Food Science & Technology 2:1622-1630.
- (85) Ou H.-T., Buchowiecki K., Urban P.L. 2022, Remote monitoring of volatiles by ion mobility spectrometry with wireless data transmission and centralized data analysis. Digital Discovery 1:806-815.
- (84) Huang Y.-J., Tu W.-C., Urban P.L. 2022, Rapid acid/base switching in flow injection analysis and isocratic elution liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection for improved sensitivity. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 33:1865-1873.
- (83) Wang Y.-W., Prabhu G.R.D., Hsu C.-Y., Urban P.L. 2022, Tuning electrospray ionization with low-frequency sound. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 33:1883-1890.
- (82) Chen C.-H., Prabhu G.R.D., Yu K.-C., Elpa D.P., Urban P.L. 2022, Portable fizzy extraction ion-mobility spectrometry system. Analytica Chimica Acta 1204:339699.
2021
- (81) Hsu C.-Y., Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2021, Telechemistry 2.0: Remote monitoring of fluorescent chemical reactions. HardwareX 10:e00244.
- (80) Ni H.-T., Prabhu G.R.D., Elpa D.P., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2021, Flat disc-shaped sampling probe and on-line re-extraction apparatus for mass spectrometric analysis of skin metabolites: a proof of concept. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 32:2803-2811.
- (79) Chao Y.-T., Prabhu G.R.D., Yu K.-C., Syu J.-Y., Urban P.L. 2021, BioChemPen for a rapid analysis of compounds supported on solid surfaces. ACS Sensors 6:3744-3752.
- (78) Raju C.M., Yu K.-C., Shih C.-P., Elpa D.P., Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2021, Catalytic oxygenation-mediated extraction as a facile and green way to analyze volatile solutes. Analytical Chemistry 93:8923-8930.
- (77) Abu Bakar N.H., Yu K.-C., Urban P.L. 2021, Robotized noncontact open-space mapping of volatile organic compounds emanating from solid specimens. Analytical Chemistry 93:6889-6894.
- (76) Shih C.-P., Yu K.-C., Ou H.-T., Urban P.L. 2021, Portable pen-probe analyzer based on ion mobility spectrometry for in situ analysis of volatile organic compounds emanating from surfaces and wireless transmission of the acquired spectra. Analytical Chemistry 93:2424-2432.
- (75) Elpa D.P., Chiu H.-Y., Wu S.-P., Urban P.L. 2021, Skin metabolomics. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism 32:66-75.
2020
- (74) Prabhu G.R.D., Ponnusamy V.K., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2020, Sample flow rate scan in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry reveals alterations in protein charge state distribution. Analytical Chemistry 92:13042-13049.
- (73) Dutkiewicz E.P., Hsieh K.-T., Urban P.L., Chiu H.-Y. 2020, Temporal correlations of skin and blood metabolites with clinical outcomes of biologic therapy in psoriasis. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 5:877-888.
- (72) Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2020, Elevating chemistry research with a modern electronics toolkit. Chemical Reviews 120:9482-9553. (featured on the supplementary cover)
- (71) Urban P.L. 2020, Please avoid plotting analytical response against logarithm of concentration. Analytical Chemistry 92:10210-10212.
- (70) Alexovič M., Urban P.L., Tabani H., Sabo J. 2020, Recent advances in robotic protein sample preparation for clinical analysis and other biomedical applications. Clinica Chimica Acta 507:104-116.
- (69) Prabhu G.R.D., Yang T.-H., Hsu C.-Y., Shih C.-P., Chang C.-M., Liao P.-H., Ni H.-T., Urban P.L. 2020, Facilitating chemical and biochemical experiments with electronic microcontrollers and single-board computers. Nature Protocols 15:925-990.
- (68) Elpa D.P., Wu S.-P., Urban P.L. 2020, Rapid extraction and analysis of volatile solutes with an effervescent tablet. Analytical Chemistry 92:2756-2763.
- (67) Liao P.-H., Yang H.-H., Wu P.-C., Abu Bakar N.H., Urban P.L. 2020, On-line coupling of simultaneous distillation-extraction using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with gas chromatography. Analytical Chemistry 92:1228-1235.
- (66) Elpa D.P., Prabhu G.R.D., Wu S.-P., Tay K.S., Urban P.L. 2020, Automation of mass spectrometric detection of analytes and related workflows: a review. Talanta 208:120304.
2019
- (65) Chang C.-M., Yang H.-C., Urban P.L. 2019, On the mechanism of automated fizzy extraction. PeerJ Analytical Chemistry 1:e2.
- (64) Liao P.-H., Urban P.L. 2019, Agarose-based gel-phase microextraction technique for quick sampling of polar analytes adsorbed on surfaces. ACS Omega 4:19063-19070.
- (63) Yang T.-H., Yang H.-C., Chang C.-H., Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2019, Microanalysis using acoustically actuated droplets pinned onto a thread. IEEE Access 7:154743-154749.
- (62) Prabhu G.R.D., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2019, Telechemistry: monitoring chemical reactions via the cloud using the Particle Photon Wi-Fi module. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 4:1616-1622.
- (61) Chang C.-M., Prabhu G.R.D., Tseng C.-M., Urban P.L. 2019, Temporal analysis of conformers in the course of pH scan directed by urea-urease reaction – a “protein clock”. Analytical Chemistry 91:8814-8819.
- (60) Yang H.-C., Chang C.-M., Urban P.L. 2019, Automation of fizzy extraction enabled by inexpensive open-source modules. Heliyon 5:e01639.
- (59) Yang H.-C., Urban P.L. 2019, On-line coupling of fizzy extraction with gas chromatography. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 411:2511-2520. (selected as a “Paper in Forefront”)
- (58) Wu P.-C., Dutkiewicz E.P., Liao P.-H., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2019, Blotting paper as a disposable tool for sampling chemical residues from skin surface. Journal of Food and Drug Analysis 27:610-613.
- (57) Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2019, Connected chemistry. The Analytical Scientist 3:24-25. (short article)
- (56) Prabhu G.R.D., Elpa D.P., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2019, Mass spectrometry | Clinical analysis by mass spectrometry. In Worsfold P., Poole C., Townshend A., Miró M. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, (3rd ed.). vol. 6, pp 318–333, Elsevier.
- (55) Urban P. 2019, 3D-printed lab parts can contaminate experiments. Nature 566:326. (correspondence)
- (54) Yang H.-H., Urban P.L. 2019, Dry ice fog extraction of volatile organic compounds. Journal of Chromatography A 1585:196-201.
- (53) Prabhu G.R.D., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2019, Programmable flow rate scanner for evaluating detector sensitivity regime. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 282:992-998.
2018
- (52) Chang C.-H., Urban P.L. 2018, Automated dual-chamber sampling system to follow dynamics of volatile organic compounds emitted by biological specimens. Analytical Chemistry 90:13848-13854. (featured on the journal front cover)
- (51) Yang H.-H., Dutkiewicz E.P., Urban P.L. 2018, Kinetic study of continuous liquid-liquid extraction of wine with real-time detection. Analytica Chimica Acta 1034:85-91.
- (50) Urban P.L. 2018, Prototyping instruments for chemical laboratory using inexpensive electronic modules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 57:11074-11077. (Deutsche Ausgabe)
- (49) Prabhu G.R.D., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2018, Chemical clocks, oscillations, and other temporal effects in analytical chemistry: oddity or viable approach? Analyst 143:3514-3525. (featured on the journal front cover)
2017
- (48) Liu P.-H., Urban P.L. 2017, Spontaneous luminescence color change in the firefly luciferase assay system. Analytical Biochemistry 539:54-59. (see also the highlight in Science Trends)
- (47) Urban P.L., Goodall D.M. 2017, Bioparticles, molecules, and complexes analyzed by “chromatography” without a stationary phase. American Laboratory 10/17.
- (46) Wu P.-C., Dutkiewicz E.P., Urban P.L. 2017, Cool mist scavenging of gas-phase molecules. Analytical Sciences 33:1161-1167.
- (45) Yang H.-C., Chang C.-H., Urban P.L. 2017, Fizzy extraction of volatile organic compounds combined with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization quadrupole mass spectrometry. JoVE Journal of Visualized Experiments e56008.
- (44) Dutkiewicz E.P., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2017, Probing skin for metabolites and topical drugs with hydrogel micropatches. Analytical Chemistry 89:2664-2670.
- (43) Tang Y.-R., Yang H.-H., Urban P.L. 2017, Prototype of an interface for hyphenating distillation with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Mass Spectrometry (Tokyo) 6:S0061.
- (42) Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2017, The dawn of unmanned analytical laboratories. Trends in Analytical Chemistry 88:41-52. (featured on the journal front cover)
- (41) Chen C.-L., Chen T.-R., Chiu S.-H., Urban P.L. 2017, Dual robotic arm “production line” mass spectrometry assay guided by multiple Arduino-type microcontrollers. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 239:608-616.
2016
- (40) Liu P.-H., Urban P.L. 2016, Plug-volume-modulated dilution generator for flask-free chemistry. Analytical Chemistry 88:11663-11669.
- (39) Prabhu G.R.D., Urban P.L. 2016, In-oleo microgasometry of nanoliter-scale gas volumes with image-based detection. Analytical Chemistry 88:11368-11372.
- (38) Dutkiewicz E.P., Urban P.L. 2016, Quantitative mass spectrometry of unconventional human biological matrices. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 374:20150380. (part of theme issue on Quantitative Mass Spectrometry)
- (37) Urban P.L. 2016, Quantitative mass spectrometry: an overview. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 374:20150382. (part of theme issue on Quantitative Mass Spectrometry)
- (36) Chen T.-R., Hsu C.-F., Chen C.-L., Witek H.A., Urban P.L. 2016, Nucleotide-dependent bioautocatalytic timer reaction. ACS Synthetic Biology 5:962-968. (see also “Introducing Our Authors” highlight)
- (35) Chang C.-H., Urban P.L. 2016, Fizzy extraction of volatile and semivolatile compounds into the gas phase. Analytical Chemistry 88:8735-8740. (see also the highlights in: C&EN magazine and spectroscopyNOW)
- (34) Dutkiewicz E.P., Hsieh K.-T., Wang Y.-S., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2016, Hydrogel micropatch and mass spectrometry-assisted screening for psoriasis-related skin metabolites. Clinical Chemistry 62:1120-1128.
- (33) Chen S.-Y., Wu C.-Y., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2016, One-step detection of major lipid components in sub-microliter volumes of unpurified liposome and cell suspensions. Analytical Chemistry 88:7337-7343.
- (32) Chen T.-R., Urban P.L. 2016, Mass spectrometry-guided refinement of chemical energy buffers. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 472:20150812.
- (31) Urban P.L. 2016, Clarifying misconceptions about mass and concentration sensitivity. Journal of Chemical Education 93:984-987.
- (30) Urban P. 2016, Self-built labware stimulates creativity. Nature 532:313. (correspondence)
- (29) Urban P.L., Chen Y.-C., Wang Y.-S. 2016, Time-Resolved Mass Spectrometry: From Concept to Applications. Wiley, Chichester, ISBN 9781118887325. (monograph)
- (28) Tang Y.-R., Huang H.-Y., Hu J.-B., Rattinam R., Li C.-H., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2016, Capillary hydrodynamic chromatography reveals temporal profiles of cell aggregates. Analytica Chimica Acta 910:75-83. (see also the highlight in the American Laboratory blog)
- (27) Chen C.-L., Hsieh K.-T., Hsu C.-F., Urban P.L. 2016, Facile multi-dimensional profiling of chemical gradients at the millimetre scale. Analyst 141:150-156.
2015
- (26) Dutkiewicz E.P., Chiu H.-Y., Urban P.L. 2015, Micropatch-arrayed pads for non-invasive spatial and temporal profiling of topical drugs on skin surface. Journal of Mass Spectrometry 50:1321-1325.
- (25) Hsieh K.-T., Liu P.-H., Urban P.L. 2015, Automated on-line liquid-liquid extraction system for temporal mass spectrometric analysis of dynamic samples. Analytica Chimica Acta 894:35-43.
- (24) Chiu S.-H., Urban P.L. 2015, Fusion of microlitre water-in-oil droplets for simple, fast and green chemical assays. Analyst 140:5145-5151.
- (23) Chen S.-Y., Urban P.L. 2015, On-line monitoring of Soxhlet extraction by chromatography and mass spectrometry to reveal temporal extract profiles. Analytica Chimica Acta 881:74-81.
- (22) Hu J.-B., Chen T.-R., Chang C.-H., Cheng J.-Y., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2015, A compact 3D-printed interface for coupling open digital microchips with Venturi easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry. Analyst 140:1495-1501. (selected as ‘Hot’ article in March 2015)
- (21) Urban P.L. 2015, Universal electronics for miniature and automated chemical assays. Analyst 140:963-975. (featured on the journal cover)
- (20) Hu J.-B., Chen T.-R., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2015, Microcontroller-assisted compensation of adenosine triphosphate levels: instrument and method development. Scientific Reports 5:8135.
- (19) Chiu S.-H., Urban P.L. 2015, Robotics-assisted mass spectrometry assay platform enabled by open-source electronics. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 64:260-268.
2014
- (18) Urban P.L. 2014, Name concepts in analytical science. Journal of Chemical Education 91:1753-1756.
- (17) Urban P.L. 2014, Compartmentalised chemistry: from studies on the origin of life to engineered biochemical systems. New Journal of Chemistry 38:5135-5141.
- (16) Hsieh K.-T., Urban P.L. 2014, Spectral imaging of chemical reactions using computer display and digital camera. RSC Advances 4:31094-31100. (work highlighted in Chemistry World magazine)
- (15) Hu J.-B., Gunathilake S., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2014, On the dynamics of kefir volatome. RSC Advances 4:28865-28870.
- (14) Ting H., Hu J.-B., Hsieh K.-T., Urban P.L. 2014, A pinch-valve interface for automated sampling and monitoring of dynamic processes by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. Analytical Methods 6:4652-4660.
- (13) Urban P.L. 2014, Open-source electronics as a technological aid in chemical education. Journal of Chemical Education 91:751-752.
- (12) Czerniec-Michalik E., Hsieh K.-T., Urban P.L. 2014, In quest for chemomarkers to classify Taiwanese teas. Analytical Methods 6:3013-3018.
- (11) Dutkiewicz E.P., Lin J.-D., Tseng T.-W., Wang Y.-S., Urban P.L. 2014, Hydrogel micropatches for sampling and profiling skin metabolites. Analytical Chemistry 86:2337-2344.
- (10) Hu J.-B., Chen S.-Y., Wu J.-T., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2014, Automated system for extraction and instantaneous analysis of millimeter-sized samples. RSC Advances 4:10693-10701. (selected as ‘Hot’ article in February 2014; see video)
- (9) Ting H., Urban P.L. 2014, Spatiotemporal effects of a bioautocatalytic chemical wave revealed by time-resolved mass spectrometry. RSC Advances 4:2103-2108.
2013
- (8) Huang H.-Y., Lo T.-J., Chen Y.-C., Hu J.-B., Urban P.L. 2013, Liquid-phase and gas-phase investigation of biomolecules in a single experiment. Analytical Methods 5:5908-5911.
- (7) Kandiah M., Urban P.L. 2013, Advances in ultrasensitive mass spectrometry of organic molecules. Chemical Society Reviews 42:5299-5322.
- (6) Li P.-H., Huang S.-Y., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2013, A hybrid nanoparticle matrix for mass spectrometry. RSC Advances 3:6865-6870.
- (5) Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2013, Time-resolved mass spectrometry. Trends in Analytical Chemistry 44:106-120.
- (4) Hu J.-B., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2013, Coffee-ring effects in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta 766:77-82.
2012
- (3) Tseng T.-W., Wu J.-T., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2012, Isotope label-aided mass spectrometry reveals the influence of environmental factors on metabolism in single eggs of fruit fly. PLOS ONE 7:e50258.
- (2) Li P.-H., Ting H., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2012, Recording temporal characteristics of convection currents by continuous and segmented-flow sampling. RSC Advances 2:12431-12437.
- (1) Hu J.-B., Chen Y.-C., Urban P.L. 2012, On-target labeling of intracellular metabolites combined with chemical mapping of individual hyphae revealing cytoplasmic relocation of isotopologues. Analytical Chemistry 84:5110-5116.
Patents
- (4) Urban P.L., Yang T.-H., “Acoustically actuated droplet apparatus and a chemical analysis method by using acoustically actuated droplet”, (US 11,401,542 B2, granted USA patent on 02/08/2022).
- (3) Urban P.L., Elpa D.P., “Method for extracting and detecting volatile organic compounds”, (US 11,119,011 B2, granted USA patent on 14/09/2021).
- (2) Urban P.L., Yang T.-H., “聲波致動液滴裝置及利用聲波致動液滴進行化學分析之方法”, (I724680, granted Taiwan patent on 11/04/2021).
- (1) Urban P.L., Elpa D.P., “萃取及檢測揮發性有機化合物之方法”, (I680006, granted Taiwan patent on 21/12/2019).
Link to pre-Hsinchu publications of Dr Urban (work until 31/07/2011, 38 items)