Table 1.
Specifications of the MCC-IMS used for the study
| MCC-IMS device | BioScout, B&S Analytik GmbH, Dortmund, Germany |
| Preseparation | Multi-capillary column OV-5 (length 22 cm), Multichrom Ltd., Novosibirsk, Russia |
| MCC temperature | 40 °C |
| Sample loop | Stainless steel, volume 10 ml |
| Ionization source | ß-radiation, 63Ni (550 MBq) |
| Electric field strength | 330 V/cm |
| Shutter opening time | 300 μs |
| Drift and carrier gas | Synthetic air, Air Liquide AG, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Drift gas flow | 100 ml/min |
| Carrier gas flow | 150 ml/min |
| Sampling time | 30 s |
| Sample flow | 100 ml/min |
| Temperature | ambient |
| Pressure | ambient |
| Tubing | PTFE, Bohlender GmbH, Grünsfeld, Germany |