Education

Habilitation, University of Warsaw (2024)
PhD, University of York (2008)
MSc, University of Warsaw (2002)   

Professional Experience

Research Interests

Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Separation Science

Selected Publications

• Shaba C., Urban P.L.* 2026, Electrophoresis-by-accident in electrospray ion source. Analytical Chemistry 98:13220-13225.
• Prayoga N.A., Raju C.M., Urban P.L.* 2026, Rapid classification of coffee varieties using single-bean hot gas extraction ion-mobility spectrometry with machine learning. ACS Measurement Science Au 6:743-751.
• Wang X.-B., Ochirov O., Ke B.-C., Abu Bakar N.H., Raju C.M., Marginean I.*, Urban P.L.* 2026, Negative gaseous ions in positive-voltage electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry 98:7772-7779.
• Wu I.-T., Elpa D.P., Chien H.-N., Urban P.L.* 2026, Dynamic additive scanning for precise control in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. ACS Measurement Science Au 6:445-453.
• Hwang Y.-R., Elpa D.P., Urban P.L.* 2025, FlexESI: An automated vapor-switching interface for enhanced flexibility and sensitivity in electrospray ionization. ACS Measurement Science Au 5:814-822.
• Yeh B.-H., Elpa D.P., Urban P.L.* 2025, High-speed edgewise imaging unveils microdroplet-surface interactions in desorption electrospray ionization. Cell Reports Physical Science 6:10102862. (part of collection “best of surface science”)
• Shaba C., Urban P.L.* 2025, Metabolic remodeling during fructification of enoki mushroom. Food Chemistry 486:144613.
• Hung M.-M., Elpa D.P., Ochirov O., Urban P.L.* 2025, Critical role of voltage application points in “analog” and “digital” electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 36:1191-1199.
• Chan C.-C., Abu Bakar N.H., Raju C.M., Urban P.L.* 2024, Computer vision-assisted robotized sampling of volatile organic compounds. Analytical Chemistry 96:16307-16314.
• Ochirov O., Urban P.L.* 2024, Spontaneous recycling of electrosprayed sample by retrograde motion of microdroplets. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 35:631-635. (ACS Editors' Choice)
• Huang L.-L., Chua Z.Q., Buchowiecki K., Raju C.M., Urban P.L.* 2023, Hydrogel-enzyme micropatch array format for chemical mapping: a proof of concept. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 239:115599.
• 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.
• Prabhu G.R.D., Williams E.R., Wilm M., Urban P.L.* 2023, Mass spectrometry using electrospray ionization. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 3:23.

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