Analysis of gold nanoparticles using ICP-MS-based hyphenated and complementary ESI-MS techniques

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 307, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 92-98

  Helfrich, Andreas ^a   Bettmer, Jörg ^b  

^a SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI MS); Elemental speciation; Hyphenated techniques; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS); Metallomics; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052964287     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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