Single Particle ICP-MS: Advances toward routine analysis of nanomaterials

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 408, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 5053-5074

  Montaño, Manuel D ^a   Olesik, John W ^b   Barber, Angela G ^c   Challis, Katie ^c   Ranville, James F ^c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell nanoparticles; Engineered nanoparticles; Environmental analysis; FFF ICP MS; ICP TOF MS; Single particle ICP MS

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; FFF-ICP-MS; ICP-TOF-MS; SINGLE PARTICLE;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

NANOMATERIAL;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCHEMISTRY; NANOSTRUCTURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84975472032     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9676-8     Document Type: Review

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