Themed collection 5 years of nanomaterial analysis by means of ICP-MS

This review presents the current knowledge about FFF-ICP-MS hyphenation, its history, its state-of-the-art technology for qualitative and quantitative analysis, its applications and further challenges with this technique.

Historical background, recent applications, and the future trends of field-flow fractionation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Scanning electron micrograph of gold nanoparticles prepared with a low concentration of silver nitrate.

An inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)-based system was developed to deliver and analyze gold and silver nanoparticles carried by monodisperse microdroplets.

Engineering nanoparticles in complex matrices.

spICP-MS measurement with a powerful data evaluation tool is presented as a fast, cost efficient and easy to use screening tool for metal and metal oxide NPs in complex matrices.

A reliable and sensitive analytical method for the simultaneous determination of size and mass concentration of silica nanoparticles sized 20–200 nm.

Incomplete vaporization and non-linear detector response in pulse counting mode cause non-linearity in single-particle ICP-MS.

Use of FlFFF-ICP-MS for observation of protein–AgNPs binding and evaluation of the binding stoichiometry.

The K-means algorithm was applied to the signal processing for spICP-MS to improve the accuracy of size distribution analysis and quantitatively resolve nanoparticle sizes.

The increasing application of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) in consumer products and their potential release into the environment call for intensive investigation of their toxicity, stability, and fate.

Effect of dwell time on mean particle size calculation for 250 000 particles per mL of 60 nm Au NPs nebulized at 300 μL min⁻¹.

The analyte is redistributed between the waste and plasma flows. These analyte partitioning effects need to be corrected to obtain the most accurate size calibration of spICPMS.

Deconvolution removes overlapping dissolved signals from spICP-MS signals allowing analysis of smaller particles than hitherto possible.

The helium-assisted evaporation and desolvation of pure or saline microdroplets at ambient lab conditions for the on-line analysis of individual nanoparticles by ICP-MS is reported.

The metrological criteria for the implementation of single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in relation to nanoparticle size characterization and quantification are reported and applied to the identification of nanomaterials.

Multi-element time-resolved detection of transient signals of single microdroplets and particles by a prototype ICPTOFMS.

An approach for quantifying silver nanoparticle fractions after asymmetric flow-field-flow fractionation separation relying on on-line isotope dilution ICP-MS is presented.

Dynamic reaction cell inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry in time resolved mode was used to investigate agglomeration and dissolution of silica nanoparticles.

This study is the first direct comparison of HDC and AF4 for gold nanoparticle characterization.

Unique considerations to measure nanoparticles and microparticles using ICP-MS with sequential detection are discussed.

The analysis of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), especially engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), is a fast growing analytical research field.

Methods to detect, quantify, and characterize engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in environmental matrices are highlighted as one of the areas of highest priority research needs with respect to understanding the potential environmental risks associated with nanomaterials.

First systematic comparison and optimisation of extraction methods for the characterisation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sunscreens using FFF-ICP-MS.

Effects of coincidence in analysis of highly polydisperse nanoparticles by single particle ICP-MS.

Analytical performance of three sample introduction systems (PC³, Apex Q, Microdrop) is compared for the characterization of 20–100 nm Ag nanoparticles.

A methodological approach is reported based on single particle detection using ICP-MS for identification, characterization and quantitation of dissolved silver and silver nanoparticles in aqueous suspensions.

Direct detection and precise isotope analysis of individual particles in suspension by single particle mode MC-ICP-MS.