Improved methodology for the analysis of polydisperse engineered and natural colloids by single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS)
Shaun Bevers, Casey Smith, Stephanie Brown, Nathan Malone, D. Howard Fairbrother, Aaron Goodman, James F. Ranville
Abstract
Multiple dilutions allow artifact-free analysis of regions of the particle size distribution. Power law modeling leads to larger size analysis range.
Topics & Concepts
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryMass spectrometryParticle (ecology)Range (aeronautics)Particle sizeParticle-size distributionArtifact (error)ChemistryMaterials scienceChromatographyComputer scienceGeologyComposite materialPhysical chemistryOceanographyComputer visionElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsIon-surface interactions and analysisAnalytical chemistry methods development