Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Analysis of the formation process of gold nanoparticles by surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

  • Iva Tomalová
  • , Chia Hsin Lee
  • , Wen Tsen Chen
  • , Cheng Kang Chiang
  • , Huan Tsung Chang*
  • , Jan Preisler
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Masaryk University
  • National Taiwan University

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal Article peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Chemical reactions of reducing agents in the gold nanoparticle (AuNP) formation process were characterized using surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS). As the reaction of the AuNPs progresses, the produced AuNPs can serve as an efficient SALDI substrate. SALDI-MS revealed that the reducing agents and their oxidation products can be determined in the mass spectra. With respect to the transmission electron microscopic and UV-Vis spectroscopic examination of AuNPs, SALDI-MS results confirm not only the tendency toward AuNPs formation, but also reflect the information of the redox reaction process. Our results provide useful information for developing SALDI-MS methods to explore the chemical information regarding the surface behavior between adsorbates and nanomaterials. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)305-308
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 02 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gold nanoparticle
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanoparticle formation process
  • SALDI
  • Surface-assisted laser desorption/ ionization mass spectrometry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Analysis of the formation process of gold nanoparticles by surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this