Title: Recent progress in application of carbon nanomaterials in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Authors: Jing Wang, Qian Liu*, Yong Liang, Guibin Jiang

Abstract: Carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest over past decades owing to their unique physical properties, versatile functionalization chemistry, and biological compatibility. In this article, we review recent progress in application of carbon nanomaterials in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI MS). Various types of carbon nanomaterials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon nanodots, nanodiamond, nanofibers, nanohorns, and their derivative forms, are involved. The applications of these materials as new matrices or probes in matrix-assisted or surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI or SELDI MS) are discussed. Finally, we summarize current challenges and give our perspectives on the future of applications of carbon nanomaterials in LDI MS.

Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-015-9255-4 

应大化所张丽华老师邀请为Anal Bioanal Chem杂志的Young Investigators专刊撰写的一篇综述文章，主要回顾了近年来碳纳米材料在LDI-TOF MS中的应用进展，对相关领域的研究人员应该有一定的参考价值。