Chromatographia - Virtual Issue: The Role of ICP-MS in Separation Science
Since its introduction in the 1980s, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has evolved to become arguably the most versatile and powerful technique for the elemental analysis of metals, metalloids and selected non-metals at (ultra-)trace levels. Given its several unique properties, ICP-MS has been utilized in numerous advanced applications in diverse fields. However, ICP-MS detector information is only elemental, as structural information of the (bio)molecules/species gets lost within the plasma. This major limitation of ICP-MS can be overcome by using it as on-line element-specific detector coupled to a continuous separation technique that adds a dimension of selectivity by separating all the species containing the target element and presenting them in sequence to the ICP-MS detector. Chromatography and ICP-MS together can provide a sound foundation for the resolution of complex mixtures of different analytes as well as mixtures of different species/fractions of the same target element. The development of these hyphenated approaches has also boosted the importance of ICP-MS as an integral powerful tool in the fields of environmental and bio-inorganic trace element speciation, characterization of nanomaterials, metallomics, etc. The original papers presented in this Virtual Issue on the Role of ICP-MS in Separation Science highlight the diverse work published in CHROMATOGRAPHIA (this opens in a new tab)during the last two years. We expect contributions to the journal in these areas to continue to grow and welcome your submissions.
Antonio R. Montoro Bustos (this opens in a new tab)
Chemical Sciences Division, Materials Measurements Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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Antonio R. Montoro Bustos
The Role of ICP-MS in Separation Science (this opens in a new tab)
Joanna Legat, Magdalena Matczuk, Andrei Timerbaev, Maciej Jarosz
CE Separation and ICP-MS Detection of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Protein Conjugates (this opens in a new tab)
Yang Zhao, Zhiding Huang, Chao Wei, Qian Wang, Ke Xie, Wenkai Chang, Chunhua Wu, Yong Wang, Xiaoxia Qi, Zenghe Li
Accurate Determination of Tributyltin in Tannery Wastewater by a New Procedure Using ID-HPLC-ICP-MS Combined with Low Temperature Extraction (this opens in a new tab)
Shan Li, Zhaoguang Yang, Junfei Cao, Bo Qiu, Haipu Li
Determination of Metallothionein Isoforms in Fish by Cadmium Saturation Combined with Anion Exchange HPLC-ICP-MS (this opens in a new tab)
Alexsandro Nunes Colim, Paulo Cícero do Nascimento, Bruna Avila Wiethan, Franciéle Rovasi Adolfo, Lucielle Codeim Dresch, Leandro Machado de Carvalho, Denise Bohrer, Marcelo Barcellos da Rosa
Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of 15 Rare Earth Elements in Surface Water Sample Collected in a Mining Area from Lavras do Sul/RS, Brazil (this opens in a new tab)
Deye Liu, Geng Chen, Zongli Huo, Hong Liu, Wenling Ji, Hualiang Liu
A Study of Bromine Speciation in Human Serum and Ambroxol Determination in Rat Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (this opens in a new tab)