Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications

Abstract

The application of laser ablation inductively plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to the determination of major, minor, and trace elements as well as isotope‐ratio measurements offers superior technology for direct solid sampling in analytical chemistry. The advantages of LA‐ICP‐MS include direct analysis of solids; no chemical dissolution is necessary, reduced risk of contamination, analysis of small sample mass, and determination of spatial distributions of elemental compositions. This review aims to summarize recent research to apply LA‐ICP‐MS, primarily in the field of environmental chemistry. Experimental systems, fractionation, calibration procedures, figures of merit, and new applications are discussed. Selected applications highlighting LA‐ICP‐MS are presented.     

Comparison of Mid-IR with NIR in Polymer Analysis

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Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) represents a powerful technique for analyzing biological samples due to the ultrahigh resolving power, high mass accuracy, and multiple-stage tandem mass spectrometry (MSⁿ). With the advent of electrospray ionization (ESI), determinations of binding stoichiometry and binding sites for protein complexes are available. This review summarizes the recent FT-ICR MS applications in characterization of protein complexes, such as protein-peptide complexes, protein-protein complexes, and protein-nucleic acid complexes. Especially, combined with ECD and SWIFT techniques, FT-ICR MS has unique ion manipulation capabilities and plays a critical role in the analysis of protein complexes.     

Slurry Nebulization in Plasmas for Analysis of Inorganic Materials

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This review summarizes and discusses the preparation of slurries for analysis of inorganic materials by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP‐OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS). Details about the grinding step for slurry preparation, the stabilization of slurries, and the calibration strategies are critically discussed. Typical applications described in the literature and the state‐of‐the‐art including advantages and limitations of slurry analysis are presented.     

Atomic spectrometry and atomic mass spectrometry in bioanalytical chemistry

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Atomic spectrometry and atomic mass spectrometric (MS) techniques have been playing crucial roles in the field of biosciences. They detect elements with relatively high sensitivities and are thus applicable to a wide range of analytical targets. In the past decade, determination of bio-relevant metallic elements continues to be of interest, while particularly noteworthy are methods developed for small molecules, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and even cells that well exploited the bio-analytical strengths of atomic spectrometry and atomic MS, either in a direct or indirect manner. Quantitation, as well as speciation and imaging analyses are all involved. The present review aims to assimilate recent advances in bio-analysis utilizing atomic spectrometry and atomic MS, primarily covering the period of 2013–2018, in an attempt to provide readers insight into the developing trends of this research frontier. Followed by concluding remarks and perspectives, the applications are divided into the following four catalogs: (i) toxicologically important metal-containing species, with an emphasis on quantitative and imaging analysis; (ii) quantitation of biomolecules using naturally occurring heteroatoms; (iii) exogenous metal ion or nanoparticle tagging-based strategies in bioassays; and (iv) label-free detection of biomolecules.     

Mass Spectrometry,Review of the Basics: Electrospray,MALDI, and Commonly Used Mass Analyzers

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Mass spectrometry (MS) has progressed to become a powerful analytical tool for both quantitative and qualitative applications. The first mass spectrometer was constructed in 1912 and since then it has developed from only analyzing small inorganic molecules to biological macromolecules, practically with no mass limitations. Proteomics research, in particular, increasingly depends on MS technologies. The ability of mass spectrometry analyzing proteins and other biological extracts is due to the advances gained through the development of soft ionization techniques such as electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) that can transform biomolecules into ions. ESI can efficiently be interfaced with separation techniques enhancing its role in the life and health sciences. MALDI, however, has the advantage of producing singly charges ions of peptides and proteins, minimizing spectral complexity. Regardless of the ionization source, the sensitivity of a mass spectrometer is related to the mass analyzer where ion separation occurs. Both quadrupole and time of flight (ToF) mass analyzers are commonly used and they can be configured together as QToF tandem mass spectrometric instruments. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), as the name indicates, is the result of performing two or more sequential separations of ions usually coupling two or more mass analyzers. Coupling a quadrupole and time of flight resulted in the production of high-resolution mass spectrometers (i.e., Q-ToF). This article will historically introduce mass spectrometry and summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of ESI and MALDI along with quadrupole and ToF mass analyzers, including the technical marriage between the two analyzers. This article is educational in nature and intended for graduate students and senior biochemistry students as well as chemists and biochemists who are not familiar with mass spectrometry and would like to learn the basics; it is not intended for mass spectrometry experts.     

Molybdenum,Platinum, and Tantalum Metal Atomizers or Vaporizers in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

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The application of metal (tantalum, molybdenum, and platinum) devices in analytical atomic spectrometry is reviewed in this article. These metal devices have been employed in various analytical atomic spectrometric techniques for more than three decades, mainly as electrothermal atomizers or electrothermal vaporizers, in various physical shapes, such as tubes, platforms, loops, and wires (or coils/filaments). Their application spans from atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), atomic emission spectrometry (AES) atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP‐AES) to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS). The analytical figures of merit and the practical applications reported for these metal devices are reviewed, and the atomization mechanism on these metal atomizers is briefly summarized, too. In addition, other applications of the metal devices are discussed, including analyte preconcentration by electrodeposition and sequential metal vapor elution analysis (SMVEA). Furthermore, the application of these metals in graphite furnaces encompasses the schemes with the metals in the form of furnace linings, platforms, or impregnated salts.     

Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Agricultural Products and Food Analysis: A Review

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Raman spectroscopy has been gaining popularity as an analytical tool due to advances in development of Raman spectrometry and the power of personal computers. Due to to its narrow and highly resolved bands, Raman spectroscopy allows for nondestructive extraction of chemical and physical information about samples and aids in rapid on-line analysis without any special sample preparation. In this review, Raman spectroscopic techniques such as dispersive Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy are briefly introduced. In addition, applications of Raman spectroscopy are explored, within various fields of agricultural products and food, including fruits and vegetables, crops, meat and dairy products, oil, as well as beverages. In addition, some discussion on the importance of Raman spectroscopy as fundamental and applied research of agricultural products and food is provided.     

Glow Discharge as a Tool for Surface and Interface Analysis

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This review article focuses on the analytical capabilities of glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (GD‐OES) and mass spectrometry (GD‐MS) to perform compositional depth profiling (GD‐CDP). The properties of the Grimm‐type glow discharge as well as basic processes of sputtering are described and their influence on the GD as a surface and interface analytical tool are discussed. A series of examples from recent literature ranging from computer hard disks to molecular monolayers on copper substrates are presented to illustrate the excellent depth resolution that can be achieved with GD surface analytical techniques. The conditions for obtaining nanometer or even atomic‐layer depth resolution are discussed. Following this introduction is the possibilities of the technique a selection of applications principally chosen from our laboratories, demonstrating that GD‐OES and GD‐MS can be successfully employed as an analytical tool assisting the development of new materials and coatings. The applications cover common industrial tasks such as heat treatments, studies of diffusion processes at interfaces, and electrochemical depositions for biocompatible material. However, limitations and known artifacts are also discussed.     

农药残留检测中表面增强拉曼光谱的研究进展

农药直接污染环境和食物,最终被人体吸收。其残留物具有高毒性,对人体健康造成严重影响。色谱法、气液色谱串联质谱法等在农药残留检测中应用较为广泛,但存在预处理步骤复杂、费时耗力等缺点。表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）技术因具备灵敏度高、特异性好、提供全面指纹信息且对样品无损等优点被视为一种新型农残检测方法,可通过简单提取实现液体或固体样品中痕量农药残留的高效检测。在这篇综述中,主要从SERS的增强基底制备、检测方法以及光谱智能解析三个方面对农药残留SERS检测技术及方法的研究进展进行综述,以期为农药残留检测方法提供新的参考。首先,针对SERS增强基底制备,单一的贵金属溶胶纳米颗粒因其“热点”随机、不可控等因素导致稳定性和灵敏性较差,已不能满足痕量农药残留检测。为提高SERS基底的吸附能力使待测物在其表面富集且信号不发生显著变化,对单一贵金属溶胶纳米颗粒进行组装,或加入化学物质、惰性材料等进行修饰制备均一性高的SERS复合基底,保证SERS信号有良好的重现性和灵敏性。其次,为了实现特异性和高灵敏检测,SERS检测方法不再只以单纯的金、银纳米颗粒作为增强基底,而是逐渐趋向于优化样本前处理技术、化学修饰法制备特异性SERS探针、基底物理结构突破以及动态SERS（D-SERS）检测等方向发展。在获得物质的拉曼光谱后,有效拉曼特征区通常在较短的波数范围内,而光谱数据高达上千维,冗余较多,导致后续分析复杂度增加。SERS光谱智能分析则采用化学计量学方法对原始光谱进行预处理、特征提取和模型构建,实现数据降维和主要信息提取,进而实现农残的定性与定量。综上,SERS作为一种快速检测农药残留的方法具有很好的发展前景,可为今后的分析检测领域提供新的借鉴。     

Interferences in Thermospray Flame Furnace AAS: Co and Mn Behavior

ABSTRACT

The effects caused by concomitants [Na(I), K(I), Ca(II), and Mg(II)] on the atomization of cobalt and manganese by thermospray flame furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (TS-FF-AAS) were here studied. The main concomitants were chosen according to typical major elements found in foods and beverages. Severe interference effects were caused by all concomitants. The interferences varied from ?101.0% to +360.0% and ?117.5% to +175.5% for Co and Mn, respectively. These data demonstrated a frequently paradoxical situation in spectrochemical analysis, that is, efforts are directed toward the introduction of a higher amount of sample, however, when this condition is attained, there is the manifestation of severe processes of interferences. These interference processes require the application of either previous separation steps or special strategies of calibration.     

用标准加入电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定白酒中的锰、铅、铜

在ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ基础上用标准加入法对白酒中的锰、同、铜进行了定量测定。与常见的分析方法相比,这种方法具有方便、准确、快速的优点,与等离子光谱相比,ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ的检出限要低３个数量级。由于果酒,黄酒和饮料的成分与白酒相似,因此这种方法不仅可以用来测定白酒中的微量元素,而且还可以用来测定果酒、黄酒及饮料中的微量元素。     

Process Analytical Chemistry: Applications of Near Infrared Spectrometry in Environmental and Food Analysis: An Overview

Abstract

This review provides a valuable source of information on the technological advances in near infrared absorption spectrometry area and its industrial applications, especially on the alimentary technology and environmental applications over biofuels.     

Mass Spectrometry,Review of the Basics: Ionization

Abstract: Mass spectrometry (MS) has become an integral tool in life sciences. The first step in MS analysis is ion formation (ionization). Many ionization methods currently exist; electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) are the most commonly used. ESI relies on the formation of charged droplets releasing ions from the surface (ion evaporation model) or via complete solvent evaporation (charge residual model). MALDI ionization, however, is facilitated via laser energy and the use of a matrix. Despite wide use, ESI cannot efficiently ionize nonpolar compounds. Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and atmospheric pressure photo ionization (APPI) are better suited for such tasks. APPI requires photon energy and a dopant, whereas APCI is similar to chemical ionization. In 2004, ambient MS was introduced in which ionization occurs at the sample in its native form. Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and direct analysis in real time (DART) are the most widely used methods. In this mini-review, we provide an overview of the main ionization methods and the mechanisms of ion formation. This article is educational and intended for students/researchers who are not very familiar with MS and would like to learn the basics; it is not for MS experts.     

Advances in Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry: Instrumentation,Methods, and Applications

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Electrothermal atomization (ETA) atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) offers high sensitivity quantitative analysis of a wide variety of samples for metals. Following an introduction to this instrumental method, recent developments in instrumentation, methods of sample preparation, and significant applications are reviewed, illustrating significant developments. The focus of this review is on the practical application of ETA‐AAS for real sample analysis.     

Vibrational Spectrometry Strategies for Quality Control of Procymidone in Pesticide Formulations

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Two vibrational spectrometry–based methodologies were developed for procymidone determination in wettable powdered pesticide formulations. The Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) procedure was based on the selective extraction of procymidone by chloroform and determination by peak area measurement between 1451 and 1441 cm^?1, using a baseline correction established between 1490 and 1410 cm^?1, and a precision of 0.4% and a limit of detection of 0.01% w/w procymidone for a sample mass of 25 mg were obtained. For FT‐Raman determination, the selected conditions were peak area measurement between 1005 and 995 cm^?1 Raman shift, with a baseline correction fixed between 1030 and 947 cm^?1, and a relative standard deviation of 1% and a limit of detection of 0.8% procymidone in the original sample were obtained. The sample frequency for FTIR determination was 30 hr^?1, lower than that for Raman with 40 hr^?1. FT‐Raman reduces to the minimum the reagent consumption and waste generation, also avoiding the sample handling and contact of the operator with the pesticide. It can be concluded that the proposed methods are appropriate for quality control in commercial pesticide formulations.     

Analytical Instrumental Techniques to Study Archaeological Wood Degradation

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Historically, a very large variety of everyday artifacts were made of wood, which makes them representative of their historical period or social context and valuable for archaeologists and historians. In order to preserve degraded wood and to develop and apply suitable conservation treatments, chemical and physical characterization of archaeological wood is needed. This review provides the reader with a survey on state-of-the-art of instrumental analytical tools available to understand the morphology and the chemical composition of archaeological wood. The focus is on microscopic and spectroscopic techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and analytical techniques based on pyrolysis, such as direct exposure–mass spectrometry (DE-MS), pyrolysis–mass spectrometry (Py-MS), pyrolysis–gas chromtography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), with emphasis on their respective potentialities and limitations. The advantages of techniques based on synchrotron radiation are also discussed. In addition, the applicability of each examined technique is illustrated and discussed through specific examples from the literature.     

A Review of Application of Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry to Water Analysis

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The aim of this article is to review the literature on the application of the total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry for the determination of the chemical composition of aqueous samples. Details of the main stages of the analytical procedures are described. Special attention is given to the sample preparation procedure, current instrumentation, and potential error sources when analyzing the water samples of varying compositions. The examples of matrix effects and spectral interferences as well as the analytical figures of merit are also presented.     

基于荧光光谱分析的农药残留检测研究进展

在农业生产中施用农药可提高农产品的产量,然而农药的过量使用也威胁着我国农产品的质量安全,因此对农产品的农药残留进行快速有效的检测成为农业生产大环境下的迫切要求。荧光光谱分析技术具有突出的高灵敏度以及有利的时间标度,对多组分农药残留检测具有良好的分辨能力,与气相色谱法、液相色谱法、气-质联用法等农药残留检测方法相比具备前处理简单、检测速度快等优点,在复杂的农药残留检测环境中有较大的优势。介绍了基于荧光光谱分析技术的农药残留快速检测方法,概述了传统的荧光光谱分析方法在农药残留检测上的应用,以及荧光光谱分析结合同步-导数法、三维荧光光谱、人工神经网络,生物传感器,金属纳米材料等方法与技术用于农药残留检测的研究发展现状,分析了基于荧光光谱分析的农药残留检测现阶段仍存在的局限与挑战,以及未来发展趋势。荧光光谱分析技术在农药残留检测上的普遍推广及应用需通过荧光检测仪器不断朝集成化、模块化发展来实现,使得检测更快捷高效。     

Determination of dimethoate and phosmet pesticides with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

ABSTRACT

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy spectra of dimethoate and phosmet pesticides were recorded using a Klarite substrate. Significant enhancements were achieved with dimethoate over a concentration range of 0.5–10 µg mL^?1 and phosmet over a concentration range of 0.1–10 µg mL^?1. The best prediction model for dimethoate pesticide was achieved with a correlation coefficient of 0.940 and a root mean square error of prediction of 0.864 µg mL^?1, with the first derivative and standard normalized variate data preprocessing, and the best prediction model of phosmet pesticide was achieved with a correlation coefficient of 0.949 and a root mean square error of prediction of 0.741 µg mL^?1 with the first derivative data preprocessing. Our study shows that pesticides, including dimethoate and phosmet, could be quantitatively measured at as low as 0.5 µg mL^?1 level using surface-enhanced Raman technology coupled with a Klarite substrate and the results indicated that surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with a Klarite substrate has potential for the analysis of dimethoate and phosmet residues.