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Carbon/Nafion® Nanocomposite Thin Films as Potential Matrix-free Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectroscopy Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

A. Kaan Kalkan  and
Stephen J. Fonash
A. Kaan Kalkan
Affiliation:
Penn State Nanofabrication Facility, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 NanoHorizons Inc., State College, PA 16803
Stephen J. Fonash
Affiliation:
Penn State Nanofabrication Facility, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 NanoHorizons Inc., State College, PA 16803
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Abstract

Carbon/Nafion® nanocomposite thin films developed through a low-cost procedure were shown to function as high-sensitivity, low-noise, high-throughput laser desorption-ionization mass spectroscopy substrates for small molecule detection without the need of organic matrices. Our nanocomposite approach combines the strong light absorption feature of amorphous carbon with Nafion®'s efficient protonating capability to yield superior laser desorption-ionization.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 788: Symposium L – Continuous Nanophase and Nanostructured Materials , 2003 , L8.49
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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