title: Recent progress in application of carbon nanomaterials in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China. qianliu@rcees.ac.cn.|State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China. qianliu@rcees.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China.|State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
authors.forename: Guibin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon
keywords: Carbon nanomaterial; Fullerene; Graphene; Laser desorption/ionization; Mass spectrometry; Nanotube