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- Investigation of Silicon-Based Nanostructure Morphology and Chemical Termination on Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry Performance doi link

Auteur(s): Dupre M., Enjalbal C., Cantel S., Martinez J., Megouda Nacéra, Hadjersi Toufik, Boukherroub Rabah, Coffinier Yannick

(Article) Publié: Analytical Chemistry, vol. 84 p.10637-10644 (2012)


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DOI: 10.1021/ac3021104
Résumé:

We have evaluated the laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) performance of six nanostructured silicon surfaces of different morphologies and chemical functionalizations. The substrates have been synthesized either by metal-assisted etching method or by vapor−liquid−solid (VLS) growth technique. In addition to the commercial nanostructured silicon-based surface (NALDI) target plates, serving as reference, the homemade surfaces have been evaluated in mass spectrometry experiments conducted with peptide solutions mimicking tryptic digests. LDI surfaces synthesized by metal-assisted etching method were the most efficient in terms of signal intensities and number of detected peptides. The surface providing the best LDI-MS performance was composed of two nanostructured layers. Interestingly, we also observed a significant influence of the type of organic coating (hydrocarbon vs fluorocarbon) on peptide ionization discrimination.