Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging

A pulsed laser engineering approach is developed to prepare novel functional graphene paper with graphitic nanospheres homogeneously decorated on the surface and the superior performance of engineered paper is revealed in matrix-free mass spectrometry (MS) detection and imaging. We demonstrate that...

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Main Authors: Qian, K., Zhou, L., Liu, Jian, Yang, J., Xu, H., Yu, M., Nouwens, A., Zou, J., Monteiro, M., Yu, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15621
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author Qian, K.
Zhou, L.
Liu, Jian
Yang, J.
Xu, H.
Yu, M.
Nouwens, A.
Zou, J.
Monteiro, M.
Yu, C.
author_facet Qian, K.
Zhou, L.
Liu, Jian
Yang, J.
Xu, H.
Yu, M.
Nouwens, A.
Zou, J.
Monteiro, M.
Yu, C.
author_sort Qian, K.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description A pulsed laser engineering approach is developed to prepare novel functional graphene paper with graphitic nanospheres homogeneously decorated on the surface and the superior performance of engineered paper is revealed in matrix-free mass spectrometry (MS) detection and imaging. We demonstrate that the stability of graphene paper under intense irradiation can be dramatically increased through a designed laser engineering process by forming densely packed graphitic nanospheres on the paper surface. Moreover, the surface hydrophobicity is enhanced and electric conductivity is improved. The engineered graphene paper can image the invisible micro-patterns of trace amount molecules and increases the detection limit towards diverse molecules by over two orders of magnitude compared to the pristine graphene paper and commercial products in MS analysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-156212017-09-13T13:40:20Z Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging Qian, K. Zhou, L. Liu, Jian Yang, J. Xu, H. Yu, M. Nouwens, A. Zou, J. Monteiro, M. Yu, C. nanofabrication and nanopatterning characterization and analytical techniques imaging techniques molecular imaging A pulsed laser engineering approach is developed to prepare novel functional graphene paper with graphitic nanospheres homogeneously decorated on the surface and the superior performance of engineered paper is revealed in matrix-free mass spectrometry (MS) detection and imaging. We demonstrate that the stability of graphene paper under intense irradiation can be dramatically increased through a designed laser engineering process by forming densely packed graphitic nanospheres on the paper surface. Moreover, the surface hydrophobicity is enhanced and electric conductivity is improved. The engineered graphene paper can image the invisible micro-patterns of trace amount molecules and increases the detection limit towards diverse molecules by over two orders of magnitude compared to the pristine graphene paper and commercial products in MS analysis. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15621 10.1038/srep01415 Nature Publishing Group fulltext
spellingShingle nanofabrication and nanopatterning
characterization and analytical techniques
imaging techniques
molecular imaging
Qian, K.
Zhou, L.
Liu, Jian
Yang, J.
Xu, H.
Yu, M.
Nouwens, A.
Zou, J.
Monteiro, M.
Yu, C.
Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title_full Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title_fullStr Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title_full_unstemmed Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title_short Laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free MS detection and imaging
title_sort laser engineered graphene paper for matrix-free ms detection and imaging
topic nanofabrication and nanopatterning
characterization and analytical techniques
imaging techniques
molecular imaging
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15621