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Front Cover: TiO 2 Nanocoral Structures as Versatile Substrates for Surface‐Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ChemNanoMat 4/2019)
Author(s) -
Nakamura Yoshihiro,
Soejima Tetsuro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201900011
Subject(s) - mass spectrometry , biomolecule , desorption , anatase , polymer , molecule , front cover , chemistry , ionization , organic base , materials science , rutile , layer (electronics) , matrix assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization , ion , organic chemistry , chromatography , photocatalysis , adsorption , mechanical engineering , engineering , catalysis
The cover image illustrates the matrix‐free surface‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) of small organic molecules, gold clusters, and polyoxometalates using versatile TiO 2 nanocoral (TNC) substrates. SALDI mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful technique for rapidly analyzing a myriad of compounds including biomolecules and polymers. However, previous studies were limited to detecting natural/organic‐based molecules. Biphasic TNC structures consisting of an anatase base film and a rutile nanocoral layer allow analysis of not only organic compounds and polymers but also inorganic clusters by SALDI‐MS. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Tetsuro Soejima et al. on page 447 in Issue 4, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201800588).