Front cover: Nischwitz & Goenaga-Infante, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1084-1092
The latest issue of JAAS is now online, which is a themed issue on Nanoanalysis. Guest Edited by Petra Krystek, Zoltán Mester and Kay Niemax, this themed issue highlights an important area of atomic spectrometry. May Copsey and I introduce the issue on behalf of the Guest Editors in an Editorial:
A snapshot of atomic and elemental analysis on the nanoscale
May Copsey and Vibhuti Patel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1049-1049
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90038F
The front cover features a paper from Volker Nischwitz and Heidi Goenaga-Infante, which presents the first systematic comparison and optimisation of extraction methods for the characterisation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sunscreens using FFF-ICP-MS.
Improved sample preparation and quality control for the characterisation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sunscreens using flow field flow fractionation on-line with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Volker Nischwitz and Heidi Goenaga-Infante
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1084-1092
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10387G
Franze et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1074-1083
The inside front cover highlights a paper from JAAS News contributor Carsten Engelhard and colleagues. They compare the analytical performance of three sample introduction systems for the characterization of 20–100 nm Ag nanoparticles.
Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: evaluation of three different pneumatic and piezo-based sample introduction systems for the characterization of silver nanoparticles
Bastian Franze, Ingo Strenge and Carsten Engelhard
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1074-1083
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA00003B
Other HOT articles in this issue are:
Critical Review: SIMS imaging of the nanoworld: applications in science and technology
Mathias Senoner and Wolfgang E. S. Unger
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1050-1068
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30015J
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for analysis of micro and nanoparticles
Prasoon K. Diwakar, Kristofer H. Loper, Anna-Maria Matiaske and David. W. Hahn
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1110-1119
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30012E
Considerations for measurement of individual nanoparticles or microparticles by ICP-MS: determination of the number of particles and the analyte mass in each particle
John W. Olesik and Patrick J. Gray
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27, 1143-1155
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30073G
