Re-electrospraying splash-landed proteins and nanoparticles

Anal Chem. 2012 Mar 6;84(5):2498-504. doi: 10.1021/ac203298w. Epub 2012 Feb 13.

Abstract

FITC-albumin, Lsr-F, or fluorescent polystyrene latex particles were electrosprayed from aqueous buffer and subjected to dispersion by differential electrical mobility at atmospheric pressure. A resulting narrow size cut of singly charged molecular ions or particles was passed through a condensation growth tube collector to create a flow stream of small water droplets, each carrying a single ion or particle. The droplets were splash landed (impacted) onto a solid or liquid temperature controlled surface. Small pools of droplets containing size-selected particles, FITC-albumin, or Lsr-F were recovered, re-electrosprayed, and, when analyzed a second time by differential electrical mobility, showed increased homogeneity. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis of the size-selected Lsr-F sample corroborated the mobility observation.

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / analogs & derivatives*
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / chemistry
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Polystyrenes / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature

Substances

  • FITC-albumin
  • Polystyrenes
  • Serum Albumin
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate