Project

Field-flow fractionation (FFF) system for combination with high-end ICP-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).

Code
01B06820
Duration
01 December 2020 → 30 November 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical separation and detection techniques
    • Analytical spectrometry
    • Instrumental methods
    • Spectroscopic methods
    • Marine pollution
Keywords
Field-flow fractionation ICP-MS micro/nanoplastics engineered nanomaterials subcellular particles exosomes proteins trace element concentrations isotope ratios
 
Project description

We aspire the purchase of field-flow fractionation (FFF) equipment as a versatile separation technique. It can be seamlessly coupled to a multi-angle light scattering (MALS), UV/VIS and/or fluorescence detector, as well as to advanced ICP-mass spectrometers, thus providing detailed characterization – including particle size, elemental and isotopic composition – of different types of nanoparticles including micro- and nanoplastics, engineered nanoparticles, subcellular particles, exosomes, and proteins.