Human beings are adept at discerning relevant information from complex systems by
processing visual information. Similarly, as scientists labor to understand the fundamental …

Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of
a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given …

Recent developments have greatly improved the sensitivity of optical sensors based on
metal nanoparticle arrays and single nanoparticles. We introduce the localized surface …

Recent progress in nano-optics has paved the route toward the development of highly
sensitive and label-free optical transducers using the localized surface plasmon resonance …

A mass spectrometer is described as the smallest weighing scale ever used in the world. 1
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a unique technique that has an interdisciplinary nature, which …

Imaging mass spectrometry combines the chemical specificity and parallel detection of mass
spectrometry with microscopic imaging capabilities. The ability to simultaneously obtain …

Within the framework of systems biology, functional analyses at all 'omic levels have seen an
intense level of activity during the first decade of the twenty-first century. These include …

Nanoparticles (NPs) are useful as matrixes for the analyses of several types of biomolecules
(including aminothiols, peptides, and proteins) and for mass spectrometric imaging through …

The ability of mass spectrometry to generate intact biomolecular ions efficiently in the gas
phase has led to its widespread application in metabolomics, proteomics, biological …

Great endeavors are undertaken to find effective nanoparticles to replace organic matrices
for the analysis of small molecules using laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI …