Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol.29, No.5, 537-552, 1998
Analysis of biomolecules using electrospray and nanoparticle methods: The gas-phase electrophoretic mobility molecular analyzer (GEMMA)
Aerosol particle detection and sizing techniques have recently been extended downwards to a size range commensurate with the size of many important biomolecules. Although such large molecules do not naturally occur individually as aerosol particles, electrospray-drying makes it Feasible to generate an aerosol of isolated single macromolecules from macromolecule solutions. The combination of this electrospray generation with the improved aerosol techniques makes possible a new method of size analysis for biomolecules. We present characteristics of this new system and review some recent results.
Keywords:CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER;LUMBRICUS-TERRESTRIS;MU-M;EXTRACELLULAR HEMOGLOBIN;QUATERNARY STRUCTURE;FUNCTIONINGMODES;MASS-SPECTROMETRY;CHARGED DROPLETS;NUCLEUS COUNTER;DIAMETER RANGE