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. 2023 Jun 10;13(12):1838. doi: 10.3390/nano13121838

Table 1.

ICP-MS operation conditions.

Measurement Conditions
RF power, W 1450
Nebulizer gas flow, L min−1 0.65
Plasma gas flow, L min−1 15
Auxiliary gas flow, L min−1 1.2
m/z 197
DAC parameter 1500
Detection mode Dual (counting + analog)
Dwell time, µs 50
Acquisition time, s 100 for ionic standards
200 for NP suspensions
Instrumental setup
Sample introduction system Quartz cyclonic spray chamber
Type A concentric nebulizer
Sampling tube internal diameter, mm 0.38
Uptake rate, mL min−1 0.32
NP parameters for calculation
AuNP density, g cm−3 19.3