Figure 2: Soft ionization with f-AuNPs.
From: Comprehensive bioimaging with fluorinated nanoparticles using breathable liquids

(a) The diameter of AuNPs increases from 3.5±0.5 nm to 6.0±1.4 nm after laser irradiation. (b) TEM images of AuNPs before and after laser irradiation. Scale bar, 10 nm. (c) Survival yield versus laser energy plot of methoxybenzyl pyridinium for F8-AuNP, F10-AuNP, C8-AuNP and MALDI (error bars are s.d.). (d) Signal-to-noise versus laser energy plot for [M]+ (m/z=200) for F8-AuNP, F10-AuNP, C8-AuNP and MALDI (error bars are s.d.).