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Figure 2. SALDI-PSD MS spectra of TMAE-VLCFAs.<br />

the Supporting Information (Figures S-2 and S-3, respectively).<br />

The SALDI-TOFMS spectra for the enrichment and SALDI<br />

analysis of TMAE-VLCFAs with various MWCNTs are depicted<br />

in Figure 1A-D and compared with the MALDI-MS with CHCA<br />

as the matrix (Figure 1E). The TMAE-VLCFAs (1 µg/mL) ions<br />

were only detected in MWCNT 636843 (Figure 1A). The TMAE-<br />

VLCFAs ions were [C20:0-TMAE] + at m/z 398.4, [C22:0-TMAE] +<br />

at m/z 426.4, [C24:0-TMAE] + at m/z 454.5, and [C26:0-TMAE] +<br />

at m/z 482.5. SALDI-MS spectra showed LODs of 0.5-1 µg/<br />

mL for MWCNT 636843, 1-5 µg/mL for MWCNT 636495 and<br />

MWCNT 636509, and 5-10 µg/mL for MWCNT 636819<br />

(Figure 1 and S-4 in the Supporting Information). The MALDI-<br />

MS analysis with CHCA as the matrix showed an LOD of 1-5<br />

µg/mL. In addition, more background peaks were observed in<br />

MALDI-MS spectra compared to MWCNT-based SALDI-TOFMS<br />

spectra. There were at least two factors that contributed to the<br />

analytical sensitivity in this study: the adsorption efficiency in the<br />

enrichment procedure and the desorption/ionization efficiency in<br />

SALDI. The adsorption efficiency of the MWCNTs was analyzed<br />

by HPLC/ESI-MS. The LC/MS chromatograms of TMAE-VLCFAs<br />

are shown in Figure S-5 in the Supporting Information. The<br />

calibration and validation data of the LC/MS method are given<br />

in Figure S-6 and Table S-1 in the Supporting Information. The<br />

adsorption efficiencies of the four MWCNTs for VLCFAs were<br />

>99.8%. There were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between<br />

the four MWCNTs. We attribute the varied desorption/ionization<br />

efficiency in SALDI to the different sizes of MWCNTs. The<br />

MWCNT 636843 had a much larger outer diameter (40-70 nm),<br />

a wider wall thickness (0-65 nm), and a shorter length (0.5-2<br />

µm) than the MWCNT 636819, which had a much smaller outer<br />

diameter (

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