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Citation: Mengyu Peng, Lichun Zhang, Hongjie Song, Yi Lü, Rui Liu. ICP-MS: the marvelous microscopic detective[J]. University Chemistry, ;2026, 41(7): 227-233. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202506087 shu

ICP-MS: the marvelous microscopic detective

Mengyu Peng ^1,2 ,
Lichun Zhang ¹ ,
Hongjie Song ¹ ,
Yi Lü ^1,3 ,
Rui Liu ^1,,

1.
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan Province, China;
2.
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, Sichuan Province, China;
3.
Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan Province, China

Corresponding author: Rui Liu, liur@scu.edu.cn
Received Date: 24 June 2025
Revised Date: 1 September 2025

This article employs an innovative metaphor to characterize Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) as an investigative team operating at the microscopic level. Framed within the conceptual context of the “microscopic world” documentary format, the discussion adopts an anthropomorphic approach to elucidate the fundamental principles, instrumental architecture, and extensive applications of ICP-MS technology. The exposition systematically demonstrates how this analytical “detective unit” performs meticulous elemental and isotopic analyses, providing researchers across multiple disciplines with precise and efficient analytical solutions.
- Inductively coupled plasma,
- Mass spectrometry,
- Fundamental principles,
- Instrument configuration,
- Application
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