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Hu S, Habib A, Xiong W, Chen L, Bi L, Wen L. Mass Spectrometry Imaging Techniques: Non-Ambient and Ambient Ionization Approaches. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2024:1-54. [PMID: 38889072 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2024.2362703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Molecular information can be acquired from sample surfaces in real time using a revolutionary molecular imaging technique called mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). The technique can concurrently provide high spatial resolution information on the spatial distribution and relative proportion of many different compounds. Thus, many scientists have been drawn to the innovative capabilities of the MSI approach, leading to significant focus in various fields during the past few decades. This review describes the sampling protocol, working principle and applications of a few non-ambient and ambient ionization mass spectrometry imaging techniques. The non-ambient techniques include secondary ionization mass spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, while the ambient techniques include desorption electrospray ionization, laser ablation electrospray ionization, probe electro-spray ionization, desorption atmospheric pressure photo-ionization and femtosecond laser desorption ionization. The review additionally addresses the advantages and disadvantages of ambient and non-ambient MSI techniques in relation to their suitability, particularly for biological samples used in tissue diagnostics. Last but not least, suggestions and conclusions are made regarding the challenges and future prospects of MSI.
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- Shundi Hu
- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- China Innovation Instrument Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- China Innovation Instrument Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- China Innovation Instrument Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- China Innovation Instrument Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- China Innovation Instrument Co., Ltd, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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Daphnis T, Tomasetti B, Delmez V, Vanvarenberg K, Préat V, Thieffry C, Henriet P, Dupont-Gillain C, Delcorte A. Improvement of Lipid Detection in Mouse Brain and Human Uterine Tissue Sections Using In Situ Matrix Enhanced Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:2259-2268. [PMID: 37712225 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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The potential of mass spectrometry imaging, and especially ToF-SIMS 2D and 3D imaging, for submicrometer-scale, label-free molecular localization in biological tissues is undisputable. Nevertheless, sensitivity issues remain, especially when one wants to achieve the best lateral and vertical (nanometer-scale) resolution. In this study, the interest of in situ matrix transfer for tissue analysis with cluster ion beams (Bin+, Arn+) is explored in detail, using a series of six low molecular weight acidic (MALDI) matrices. After estimating the sensitivity enhancements for phosphatidylcholine (PC), an abundant lipid type present in almost any kind of cell membrane, the most promising matrices were softly transferred in situ on mouse brain and human uterine tissue samples using a 10 keV Ar3000+ cluster beam. Signal enhancements up to 1 order of magnitude for intact lipid signals were observed in both tissues under Bi5+ and Ar3000+ bombardment. The main findings of this study lie in the in-depth characterization of uterine tissue samples, the demonstration that the transferred matrices also improve signal efficiency in the negative ion polarity and that they perform as well when using Bin+ and Arn+ primary ions for analysis and imaging.
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- Thomas Daphnis
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut De Duve, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut De Duve, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Tomasetti B, Lauzin C, Delcorte A. Enhancing Ion Signals and Improving Matrix Selection in Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry with Microvolume Expansion Using Large Argon Clusters. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13620-13628. [PMID: 37610942 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The molecular environment has an important impact on the ionization mechanism in time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). In complex samples, desorption/ionization, and thus the detection of a molecular signal, can be hampered by molecular entanglement, ionization-suppressive neighbors, or even an unfavorable sample substrate. Here, a method called microvolume expansion is developed to overcome these negative effects. Large argon clusters are able to transfer biomolecules from a target to a collector in vacuum. In this study, argon gas cluster ion beams (Arn+-GCIB with n centered around 3000 or 5000) are used to expand a microvolume from the sample to a collector, which is a material ideally enhancing the ionization yield. The collector is then analyzed using a liquid metal ion gun. The signal amplification factor corresponding to the expansion of phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipid on collectors partially covered with acidic matrices was evaluated as an initial proof of concept. In one experiment, the PC expansion on a pattern of four drop-casted matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization matrices led to the selection of α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic (CHCA) as the optimal candidate for cationic PC detection. The ion signal is increased by at least three orders of magnitude when PC was expanded using 10 keV Ar3000+ and Ar5000+ on a sublimated layer of CHCA. Finally, the expansion of the gray matter of a mouse on different materials (Si, Au-coated Si, CHCA, and polyethylene) was achieved with varying degrees of success, demonstrating the potential of the method to further analyze complex and fragile biological assemblies.
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- Benjamin Tomasetti
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Suvannapruk W, Edney MK, Fisher LE, Luckett JC, Kim DH, Scurr DJ, Ghaemmaghami AM, Alexander MR. Label-free Chemical Characterization of Polarized Immune Cells in vitro and Host Response to Implanted Bio-instructive Polymers in vivo Using 3D OrbiSIMS. Bio Protoc 2023; 13:e4727. [PMID: 37575382 PMCID: PMC10415193 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The Three-dimensional OrbiTrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (3D OrbiSIMS) is a secondary ion mass spectrometry instrument, a combination of a Time of Flight (ToF) instrument with an Orbitrap analyzer. The 3D OrbiSIMS technique is a powerful tool for metabolic profiling in biological samples. This can be achieved at subcellular spatial resolution, high sensitivity, and high mass-resolving power coupled with MS/MS analysis. Characterizing the metabolic signature of macrophage subsets within tissue sections offers great potential to understand the response of the human immune system to implanted biomaterials. Here, we describe a protocol for direct analysis of individual cells after in vitro differentiation of naïve monocytes into M1 and M2 phenotypes using cytokines. As a first step in vivo, we investigate explanted silicon catheter sections as a medical device in a rodent model of foreign body response. Protocols are presented to allow the host response to different immune instructive materials to be compared. The first demonstration of this capability illustrates the great potential of direct cell and tissue section analysis for in situ metabolite profiling to probe functional phenotypes using molecular signatures. Details of the in vitro cell approach, materials, sample preparation, and explant handling are presented, in addition to the data acquisition approaches and the data analysis pipelines required to achieve useful interpretation of these complex spectra. This method is useful for in situ characterization of both in vitro single cells and ex vivo tissue sections. This will aid the understanding of the immune response to medical implants by informing the design of immune-instructive biomaterials with positive interactions. It can also be used to investigate a broad range of other clinically relevant therapeutics and immune dysregulations. Graphical overview.
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- Waraporn Suvannapruk
- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering Group, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering Group, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Advanced Materials and Healthcare Technologies Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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Mass spectral imaging showing the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria's effect on the Brachypodium awn. Biointerphases 2022; 17:031006. [PMID: 35738921 DOI: 10.1116/6.0001949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the host plant surface play a key role in biological control and pathogenic response in plant functions and growth. However, it is difficult to elucidate the PGPR effect on plants. Such information is important in biomass production and conversion. Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium), a genomics model for bioenergy and native grasses, was selected as a C3 plant model; and the Gram-negative Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 (P.) and Gram-positive Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 (A.) were chosen as representative PGPR strains. The PGPRs were introduced to the Brachypodium seed's awn prior to germination, and their possible effects on the seeding and growth were studied using different modes of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) measurements, including a high mass-resolution spectral collection and delayed image extraction. We observed key plant metabolic products and biomarkers, such as flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and auxin indole-3-acetic acid in the Brachypodium awns. Furthermore, principal component analysis and two-dimensional imaging analysis reveal that the Brachypodium awns are sensitive to the PGPR, leading to chemical composition and morphology changes on the awn surface. Our results show that ToF-SIMS can be an effective tool to probe cell-to-cell interactions at the biointerface. This work provides a new approach to studying the PGPR effects on awn and shows its potential for the research of plant growth in the future.
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Zhang Y, Komorek R, Son J, Riechers S, Zhu Z, Jansson J, Jansson C, Yu XY. Molecular imaging of plant-microbe interactions on the Brachypodium seed surface. Analyst 2021; 146:5855-5865. [PMID: 34378550 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00205h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play a crucial role in biological control and pathogenic defense on and within plant tissues, however the mechanisms by which plants associate with PGPR to elicit such beneficial effects need further study. Here, we present time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging of Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) seeds with and without exposure to two model PGPR, i.e., Gram-negative Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 (P.) and Gram-positive Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 (A.). Delayed image extraction was used to image PGPR-treated seed sections to reveal morphological changes. ToF-SIMS spectral comparison, principal component analysis (PCA), and two-dimensional (2D) imaging show that the selected PGPR have different effects on the host seed surface, resulting in changes in chemical composition and morphology. Metabolite products and biomarkers, such as flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), were identified on the PGPR-treated seed surfaces. These compounds have different distributions on the Brachypodium seed surface for the two PGPR, indicating that the different bacteria elicit distinct responses from the host. Our results illustrate that ToF-SIMS is an effective tool to study plant-microbe interactions and to provide insightful information with submicrometer lateral resolution of the chemical distributions associated with morphological features, potentially offering a new way to study the mechanisms underlying beneficial roles of PGPR.
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- Yuchen Zhang
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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- Environmental and Molecular Science Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Earth and Biological Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Science Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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Dimovska Nilsson K, Karagianni A, Kaya I, Henricsson M, Fletcher JS. (CO 2) n+, (H 2O) n+, and (H 2O) n+ (CO 2) gas cluster ion beam secondary ion mass spectrometry: analysis of lipid extracts, cells, and Alzheimer's model mouse brain tissue. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:4181-4194. [PMID: 33974088 PMCID: PMC8222020 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03372-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This work assesses the potential of new water cluster-based ion beams for improving the capabilities of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) for in situ lipidomics. The effect of water clusters was compared to carbon dioxide clusters, along with the effect of using pure water clusters compared to mixed water and carbon dioxide clusters. A signal increase was found when using pure water clusters. However, when analyzing cells, a more substantial signal increase was found in positive ion mode when the water clusters also contained carbon dioxide, suggesting that additional reactions are in play. The effects of using a water primary ion beam on a more complex sample were investigated by analyzing brain tissue from an Alzheimer’s disease transgenic mouse model. The results indicate that the ToF-SIMS results are approaching those from MALDI as ToF-SIMS was able to image lyso-phosphocholine (LPC) lipids, a lipid class that for a long time has eluded detection during SIMS analyses. Gangliosides, sulfatides, and cholesterol were also imaged. ![]()
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- Kelly Dimovska Nilsson
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, 413 45, Mölndal, Sweden
- Medical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, 751 05, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 41345, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Iorio M, Sodo A, Graziani V, Branchini P, Casanova Municchia A, Ricci MA, Salvadori O, Fiorin E, Tortora L. Mapping at the nanometer scale the effects of sea-salt derived chlorine on cinnabar and lead white by using delayed image extraction in ToF-SIMS. Analyst 2021; 146:2392-2399. [PMID: 33656508 DOI: 10.1039/d0an02350g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this work, an innovative analytical approach focused on the use of advanced imaging techniques for the chemical mapping of degradation and/or restoration products is proposed. A representative cross-section showing a very complex stratigraphy from the Saint Wilgefortis Triptych (Hieronymus Bosch), exhibited in the Galleria dell'Accademia di Venezia, was investigated. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) experiments were performed using a time-of-flight detector operating in the so-called delayed extraction mode. The time delay applied during the extraction of the secondary ions permitted mass spectra to be obtained with an excellent mass resolution and chemical maps with nanometer scale spatial resolution. The painting's cross-section was also analysed at the micrometer scale by micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-FTIR). The combined analytical approaches highlighted the colocalization of lead chloride, oxychloride, and hydroxychloride ions, suggesting the transformation of lead white ((PbCO3)2Pb(OH)2) into laurionite (PbClOH). Furthermore, chlorine appears evenly diffused in the cinnabar (HgS) layer, inducing the alteration of its more external part into calomel (Hg2Cl2). In fact, from the chemical maps the presence in the sample of an unaltered portion of the cinnabar layer is evident. Such degradation products were probably due to the exposure of the painting to a chloride-rich atmosphere for a long time. This led to a global blackening of the painting. To protect the painting from aggressive chemical species, siloxane compounds were probably used as a modern restorative treatment. ToF-SIMS chemical maps revealed permeation of the silicon-based consolidants within the sample's cracks and no interaction products with the other constitutive materials of the painting were found. Finally, the presence of different lead soaps was detected in correspondence with the lead white layer.
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- M Iorio
- LASR3 Surface Analysis Laboratory Roma Tre, via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy.
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Delcorte A, Delmez V, Dupont-Gillain C, Lauzin C, Jefford H, Chundak M, Poleunis C, Moshkunov K. Large cluster ions: soft local probes and tools for organic and bio surfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:17427-17447. [PMID: 32568320 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02398a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ionised cluster beams have been produced and employed for thin film deposition and surface processing for half a century. In the last two decades, kiloelectronvolt cluster ions have also proved to be outstanding for surface characterisation by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), because their sputter and ion yields are enhanced in a non-linear fashion with respect to monoatomic projectiles, with a resulting step change of sensitivity for analysis and imaging. In particular, large gas cluster ion beams, or GCIB, have now become a reference in organic surface and thin film analysis using SIMS and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The reason is that they induce soft molecular desorption and offer the opportunity to conduct damageless depth-profiling and 3D molecular imaging of the most sensitive organic electronics and biological samples, with a nanoscale depth resolution. In line with these recent developments, the present review focuses on rather weakly-bound, light-element cluster ions, such as noble or other gas clusters, and water or alcohol nanodroplets (excluding clusters made of metals, inorganic salts or ionic liquids) and their interaction with surfaces (essentially, but not exclusively, organic). The scope of this article encompasses three aspects. The first one is the fundamentals of large cluster impacts with surfaces, using the wealth of information provided by molecular dynamics simulations and experimental observations. The second focus is on recent applications of large cluster ion beams in surface characterisation, including mass spectrometric analysis and 2D localisation of large molecules, molecular depth-profiling and 3D molecular imaging. Finally, the perspective explores cutting edge developments, involving (i) new types of clusters with a chemistry designed to enhance performance for mass spectrometry imaging, (ii) the use of cluster fragment ion backscattering to locally retrieve physical surface properties and (iii) the fabrication of new biosurface and thin film architectures, where large cluster ion beams are used as tools to transfer biomolecules in vacuo from a target reservoir to any collector substrate.
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- Arnaud Delcorte
- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Yu X, Yao J, Buck EC, Zhu Z. In situ liquid SIMS analysis of uranium oxide. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Xiao‐Ying Yu
- Energy Processes and Materials Division, Energy and Environment DirectoratePacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy Processes and Materials Division, Energy and Environment DirectoratePacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Nuclear Chemistry and Engineering Division, Energy and Environment DirectoratePacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Scientific Resources Division, W. R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Science LaboratoryPacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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Sämfors S, Fletcher JS. Lipid Diversity in Cells and Tissue Using Imaging SIMS. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2020; 13:249-271. [PMID: 32212820 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-091619-103512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lipids are an important class of biomolecules with many roles within cells and tissue. As targets for study, they present several challenges. They are difficult to label, as many labels lack the specificity to the many different lipid species or the labels maybe larger than the lipids themselves, thus severely perturbing the natural chemical environment. Mass spectrometry provides exceptional specificity and is often used to examine lipid extracts from different samples. However, spatial information is lost during extraction. Of the different imaging mass spectrometry methods available, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is unique in its ability to analyze very small features, with probe sizes <50 nm available. It also offers high surface sensitivity and 3D imaging capability on a subcellular scale. This article reviews the current capabilities and some remaining challenges associated with imaging the diverse lipids present in cell and tissue samples. We show how the technique has moved beyond show-and-tell, proof-of-principle analysis and is now being used to address real biological challenges. These include imaging the microenvironment of cancer tumors, probing the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury, or tracking the lipid composition through bacterial membranes.
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- Sanna Sämfors
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden;
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Ar-gas cluster ion beam in ToF-SIMS for peptide and protein analysis. Biointerphases 2020; 15:021011. [DOI: 10.1116/6.0000105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Integration with Other Imaging Modalities for Greater Molecular Understanding of Biological Tissues. Mol Imaging Biol 2019; 20:888-901. [PMID: 30167993 PMCID: PMC6244545 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-018-1267-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Over the last two decades, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has been increasingly employed to investigate the spatial distribution of a wide variety of molecules in complex biological samples. MSI has demonstrated its potential in numerous applications from drug discovery, disease state evaluation through proteomic and/or metabolomic studies. Significant technological and methodological advancements have addressed natural limitations of the techniques, i.e., increased spatial resolution, increased detection sensitivity especially for large molecules, higher throughput analysis and data management. One of the next major evolutions of MSI is linked to the introduction of imaging mass cytometry (IMC). IMC is a multiplexed method for tissue phenotyping, imaging signalling pathway or cell marker assessment, at sub-cellular resolution (1 μm). It uses MSI to simultaneously detect and quantify up to 30 different antibodies within a tissue section. The combination of MSI with other molecular imaging techniques can also provide highly relevant complementary information to explore new scientific fields. Traditionally, classical histology (especially haematoxylin and eosin–stained sections) is overlaid with molecular profiles obtained by MSI. Thus, MSI-based molecular histology provides a snapshot of a tissue microenvironment and enables the correlation of drugs, metabolites, lipids, peptides or proteins with histological/pathological features or tissue substructures. Recently, many examples combining MSI with other imaging modalities such as fluorescence, confocal Raman spectroscopy and MRI have emerged. For instance, brain pathophysiology has been studied using both MRI and MSI, establishing correlations between in and ex vivo molecular imaging techniques. Endogenous metabolite and small peptide modulation were evaluated depending on disease state. Here, we review advanced ‘hot topics’ in MSI development and explore the combination of MSI with established molecular imaging techniques to improve our understanding of biological and pathophysiological processes.
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Kaya I, Brülls SM, Dunevall J, Jennische E, Lange S, Mårtensson J, Ewing AG, Malmberg P, Fletcher JS. On-Tissue Chemical Derivatization of Catecholamines Using 4-( N-Methyl)pyridinium Boronic Acid for ToF-SIMS and LDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2018; 90:13580-13590. [PMID: 30346141 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The analysis of small polar compounds with ToF-SIMS and MALDI-ToF-MS have been generally hindered by low detection sensitivity, poor ionization efficiency, ion suppression, analyte in-source fragmentation, and background spectral interferences from either a MALDI matrix and/or endogenous tissue components. Chemical derivatization has been a well-established strategy for improved mass spectrometric detection of many small molecular weight endogenous compounds in tissues. Here, we present a devised strategy to selectively derivatize and sensitively detect catecholamines with both secondary ion ejection and laser desorption ionization strategies, which are used in many imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) experiments. Chemical derivatization of catecholamines was performed by a reaction with a synthesized permanent pyridinium-cation-containing boronic acid molecule, 4-( N-methyl)pyridinium boronic acid, through boronate ester formation (boronic acid-diol reaction). The derivatization facilitates their sensitive detection with ToF-SIMS and LDI-ToF mass spectrometric techniques. 4-( N-Methyl)pyridinium boronic acid worked as a reactive matrix for catecholamines with LDI and improved the sensitivity of detection for both SIMS and LDI, while the isotopic abundances of the boron atom reflect a unique isotopic pattern for derivatized catecholamines in MS analysis. Finally, the devised strategy was applied, as a proof of concept, for on-tissue chemical derivatization and GCIB-ToF-SIMS (down to 3 μm per pixel spatial resolution) and LDI-ToF mass spectrometry imaging of dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine in porcine adrenal gland tissue sections. MS/MS using collision-induced dissociation (CID)-ToF-ToF-SIMS was subsequently employed on the same tissue sections after SIMS and LDI mass spectrometry imaging experiments, which provided tandem MS information for the validation of the derivatized catecholamines in situ. This methodology can be a powerful approach for the selective and sensitive ionization/detection and spatial localization of diol-containing molecules such as aminols, vic-diols, saccharides, and glycans along with catecholamines in tissue sections with both SIMS and LDI/MALDI-MS techniques.
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- Ibrahim Kaya
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemivägen 10 , 405 30 Gothenburg , Sweden.,Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry , Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital , House V3, 43180 Mölndal , Sweden.,The Gothenburg Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Go: IMS) Laboratory , University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg 412 96 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemivägen 10 , 405 30 Gothenburg , Sweden.,The Gothenburg Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Go: IMS) Laboratory , University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg 412 96 , Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine , University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg 413 90 , Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine , University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg 413 90 , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemivägen 10 , 405 30 Gothenburg , Sweden.,The Gothenburg Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Go: IMS) Laboratory , University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg 412 96 , Sweden
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- The Gothenburg Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Go: IMS) Laboratory , University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg 412 96 , Sweden.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , 412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Gothenburg , Kemivägen 10 , 405 30 Gothenburg , Sweden.,The Gothenburg Imaging Mass Spectrometry (Go: IMS) Laboratory , University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg 412 96 , Sweden
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Kim JY, Lee SY, Kim H, Park JW, Lim DK, Moon DW. Biomolecular Imaging of Regeneration of Zebrafish Caudal Fins Using High Spatial Resolution Ambient Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:12723-12730. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology (GRAST), Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yoon S, Lee TG. Biological tissue sample preparation for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging. NANO CONVERGENCE 2018; 5:24. [PMID: 30467706 PMCID: PMC6153193 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-018-0157-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging is an analytical technique rapidly expanding in use in biological studies. This technique is based on high spatial resolution (50-100 nm), high surface sensitivity (1-2 nm top-layer), and statistical analytic power. In mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), sample preparation is a crucial step to maintaining the natural state of the biomolecules and providing accurate spatial information. However, a number of problems associated with temperature changes in tissue samples such as loss of original distribution due to undesired molecular migration during the sample preparation or reduced ionization efficiency make it difficult to accurately perform MSI. Although frozen hydrate analysis is the ideal sample preparation method to eliminate the effects of temperature, this approach is hindered by mechanical limitations. Alternatively, an adhesive-tape-supported mounting and freeze-drying preparation has been proposed. This paper provides a concise review of the sample preparation procedures, a review of current issues, and proposes efficacious solutions for ToF-SIMS imaging in biological research.
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- Sohee Yoon
- Center for Nano-Bio Measurement, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nano-Bio Measurement, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, 34113 Republic of Korea
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Winograd N. Gas Cluster Ion Beams for Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2018; 11:29-48. [PMID: 29490191 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061516-045249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Gas cluster ion beams (GCIBs) provide new opportunities for bioimaging and molecular depth profiling with secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). These beams, consisting of clusters containing thousands of particles, initiate desorption of target molecules with high yield and minimal fragmentation. This review emphasizes the unique opportunities for implementing these sources, especially for bioimaging applications. Theoretical aspects of the cluster ion/solid interaction are developed to maximize conditions for successful mass spectrometry. In addition, the history of how GCIBs have become practical laboratory tools is reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on the versatility of these sources, as size, kinetic energy, and chemical composition can be varied easily to maximize lateral resolution, hopefully to less than 1 micron, and to maximize ionization efficiency. Recent examples of bioimaging applications are also presented.
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- Nicholas Winograd
- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA;
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Rae Buchberger A, DeLaney K, Johnson J, Li L. Mass Spectrometry Imaging: A Review of Emerging Advancements and Future Insights. Anal Chem 2018; 90:240-265. [PMID: 29155564 PMCID: PMC5959842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 556] [Impact Index Per Article: 92.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Amanda Rae Buchberger
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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Poleunis C, Cristaudo V, Delcorte A. Temperature Dependence of Ar n+ Cluster Backscattering from Polymer Surfaces: a New Method to Determine the Surface Glass Transition Temperature. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:4-7. [PMID: 29181811 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1840-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this work, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was used to study the intensity variations of the backscattered Arn+ clusters as a function of temperature for several amorphous polymer surfaces (polyolefins, polystyrene, and polymethyl methacrylate). For all these investigated polymers, our results show a transition of the ratio Ar2+/(Ar2+ + Ar3+) when the temperature is scanned from -120 °C to +125 °C (the exact limits depend on the studied polymer). This transition generally spans over a few tens of degrees and the temperature of the inflection point of each curve is always lower than the bulk glass transition temperature (Tg) reported for the considered polymer. Due to the surface sensitivity of the cluster backscattering process (several nanometers), the presented analysis could provide a new method to specifically evaluate a surface transition temperature of polymers, with the same lateral resolution as the gas cluster beam. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Claude Poleunis
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Surface Characterisation Platform (SUCH), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Louis Pasteur 1, box L4.01.10, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Surface Characterisation Platform (SUCH), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Louis Pasteur 1, box L4.01.10, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Surface Characterisation Platform (SUCH), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Louis Pasteur 1, box L4.01.10, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Vanbellingen QP, Fu T, Bich C, Amusant N, Stien D, Della-Negra S, Touboul D, Brunelle A. Mapping Dicorynia guianensis Amsh. wood constituents by submicron resolution cluster-TOF-SIMS imaging. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2016; 51:412-423. [PMID: 27270864 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The preparation of tropical wood surface sections for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging is described, and the use of delayed extraction of secondary ions and its interest for the analysis of vegetal surface are shown. The method has been applied to the study by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry imaging with a resolution of less than one micron of a tropical wood species, Dicorynia guianensis, which is one of the most exploited wood in French Guiana for its durable heartwood. The heartwood of this species exhibits an economical importance, but its production is not controlled in forestry. Results show an increase of tryptamine from the transition zone and a concomitant decrease of inorganic ions and starch fragment ions. These experiments lead to a better understanding of the heartwood formation and the origin of the natural durability of D. guianensis. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Quentin P Vanbellingen
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, UMR8608, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, 91406, Orsay, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CIRAD, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, AgroParisTech, INRA, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane, 97310, Kourou, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes (LBBM), Observatoire Océanologique, 66650, Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, UMR8608, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, 91406, Orsay, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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