Abstract
Recent technological and methodological improvements have greatly enhanced the sensitivity of the Time-of-flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), thus making this technique now very attractive in the field of molecular imaging of biological samples such as tissue sections or cells. This paper reviews the most recent advances in this field. After a short reminder of the basic physics involved, the instruments are described, as well as the primary ion sources, including the different cluster ion sources. The sample preparation methods are also described and compared, such as the matrix coating and the metal coating. The capabilities of the technique are finally illustrated with the most recent applications published in the last years.
Keywords: Review, mass spectrometry, imaging, biological tissue, time-of-flight, secondary ion mass spectrometry, cluster ion source, sample preparation
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Recent Advances in Biological Tissue Imaging with Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: Polyatomic Ion Sources, Sample Preparation, and Applications
Volume: 13 Issue: 32
Author(s): Alain Brunelle and Olivier Laprevote
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Keywords: Review, mass spectrometry, imaging, biological tissue, time-of-flight, secondary ion mass spectrometry, cluster ion source, sample preparation
Abstract: Recent technological and methodological improvements have greatly enhanced the sensitivity of the Time-of-flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), thus making this technique now very attractive in the field of molecular imaging of biological samples such as tissue sections or cells. This paper reviews the most recent advances in this field. After a short reminder of the basic physics involved, the instruments are described, as well as the primary ion sources, including the different cluster ion sources. The sample preparation methods are also described and compared, such as the matrix coating and the metal coating. The capabilities of the technique are finally illustrated with the most recent applications published in the last years.
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Brunelle Alain and Laprevote Olivier, Recent Advances in Biological Tissue Imaging with Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: Polyatomic Ion Sources, Sample Preparation, and Applications, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2007; 13 (32) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161207782360618
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161207782360618 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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