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- Title
An Integrated Microfluidic Probe for Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Biological Samples**.
- Authors
Li, Xiangtang; Yin, Ruichuan; Hu, Hang; Li, Yingju; Sun, Xiaofei; Dey, Sudhansu K.; Laskin, Julia
- Abstract
Ambient ionization based on liquid extraction is widely used in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of molecules in biological samples. The development of nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (nano‐DESI) has enabled the robust imaging of tissue sections with high spatial resolution. However, the fabrication of the nano‐DESI probe is challenging, which limits its dissemination to the broader scientific community. Herein, we describe the design and performance of an integrated microfluidic probe (iMFP) for nano‐DESI MSI. The glass iMFP, fabricated using photolithography, wet etching, and polishing, shows comparable performance to the capillary‐based nano‐DESI MSI in terms of stability and sensitivity; a spatial resolution of better than 25 μm was obtained in these first proof‐of‐principle experiments. The iMFP is easy to operate and align in front of a mass spectrometer, which will facilitate broader use of liquid‐extraction‐based MSI in biological research, drug discovery, and clinical studies.
- Subjects
MASS spectrometry; DESORPTION electrospray ionization; BIOMOLECULES; SCIENTIFIC community; MASS spectrometers
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2020, Vol 132, Issue 50, p22574
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202006531