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- Title
Molecular Imaging of Biological Samples on Nanophotonic Laser Desorption Ionization Platforms.
- Authors
Stopka, Sylwia A.; Rong, Charles; Korte, Andrew R.; Yadavilli, Sridevi; Nazarian, Javad; Razunguzwa, Trust T.; Morris, Nicholas J.; Vertes, Akos
- Abstract
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a comprehensive tool for the analysis of a wide range of biomolecules. The mainstream method for molecular MSI is matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, however, the presence of a matrix results in spectral interferences and the suppression of some analyte ions. Herein we demonstrate a new matrix-free MSI technique using nanophotonic ionization based on laser desorption ionization (LDI) from a highly uniform silicon nanopost array (NAPA). In mouse brain and kidney tissue sections, the distributions of over 80 putatively annotated molecular species are determined with 40 μm spatial resolution. Furthermore, NAPA-LDI-MS is used to selectively analyze metabolites and lipids from sparsely distributed algal cells and the lamellipodia of human hepatocytes. Our results open the door for matrix-free MSI of tissue sections and small cell populations by nanophotonic ionization.
- Subjects
IMAGING systems in biology; NANOPHOTONICS; MATRIX-assisted laser desorption-ionization; MASS spectrometry; LIVER cells
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 14, p4482
- ISSN
1433-7851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/anie.201511691