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ANALYST
Volume 142, Issue 4, Pages 660-669Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6an02056a
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- NSERC Canada
- NSF [0619759, CHE-1112433]
- Forest Products Laboratory
- U. S. Forest Service
- Northern Scientific Training Program grant
- Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
- NIGMS [P41-GM103311]
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0619759] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We have used thermal source Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microtomographic imaging to compare sea ice diatoms growing under different light conditions. A prototype tomography accessory was designed to have sufficient degrees of freedom to align any tilted cylindrical sample relative to the axis of rotation, minimizing the off-axis path traced during rotation. The lightweight device rests on the motorized stage to position the sample in the field-of-view and enable mosaic imaging. Reconstruction routines were tested with simulated and real phantoms, to assess limitations in the Radon back-projection method employed. The distribution and abundance of biochemicals is analysed for targets larger than a single FPA tile. Two and three dimensional (2D and 3D) FTIR spectrochemical images were obtained with a Focal Plane Array (FPA, nominal 1.1 mu m pixel edges) for phantoms (polystyrene beads in polyvinyl alcohol matrix) and diatom cells harvested from land fast, first-year ice sites in Resolute Passage (74 43.628'N; 95 33.330'W) and Dease Strait (69(circle) 1.11'N; 105(circle) 21.29'W), Nunavut, Canada. The analysis of relative concentrations of organic matter within the encapsulating silica frustules of diatoms is important for a better understanding of both the physiological state and the individual cellular response to environmental pressures. Analysis of 3D FTIR images of Nitzschia frigida collected from beneath high (17-19 cm) and low (3-7 cm) snow depth revealed higher concentrations of lipids in diatoms collected under low snow cover, uniquely based on spectroscopically determined total 3D cell volume and biochemical content.
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