期刊
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 429-435出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00315
关键词
mass spectrometry imaging; tissue imaging; label-free; atmospheric pressure; laser desorption; plasma postionization
资金
- UK National Measurement System project AIMS HIGHER
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization at atmospheric pressure is a promising technique for mass spectrometry imaging of biological tissues. Coupling with low-temperature plasma can greatly improve sensitivity. Different methods of applying matrix during MALDI experiments have varying ion yields, with sandwich preparation showing the highest yields. Despite this, matrix-free imaging methods show potential and advancements in postionization strategies are promising for efficient laser sampling under ambient conditions.
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) operated at atmospheric pressure has been shown to be a promising technique for mass spectrometry imaging of biological tissues at high spatial resolution. Recent studies have shown several orders of magnitude improvement in sensitivity afforded by coupling with a low-temperature plasma (LTP) for postionization. In this work we report the first results from matrix-free imaging using our atmospheric pressure (AP) transmission mode (TM) (MA)LDI source with LTP postionization. Direct MSI analysis of murine testis with no sample preparation after tissue sectioning enabled imaging of a range of lipid classes at pixel sizes of 25 mu m. We compared results from the matrix-free methods with MALDI experiments in which the matrix was applied on top, underneath, or layered as a sandwich. The sandwich preparation was found to lead to ion yields approximately 2- or 3-fold higher than the other methods, indicating that the addition of a light absorbing matrix remains beneficial. Nonetheless, LDI methods confer a range of advantages, and the sensitivity improvements provided by postionization strategies are a promising step toward high-efficiency laser sampling under ambient conditions.
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