Nanoscale laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy imaging reveals chemical distribution with subcellular resolution

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Understanding chemical compositions is one of the most important parts in exploring the microscopic world. As a simple method for elemental detection, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is widely used in materials, geological and life science fields. However, due to the long-existing limitation in spatial resolution, it is difficult for LIBS to play an analytical role in the field of micro-world. Herein, we first report a reliable nanoscale resolution LIBS imaging technique by introducing a sampling laser with a micro-lensed fiber. Through the emission enhancement using the double-pulse laser, we obtained the spectral signal from a sampling crater of less than 500 nanometers in diameter, and visualized the chemical distribution of the self-made grid sample, SIM chip and nano-particles in single cells. The relative limits of detection (RLODs) of In and absolute limits of detection (ALODs) of Al can reach 0.6% and 18.3 fg, respectively.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

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Nanoscale advances - 2(2020), 9 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 3983-3990

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Chaohong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Hang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Benli [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 24.09.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1039/d0na00380h

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NLM346492033