Developments in molecular SIMS depth profiling and 3D imaging of biological systems using polyatomic primary ions

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-174

  Fletcher, John S ^a   Lockyer, Nicholas P ^a   Vickerman, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mass spectral imaging; molecular depth profiling; SIMS; single cells; tissue

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGING; 3D IMAGING; CHEMICAL SPECIFICITY; DUTY CYCLES; DYNAMIC SIGNALS; HIGH YIELD; IONIZATION EFFICIENCY; LATERAL RESOLUTION; LOW DAMAGES; MASS RESOLUTION; MASS SPECTRAL; MATRIX EFFECTS; METAL CLUSTER; MOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DEPTH PROFILING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULAR IONS; MOLECULAR SPECIES; NEW APPROACHES; NEW INSTRUMENT; POLYATOMIC ION; POLYATOMIC PRIMARY IONS; PRIMARY BEAMS; SIGNAL LEVEL; SIMS; SIMS IMAGING; SINGLE CELLS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STATIC LIMITS; SUBMICRON; TISSUE ANALYSIS; TOF SIMS;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; LIQUID METALS; METAL ANALYSIS; PIXELS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

DEPTH PROFILING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, SECONDARY ION;

EID: 78650708928     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: 10982787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20275     Document Type: Article

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