IR-MALDESI Mass Spectrometry Imaging at 50 Micron Spatial Resolution |
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| Authors: | Mark T. Bokhart Jeffrey Manni Kenneth P. Garrard Måns Ekelöf Milad Nazari David C. Muddiman |
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| Affiliation: | 1.W.M. Keck FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry,North Carolina State University,Raleigh,USA;2.JGM Associates Inc.,Burlington,USA;3.Precision Engineering Consortium,North Carolina State University,Raleigh,USA |
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| Abstract: | High spatial resolution in mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is crucial to understanding the biology dictated by molecular distributions in complex tissue systems. Here, we present MSI using infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) at 50 μm resolution. An adjustable iris, beam expander, and an aspherical focusing lens were used to reduce tissue ablation diameters for MSI at high resolution. The laser beam caustic was modeled using laser ablation paper to calculate relevant laser beam characteristics. The minimum laser spot diameter on the tissue was determined using tissue staining and microscopy. Finally, the newly constructed optical system was used to image hen ovarian tissue with and without oversampling, detailing tissue features at 50 μm resolution. |
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