Microfocused Nanoparticulate ions to enable intracellular molecular imaging.

描述（由申请人提供）：在单个单元格的体积内，行大量信息。目前使用质谱的分子成像范围通常用有机酸基质淹没细胞体积，只是为了获得可观察到的信号。问题就在这里。放置更多的基质，存在分析物（即细胞体积），固有地使得通过有机酸的细胞内成像不可能。因此，Ionwerks开发了一套全面的仪器和纳米颗粒制备技术，该技术将联合收割机二维离子迁移率质谱和纳米颗粒组织制备相结合，提供了一种在保留组织学属性的同时分析组织的方法。我们的研究已经证明，植入组织内不同深度的纳米颗粒的亚单层提供了令人满意的信号水平。这意味着，颗粒与分析物的比例远低于典型制剂：化学信息得以保留和观察。纳米颗粒也将被微聚焦以允许独特的分子二次离子质谱（西姆斯）。此外，我们正在开发小型oTOF MS检测器，其可以与前沿表面成像技术相结合，以创建一种成像平台，从该平台可以对表面/组织进行形态学成像，并可以记录喷射离子的质谱。 公共卫生相关性：该项目的目标是将组织学制备的组织与金纳米颗粒植入，然后使用低剖面oTOF-MS系统从微聚焦纳米颗粒束测量喷射的离子。该项目将为利用氦离子束微探针系统作为组合地形成像系统以及分子成像系统奠定基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Within the volume of a single cell, lines an extensive amount of information. The current scope of molecular imaging using mass spectrometry typically swamps the cell volume with organic acid matrix just to get observable signals. Herein lies the problem. Putting more matrix that there is analyte (i.e. cellular volume) inherently makes intracellular imaging via organic acids improbable. Therefore, Ionwerks has developed a comprehensive set of instrumentation, and nanoparticulate preparation techniques which combine two dimensional ion-mobility mass spectrometry and nanoparticulate tissue preparation which provide a means to analysis of tissues while preserving their histological attributes. Our research has demonstrated that sub-monolayers of nanoparticulates implanted into various depths within a tissue, provide agreeable signal levels. This means, the particulate to analyte ratio is much less that typical preparations: the chemical information is preserved and observable. The nanoparticulates will also be microfocused to allow for unique molecular secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Furthermore, we are developing small format oTOF MS detectors which can be combined with leading edge surface imaging techniques to create a one of a kind imaging platform from which surfaces / tissues can be morphologically imaged, and mass spectra of ejected ions can be recorded. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of this project is implant histological prepared tissues with gold nanoparticulates, then to measure the ejected ions using a low profile oTOF-MS system from a microfocused nanoparticulate beam. This project will lay the groundwork for utilizing the helium ion-beam microprobe systems as a combined topographical imaging system, as well as molecular imaging systems.