PMID- 21664172 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120126 LR - 20211020 IS - 1879-0402 (Electronic) IS - 1367-5931 (Print) IS - 1367-5931 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 5 DP - 2011 Oct TI - Label free biochemical 2D and 3D imaging using secondary ion mass spectrometry. PG - 733-40 LID - 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.05.016 [doi] AB - Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) provides a method for the detection of native and exogenous compounds in biological samples on a cellular scale. Through the development of novel ion beams the amount of molecular signal available from the sample surface has been increased. Through the introduction of polyatomic ion beams, particularly C(60), ToF-SIMS can now be used to monitor molecular signals as a function of depth as the sample is eroded thus proving the ability to generate 3D molecular images. Here we describe how this new capability has led to the development of novel instrumentation for 3D molecular imaging while also highlighting the importance of sample preparation and discuss the challenges that still need to be overcome to maximise the impact of the technique. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Fletcher, John S AU - Fletcher JS AD - School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK. John.Fletcher@manchester.ac.uk FAU - Vickerman, John C AU - Vickerman JC FAU - Winograd, Nicholas AU - Winograd N LA - eng GR - R01 EB002016/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EB002016-17/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States GR - EB-002016-17/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20110612 PL - England TA - Curr Opin Chem Biol JT - Current opinion in chemical biology JID - 9811312 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Ions) RN - 0 (Phospholipids) SB - IM MH - Amino Acids/*analysis MH - Animals MH - Cell Membrane/*chemistry MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Imaging, Three-Dimensional/instrumentation/*methods MH - Ions/chemistry MH - Molecular Imaging/instrumentation/*methods MH - Phospholipids/*analysis MH - Principal Component Analysis MH - Software MH - Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion/instrumentation/*methods MH - Xenopus laevis PMC - PMC3181283 MID - NIHMS299566 EDAT- 2011/06/15 06:00 MHDA- 2012/01/27 06:00 PMCR- 2012/10/01 CRDT- 2011/06/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/05/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/06/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1367-5931(11)00085-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.05.016 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2011 Oct;15(5):733-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.05.016. Epub 2011 Jun 12.