PMID- 36625895 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230131 LR - 20240222 IS - 1618-2650 (Electronic) IS - 1618-2642 (Print) IS - 1618-2642 (Linking) VI - 415 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Feb TI - Label-free sub-micrometer 3D imaging of ciprofloxacin in native-state biofilms with cryo-time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. PG - 991-999 LID - 10.1007/s00216-022-04496-4 [doi] AB - High spatial resolution mass spectrometry imaging has been identified as a key technology needed to improve understanding of the chemical components that influence antibiotic resistance within biofilms, which are communities of micro-organisms that grow attached to a surface. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) offers the unique ability for label-free 3D imaging of organic molecules with sub-micrometer spatial resolution and high sensitivity. Several studies of biofilms have been done with the help of ToF-SIMS, but none of those studies have shown 3D imaging of antibiotics in native-state hydrated biofilms with cell-level resolution. Because ToF-SIMS measurements must be performed in a high-vacuum environment, cryogenic preparation and analysis are necessary to preserve the native biofilm structure and antibiotic spatial distribution during ToF-SIMS measurements. In this study, we have investigated the penetration of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin into Bacillus subtilis biofilms using sub-micrometer resolution 3D imaging cryo-ToF-SIMS. B. subtilis biofilms were exposed to physiologically relevant levels of ciprofloxacin. The treated biofilms were then plunge-frozen in liquid propane and analyzed with ToF-SIMS under cryogenic conditions. Multivariate analysis techniques, including multivariate curve resolution (MCR) and inverse maximum signal factor (iMSF) denoising, were used to aid analysis of the data and facilitate high spatial resolution 3D imaging of the biofilm, providing individually resolved cells and spatially resolved ciprofloxacin intensity at "real world" concentrations. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Akbari, Anoosheh AU - Akbari A AD - Physikalisches Institut and Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Munster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149, Munster, Germany. FAU - Galstyan, Anzhela AU - Galstyan A AD - Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE) and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitatsstrasse 5, 45141, Essen, Germany. FAU - Peterson, Richard E AU - Peterson RE AD - Physikalisches Institut and Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Munster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149, Munster, Germany. FAU - Arlinghaus, Heinrich F AU - Arlinghaus HF AD - Physikalisches Institut and Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Munster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149, Munster, Germany. FAU - Tyler, Bonnie J AU - Tyler BJ AD - Physikalisches Institut and Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Munster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149, Munster, Germany. tyler@uni-muenster.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230110 PL - Germany TA - Anal Bioanal Chem JT - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry JID - 101134327 RN - 5E8K9I0O4U (Ciprofloxacin) RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) SB - IM MH - *Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion/methods MH - *Imaging, Three-Dimensional MH - Ciprofloxacin MH - Biofilms MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents PMC - PMC9883301 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3D imaging OT - Antibiotic OT - Biofilm OT - Cryogenic analysis OT - Multivariate analysis OT - ToF-SIMS COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/01/11 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/01 06:00 PMCR- 2023/01/10 CRDT- 2023/01/10 11:14 PHST- 2022/08/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 11:14 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s00216-022-04496-4 [pii] AID - 4496 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00216-022-04496-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Feb;415(5):991-999. doi: 10.1007/s00216-022-04496-4. Epub 2023 Jan 10.