Issue 8, 2013

Protocol for production of matrix-matched brain tissue standards for imaging by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Abstract

Calibration with matrix-matched standards remains the most practical means for producing quantitative images of trace metal distribution in tissue sections by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). A general guide for producing matrix-matched standards for assay of trace metals in brain tissue is presented. Cortical tissue was taken from pooled sheep brains and spiked with varying approximate concentrations of standard solutions of Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Sr, Se and Zn. The tissue was homogenised and the total analyte amount accurately determined by solution nebulisation ICP-MS. The analytical figures of merit for LA-ICP-MS imaging were determined from these tissue standards cryosectioned at 30 μm. Repeated 8-point calibration curves were reproducibly linear, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9874 (Mg) to 0.9991 (Sr). Limits of analysis were suitable for quantifying most analytes in a sample mouse brain, with the exception of Co and Se.

Graphical abstract: Protocol for production of matrix-matched brain tissue standards for imaging by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Oct 2012
Accepted
08 Feb 2013
First published
11 Feb 2013

Anal. Methods, 2013,5, 1915-1921

Protocol for production of matrix-matched brain tissue standards for imaging by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

D. J. Hare, J. Lear, D. Bishop, A. Beavis and P. A. Doble, Anal. Methods, 2013, 5, 1915 DOI: 10.1039/C3AY26248K

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