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Elemental bioimaging by means of LA-ICP-OES: investigation of the calcium, sodium and potassium distribution in tobacco plant stems and leaf petioles

Elemental bioimaging by means of LA-ICP-OES: investigation of the calcium, sodium and potassium distribution in tobacco plant stems and leaf petioles

Authors :
A. von Schaewen
Michael R. Sperling
Georgina M. Thyssen
Heidi Kaulfürst-Soboll
Michael Holtkamp
Christoph A. Wehe
Uwe Karst
Source :
Metallomics : integrated biometal science. 9(6)
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (LA-ICP-OES) is presented as a valuable tool for elemental bioimaging of alkali and earth alkali elements in plants. Whereas LA-ICP-OES is commonly used for micro analysis of solid samples, laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has advanced to the gold standard for bioimaging. However, especially for easily excitable and ubiquitous elements such as alkali and earth alkali elements, LA-ICP-OES holds some advantages regarding simultaneous detection, costs, contamination, and user-friendliness. This is demonstrated by determining the calcium, sodium and potassium distribution in tobacco plant stem and leaf petiole tissues. A quantification of the calcium contents in a concentration range up to 1000 μg g−1 using matrix-matched standards is presented as well. The method is directly compared to a LA-ICP-MS approach by analyzing parallel slices of the same samples.

Details

ISSN :
1756591X
Volume :
9
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Metallomics : integrated biometal science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6efe2056cca85458089d7045fc0f2068