Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is used widely throughout industrial and academic research due to the high information content of the chemically specific data it produces. Modern ToF-SIMS instruments can generate high mass resolution data that can be displayed as spectra and images (2D and 3D). This enables determining the distribution of molecules across and into a surface and provides access to information not obtainable from other methods. With this detailed chemical information comes a steep learning curve in how to properly acquire and interpret the data. This Tutorial is aimed at helping ToF-SIMS users to plan for and collect ToF-SIMS data. The second Tutorial in this series will cover how to process, display, and interpret ToF-SIMS data.
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Back to the basics of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry of bio-related samples. I. Instrumentation and data collection
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Tutorials in Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
Daniel J. Graham
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Department of Bioengineering, NESAC/BIO, University of Washington
, Seattle, Washington 98195b)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: djgraham@uw.edu
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Lara J. Gamble
Lara J. Gamble
a)
(Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Bioengineering, NESAC/BIO, University of Washington
, Seattle, Washington 98195
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b)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: djgraham@uw.edu
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American Vacuum Society member.
Biointerphases 18, 021201 (2023)
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Received:
January 09 2023
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March 03 2023
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Daniel J. Graham, Lara J. Gamble; Back to the basics of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry of bio-related samples. I. Instrumentation and data collection. Biointerphases 1 March 2023; 18 (2): 021201. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002477
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