3D spectral imaging with synchrotron Fourier transform infrared spectro-microtomography.

Martin, Michael C; Dabat-Blondeau, Charlotte; Unger, Miriam; Sedlmair, Julia; Parkinson, Dilworth Y; Bechtel, Hans A; Illman, Barbara; Castro, Jonathan M et al. · Nat Methods · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report Fourier transform infrared spectro-microtomography, a nondestructive three-dimensional imaging approach that reveals the distribution of distinctive chemical compositions throughout an intact biological or materials sample. The method combines mid-infrared absorption contrast with computed tomographic data acquisition and reconstruction to enhance chemical and morphological localization by determining a complete infrared spectrum for every voxel (millions of spectra determined per sample).

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