Application of Laser-Ablation Based Method for Elemental Distribution Mapping in Calcified Tissues

• Authors: KAISER Jozef; MALINA Radomír; NOVOTNÝ Jan; KRAJČOVIČOVÁ Markéta; NOVOTNÝ Karel; NÝVLTOVÁ-FIŠÁKOVÁ Miriam; HAHN David
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: ICP Information Newsletter
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Analytic chemistry
• Keywords: elemental mapping; calcified tissues; laser-ablation based methods
• Description: Elemental distribution mapping in mineralized tissues such as bones and teeth, using laser-ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was demonstrated.

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