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Nanoscale chemical mapping of newly-synthesised phospholipid molecules inside a mammalian cell is demonstrated using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) for the first time using mouse pre-adipocyte cells as a model system. Newly-synthesised membrane phospholipid distribution within a pre-adipocyte cell is mapped with <20 nm spatial resolution, overcoming the diffraction limit of confocal Raman spectroscopy via plasmonic enhancement of Raman signals at a TERS tip-apex.

Original publication

DOI

10.1039/c6cc10226c

Type

Journal article

Journal

Chem Commun (Camb)

Publication Date

21/02/2017

Volume

53

Pages

2451 - 2454

Keywords

Adipocytes, Animals, Deuterium, Intracellular Membranes, Mice, Phosphatidylcholines, Phospholipids, Spectrum Analysis, Raman