Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix

By analyzing isolated collagen gel samples, we demonstrated in situ detection of spectrally deconvoluted auto-cathodoluminescence signatures of specific molecular content with precise spatial localization over a maximum field of view of 300 µm. Correlation of the secondary electron and the hyperspec...

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Main Authors: Zielinski, Marcin S., Vardar, Elif, Vythilingam, Ganesh, Engelhardt, Eva-Maria, Hubbell, Jeffrey A., Frey, Peter, Larsson, Hans M.
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Published: Nature Research 2019
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author Zielinski, Marcin S.
Vardar, Elif
Vythilingam, Ganesh
Engelhardt, Eva-Maria
Hubbell, Jeffrey A.
Frey, Peter
Larsson, Hans M.
author_facet Zielinski, Marcin S.
Vardar, Elif
Vythilingam, Ganesh
Engelhardt, Eva-Maria
Hubbell, Jeffrey A.
Frey, Peter
Larsson, Hans M.
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description By analyzing isolated collagen gel samples, we demonstrated in situ detection of spectrally deconvoluted auto-cathodoluminescence signatures of specific molecular content with precise spatial localization over a maximum field of view of 300 µm. Correlation of the secondary electron and the hyperspectral images proved ~40 nm resolution in the optical channel, obtained due to a short carrier diffusion length, suppressed by fibril dimensions and poor electrical conductivity specific to their organic composition. By correlating spectrally analyzed auto-cathodoluminescence with mass spectroscopy data, we differentiated spectral signatures of two extracellular matrices, namely human fibrin complex and rat tail collagen isolate, and uncovered differences in protein distributions of isolated extracellular matrix networks of heterogeneous populations. Furthermore, we demonstrated that cathodoluminescence can monitor the progress of a human cell-mediated remodeling process, where human collagenous matrix was deposited within a rat collagenous matrix. The revealed change of the heterogeneous biological composition was confirmed by mass spectroscopy.
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spelling um.eprints-228942019-10-31T08:31:04Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22894/ Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix Zielinski, Marcin S. Vardar, Elif Vythilingam, Ganesh Engelhardt, Eva-Maria Hubbell, Jeffrey A. Frey, Peter Larsson, Hans M. R Medicine By analyzing isolated collagen gel samples, we demonstrated in situ detection of spectrally deconvoluted auto-cathodoluminescence signatures of specific molecular content with precise spatial localization over a maximum field of view of 300 µm. Correlation of the secondary electron and the hyperspectral images proved ~40 nm resolution in the optical channel, obtained due to a short carrier diffusion length, suppressed by fibril dimensions and poor electrical conductivity specific to their organic composition. By correlating spectrally analyzed auto-cathodoluminescence with mass spectroscopy data, we differentiated spectral signatures of two extracellular matrices, namely human fibrin complex and rat tail collagen isolate, and uncovered differences in protein distributions of isolated extracellular matrix networks of heterogeneous populations. Furthermore, we demonstrated that cathodoluminescence can monitor the progress of a human cell-mediated remodeling process, where human collagenous matrix was deposited within a rat collagenous matrix. The revealed change of the heterogeneous biological composition was confirmed by mass spectroscopy. Nature Research 2019 Article PeerReviewed Zielinski, Marcin S. and Vardar, Elif and Vythilingam, Ganesh and Engelhardt, Eva-Maria and Hubbell, Jeffrey A. and Frey, Peter and Larsson, Hans M. (2019) Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix. Communications Biology, 2 (1). p. 69. ISSN 2399-3642, DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0313-x <https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0313-x>. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0313-x doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0313-x
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Larsson, Hans M.
Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title_full Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title_fullStr Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title_short Quantitative intrinsic auto-cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue-isolated collagen extracellular matrix
title_sort quantitative intrinsic auto cathodoluminescence can resolve spectral signatures of tissue isolated collagen extracellular matrix
topic R Medicine
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