ArticleAnalytical chemistry2025
Low-Dose Elemental Mapping of Light Atoms in Liquid-phase Materials Using Cryo-EELS.
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- Mechanistic questions in aqueous-organic chemistry.Nature reviews. Chemistry · 2026Review
- Beyond structure: spectroscopic imaging in cryogenic electron microscopy.Current opinion in structural biology · 2026Review
- Direct Visualization and Quantitative Analysis of Silica Nanoparticle Dispersion States in Saline Solution via Cryo-TEM.ACS measurement science au · 2026Article
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Abstract
Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) enables the visualization of liquid-phase materials, including nanoparticles and soft/biomaterials, under cryogenic conditions while minimizing radiation damage. Cryo-TEM imaging provides insights into particle size, shape, and dispersion. Beyond such conventional structural information, acquiring elemental composition data allows for a more detailed analysis and evaluation. In this study, we developed a method for elemental mapping of nanoparticles and soft/biomaterials in frozen solvent by integrating electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) with energy-filtered (EF) cryo-EM. Cryo-EELS and analysis were performed using the three-window method, following the alignment and correction of stage drift during image acquisition and interexposure drift between different energy windows. This approach, by balancing accurate and reliable signal extraction with electron dose, enabled the generation of elemental maps for nanoparticles as small as 10 nm in frozen solvent. Furthermore, we extended the technique to protein-coated silica nanoparticles and hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles in vitrified solvent, selecting specific energy loss values to identify multiple constituent elements. As a result, we successfully mapped silica from the nanoparticle cores, carbon from the protein shell of the nanoparticles, and phosphorus and calcium─key light elements in biological systems─within the same imaging area of the HAp particles.
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