›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 522-525.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.05.016

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Research Progress of MALDI-TOF-IMS in Biomedicine and Its Application Prospect in Forensic Sciences

REN GUAN-HENG1,2, WENG RONG-HUA3, SHI YAN1, HUANG PING1, LI ZHENG-DONG1, SHAO YU1, DENG KAI-FEI1, LIU NING-GUO1, CHEN YI-JIU1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China; 2. Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medicine Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; 3. Chengxiang Branch of Putian Public Security Bureau, Putian 351100, China
  • Online:2017-10-25 Published:2017-10-28

Abstract: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-IMS) can analysis unknown compounds in sections and obtain molecule imaging by scanning biological tissue sections, which has become a powerful tool for the research of biomarker, lipid distribution and drug metabolism, etc. This article reviews the application of this technique in protein identification, clinical application, drug discovery, lipid research and brain injury.

Key words: forensic pathology, imaging mass spectrometry, review, matrix-assisted laser desorption, ionization

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