Abstract
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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2451-2454 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |