Itrax micro x-ray fluorescence (µXRF) for soft biological tissues

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dc.contributor.authorGadd, PSen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGopi, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorSammut, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaintilan, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Den_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-27T21:59:45Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-06-27T21:59:45Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2018-10-06en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-06-11en_AU
dc.descriptionThis is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_AU
dc.description.abstractDetermination of the elemental composition of soft biological tissue is a time-consuming and tedious process when using traditional analytical techniques. In this method, micro X-ray fluorescence (µXRF) via Itrax, a scanning instrument, was used to determine elemental abundance at a resolution of 200?µm. Itrax µXRF was initially designed for elemental profiling of geological cores, and the capability of this technique was extended to soft biological tissue samples. The samples were dried and ground into a fine powder before analysis. The scanner generates elemental values as counts per 1?mm and these values are standardised to obtain the relative elemental abundance of the elements present in the samples. The acquired data can be used for environmental and biological research. • No literature could be found whereby the capability of Itrax µXRF has been extended to soft biological tissue samples. • The major advantages Itrax has over conventional methods is that it is a simultaneous technique which allows data to be acquired for over 30 elements at once with minimal sample preparation. • It is a non-destructive process where the samples can be re-used for additional analyses if necessary; this is especially useful when there is only a limited amount of sample available for other analyses. © 2018 Crown Copyright. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CCBY license 4.0.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationGadd, P., Gopi, K., Sammut, J., Saintilan, N., Crawford, J., & Mazumder, D. (2018). Itrax micro x-ray fluorescence (μXRF) for soft biological tissues. MethodsX, 5, 1267-1271. doi:10.1016/j.mex.2018.10.001en_AU
dc.identifier.issn2215-0161en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleMethodsXen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination1267-1271en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.10.001en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/10892en_AU
dc.identifier.volume5en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectX-ray fluorescence analysisen_AU
dc.subjectBioassayen_AU
dc.subjectSeafooden_AU
dc.subjectFooden_AU
dc.subjectNondestructive analysisen_AU
dc.subjectStatistical modelsen_AU
dc.titleItrax micro x-ray fluorescence (µXRF) for soft biological tissuesen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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