Diffusible ions (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl–) are vital for healthy function of all cells, especially
brain cells. Unfortunately, the diffusible nature of these ions renders them difficult to study …

It is now well established that transition metals, such as Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), and Zinc (Zn)
are necessary for healthy brain function. Although Fe, Cu, and Zn are essential to the brain …

Rapid advances in imaging technologies have pushed novel spectroscopic modalities such
as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) …

Microvesicles (MVs) are involved in cell‐cell interactions, including disease pathogenesis.
Nondestructive Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectra from MVs were assessed as a …

Metals are essential in biochemistry, with highly regulated localisation and concentration. To
continue elucidating the impact of inorganic physiology on cellular process in health and …

Using a multimodal biospectroscopic approach, we settle several long-standing
controversies over the molecular mechanisms that lead to brain damage in cerebral malaria …

Phosphocreatine is a major cellular source of high energy phosphates, which is crucial to
maintain cell viability under conditions of impaired metabolic states, such as decreased …

The application of ion beam analysis (IBA) techniques to thin biological sections (ThBS)
presents unique challenges in sample preparation, data acquisition and analysis. These …

Recently the ANSTO heavy ion microprobe has been used for elemental mapping of thin
brain tissue sections. The fact that a very small portion of the proton energy is used for X-ray …

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, as one the most common spectroscopic techniques, has been
developed in terms of both instrumentation and analysis methods. This allows the wide …