From the perspective of a chemist, biology confers a rich variety of roles on a number of
metal ions. It is widely agreed that a large fraction of the genomic output of living things …

Metal elements represent some of the most fundamental chemical building blocks of life and
are required to sustain the growth, development, and sustenance of all living organisms and …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability
globally. Edema is a hallmark of stroke resulting from dysregulation of water homeostasis in …

The increased use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in commercial products and the
continuous development of novel applications, is leading to increased intentional and …

Contents Summary 432 I. Introduction 433 II. Preparation of plant samples for X‐ray micro‐
analysis 433 III. X‐ray elemental mapping techniques 438 IV. X‐ray data analysis 442 V …

Neuronal dysfunction due to iron accumulation in conjunction with reactive oxygen species
(ROS) could represent an important, yet underappreciated, component of the epileptogenic …

Metal biochemistry drives a diverse range of cellular processes associated with
development, health and disease. Determining metal distribution, concentration and flux …

Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has been
used widely for probing the molecular properties of materials. Coupling a synchrotron …

The metal ions of iron, copper, and zinc have long been associated with the aggregation of β-
amyloid (Aβ) plaques in Alzheimer's disease; an interaction that has been suggested to …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) in which oligodendrocytes, the CNS cells that stain most robustly for …