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Ahlawat S, Mote KR, Lakomek NA, Agarwal V. Solid-State NMR: Methods for Biological Solids. Chem Rev 2022; 122:9643-9737. [PMID: 35238547 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In the last two decades, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy has transformed from a spectroscopic technique investigating small molecules and industrial polymers to a potent tool decrypting structure and underlying dynamics of complex biological systems, such as membrane proteins, fibrils, and assemblies, in near-physiological environments and temperatures. This transformation can be ascribed to improvements in hardware design, sample preparation, pulsed methods, isotope labeling strategies, resolution, and sensitivity. The fundamental engagement between nuclear spins and radio-frequency pulses in the presence of a strong static magnetic field is identical between solution and ssNMR, but the experimental procedures vastly differ because of the absence of molecular tumbling in solids. This review discusses routinely employed state-of-the-art static and MAS pulsed NMR methods relevant for biological samples with rotational correlation times exceeding 100's of nanoseconds. Recent developments in signal filtering approaches, proton methodologies, and multiple acquisition techniques to boost sensitivity and speed up data acquisition at fast MAS are also discussed. Several examples of protein structures (globular, membrane, fibrils, and assemblies) solved with ssNMR spectroscopy have been considered. We also discuss integrated approaches to structurally characterize challenging biological systems and some newly emanating subdisciplines in ssNMR spectroscopy.
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- Sahil Ahlawat
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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- University of Düsseldorf, Institute for Physical Biology, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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El Hariri El Nokab M, Sebakhy KO. Solid State NMR Spectroscopy a Valuable Technique for Structural Insights of Advanced Thin Film Materials: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1494. [PMID: 34200088 PMCID: PMC8228666 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Solid-state NMR has proven to be a versatile technique for studying the chemical structure, 3D structure and dynamics of all sorts of chemical compounds. In nanotechnology and particularly in thin films, the study of chemical modification, molecular packing, end chain motion, distance determination and solvent-matrix interactions is essential for controlling the final product properties and applications. Despite its atomic-level research capabilities and recent technical advancements, solid-state NMR is still lacking behind other spectroscopic techniques in the field of thin films due to the underestimation of NMR capabilities, availability, great variety of nuclei and pulse sequences, lack of sensitivity for quadrupole nuclei and time-consuming experiments. This article will comprehensively and critically review the work done by solid-state NMR on different types of thin films and the most advanced NMR strategies, which are beyond conventional, and the hardware design used to overcome the technical issues in thin-film research.
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- Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Lucas-Torres C, Wong A. Current Developments in µMAS NMR Analysis for Metabolomics. Metabolites 2019; 9:metabo9020029. [PMID: 30736341 PMCID: PMC6410107 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9020029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Analysis of microscopic specimens has emerged as a useful analytical application in metabolomics because of its capacity for characterizing a highly homogenous sample with a specific interest. The undeviating analysis helps to unfold the hidden activities in a bulk specimen and contributes to the understanding of the fundamental metabolisms in life. In NMR spectroscopy, micro(µ)-probe technology is well-established and -adopted to the microscopic level of biofluids. However, this is quite the contrary with specimens such as tissue, cell and organism. This is due to the substantial difficulty of developing a sufficient µ-size magic-angle spinning (MAS) probe for sub-milligram specimens with the capability of high-quality data acquisition. It was not until 2012; a µMAS probe had emerged and shown promises to µg analysis; since, a continuous advancement has been made striving for the possibility of µMAS to be an effective NMR spectroscopic analysis. Herein, the mini-review highlights the progress of µMAS development—from an impossible scenario to an attainable solution—and describes a few demonstrative metabolic profiling studies. The review will also discuss the current challenges in µMAS NMR analysis and its potential to metabolomics.
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- NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Martin RW, Kelly JE, Kelz JI. Advances in instrumentation and methodology for solid-state NMR of biological assemblies. J Struct Biol 2018; 206:73-89. [PMID: 30205196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Many advances in instrumentation and methodology have furthered the use of solid-state NMR as a technique for determining the structures and studying the dynamics of molecules involved in complex biological assemblies. Solid-state NMR does not require large crystals, has no inherent size limit, and with appropriate isotopic labeling schemes, supports solving one component of a complex assembly at a time. It is complementary to cryo-EM, in that it provides local, atomic-level detail that can be modeled into larger-scale structures. This review focuses on the development of high-field MAS instrumentation and methodology; including probe design, benchmarking strategies, labeling schemes, and experiments that enable the use of quadrupolar nuclei in biomolecular NMR. Current challenges facing solid-state NMR of biological assemblies and new directions in this dynamic research area are also discussed.
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- Rachel W Martin
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-3900, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States
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Swyer I, Soong R, Dryden MDM, Fey M, Maas WE, Simpson A, Wheeler AR. Interfacing digital microfluidics with high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:4424-4435. [PMID: 27757467 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc01073c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is extremely powerful for chemical analysis but it suffers from lower mass sensitivity compared to many other analytical detection methods. NMR microcoils have been developed in response to this limitation, but interfacing these coils with small sample volumes is a challenge. We introduce here the first digital microfluidic system capable of interfacing droplets of analyte with microcoils in a high-field NMR spectrometer. A finite element simulation was performed to assist in determining appropriate system parameters. After optimization, droplets inside the spectrometer could be controlled remotely, permitting the observation of processes such as xylose-borate complexation and glucose oxidase catalysis. We propose that the combination of DMF and NMR will be a useful new tool for a wide range of applications in chemical analysis.
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- Ian Swyer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1256 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Bruker BioSpin Corp, 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821-3991, USA
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- Bruker BioSpin Corp, 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821-3991, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1256 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada. and Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College St, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1, Canada and Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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Lehmann-Horn JA, Jacquinot JF, Ginefri JC, Bonhomme C, Sakellariou D. Monolithic MACS micro resonators. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2016; 271:46-51. [PMID: 27544845 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Magic Angle Coil Spinning (MACS) aids improving the intrinsically low NMR sensitivity of heterogeneous microscopic samples. We report on the design and testing of a new type of monolithic 2D MACS resonators to overcome known limitations of conventional micro coils. The resonators' conductors were printed on dielectric substrate and tuned without utilizing lumped element capacitors. Self-resonance conditions have been computed by a hybrid FEM-MoM technique. Preliminary results reported here indicate robust mechanical stability, reduced eddy currents heating and negligible susceptibility effects. The gain in B1/P is in agreement with the NMR sensitivity enhancement according to the principle of reciprocity. A sensitivity enhancement larger than 3 has been achieved in a monolithic micro resonator inside a standard 4mm rotor at 500MHz. These 2D resonators could offer higher performance micro-detection and ease of use of heterogeneous microscopic substances such as biomedical samples, microscopic specimens and thin film materials.
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- J A Lehmann-Horn
- NIMBE, CEA-CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- NIMBE, CEA-CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire d'Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités (IR4M), UMR8081, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR CNRS 7574, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- NIMBE, CEA-CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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Brauckmann JO, Janssen JWGH, Kentgens APM. High resolution triple resonance micro magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy of nanoliter sample volumes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:4902-10. [PMID: 26806199 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07857a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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To be able to study mass-limited samples and small single crystals, a triple resonance micro-magic angle spinning (μMAS) probehead for the application of high-resolution solid-state NMR of nanoliter samples was developed. Due to its excellent rf performance this allows us to explore the limits of proton NMR resolution in strongly coupled solids. Using homonuclear decoupling we obtain unprecedented (1)H linewidths for a single crystal of glycine (Δν(CH2) = 0.14 ppm) at high field (20 T) in a directly detected spectrum. The triple channel design allowed the recording of high-resolution μMAS (13)C-(15)N correlations of [U-(13)C-(15)N] arginine HCl and shows that the superior (1)H resolution opens the way for high-sensitivity inverse detection of heteronuclei even at moderate spinning speeds and rf-fields. Efficient decoupling leads to long coherence times which can be exploited in many correlation experiments.
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- J Ole Brauckmann
- Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands. and TI-COAST, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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- Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, 6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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Pandey MK, Yarava JR, Zhang R, Ramamoorthy A, Nishiyama Y. Proton-detected 3D (15)N/(1)H/(1)H isotropic/anisotropic/isotropic chemical shift correlation solid-state NMR at 70kHz MAS. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2016; 76-77:1-6. [PMID: 27017575 PMCID: PMC4903906 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors offer a wealth of information for structural and dynamics studies of a variety of chemical and biological systems. In particular, CSA of amide protons can provide piercing insights into hydrogen-bonding interactions that vary with the backbone conformation of a protein and dynamics. However, the narrow span of amide proton resonances makes it very difficult to measure (1)H CSAs of proteins even by using the recently proposed 2D (1)H/(1)H anisotropic/isotropic chemical shift (CSA/CS) correlation technique. Such difficulties due to overlapping proton resonances can in general be overcome by utilizing the broad span of isotropic chemical shifts of low-gamma nuclei like (15)N. In this context, we demonstrate a proton-detected 3D (15)N/(1)H/(1)H CS/CSA/CS correlation experiment at fast MAS frequency (70kHz) to measure (1)H CSA values of unresolved amide protons of N-acetyl-(15)N-l-valyl-(15)N-l-leucine (NAVL).
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- Manoj Kumar Pandey
- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Biophysics and Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- Biophysics and Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; JEOL RESONANCE Inc., Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan.
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Di Tullio V, Capitani D, Atrei A, Benetti F, Perra G, Presciutti F, Proietti N, Marchettini N. Advanced NMR methodologies and micro-analytical techniques to investigate the stratigraphy and materials of 14th century Sienese wooden paintings. Microchem J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2015.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pöppler AC, Demers JP, Malon M, Singh AP, Roesky HW, Nishiyama Y, Lange A. Ultrafast Magic-Angle Spinning: Benefits for the Acquisition of Ultrawide-Line NMR Spectra of Heavy Spin-1/2 Nuclei. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:812-6. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201501136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ann-Christin Pöppler
- Department for NMR-based Structural Biology; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
- Department of Molecular Biophysics; Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP); 13125 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Biologie; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; 10115 Berlin Germany
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- Department for NMR-based Structural Biology; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
- Department of Molecular Biophysics; Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP); 13125 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Biologie; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; 10115 Berlin Germany
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- JEOL RESONANCE Inc.; 3-1-2 Musashino Akishima Tokyo 196-8558 Japan
- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi; Yokohama Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Göttingen; Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Göttingen; Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- JEOL RESONANCE Inc.; 3-1-2 Musashino Akishima Tokyo 196-8558 Japan
- RIKEN CLST-JEOL Collaboration Center, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi; Yokohama Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
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- Department for NMR-based Structural Biology; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry; Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
- Department of Molecular Biophysics; Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP); 13125 Berlin Germany
- Institut für Biologie; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; 10115 Berlin Germany
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Takeda K, Takasaki T, Takegoshi K. Susceptibility cancellation of a microcoil wound with a paramagnetic-liquid-filled copper capillary. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2015; 258:1-5. [PMID: 26150376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Even though microcoils improve the sensitivity of NMR measurement of tiny samples, magnetic-field inhomogeneity due to the bulk susceptibility effect of the coil material can cause serious resonance-line broadening. Here, we propose to fabricate the microcoil using a thin, hollow copper capillary instead of a wire and fill paramagnetic liquid inside the capillary, so as to cancel the diamagnetic contribution of the copper. Susceptibility cancellation is demonstrated using aqueous solution of NiSO4. In addition, the paramagnetic liquid serves as coolant when it is circulated through the copper capillary, effectively transferring the heat generated by radiofrequency pulses.
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- Kazuyuki Takeda
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan.
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan
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Hansen MR, Graf R, Spiess HW. Interplay of Structure and Dynamics in Functional Macromolecular and Supramolecular Systems As Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Chem Rev 2015; 116:1272-308. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Michael Ryan Hansen
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, P.O. Box 3148, 55021 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, P.O. Box 3148, 55021 Mainz, Germany
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Wilhelm D, Purea A, Engelke F. Fluid flow dynamics in MAS systems. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2015; 257:51-63. [PMID: 26073599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The turbine system and the radial bearing of a high performance magic angle spinning (MAS) probe with 1.3mm-rotor diameter has been analyzed for spinning rates up to 67kHz. We focused mainly on the fluid flow properties of the MAS system. Therefore, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and fluid measurements of the turbine and the radial bearings have been performed. CFD simulation and measurement results of the 1.3mm-MAS rotor system show relatively low efficiency (about 25%) compared to standard turbo machines outside the realm of MAS. However, in particular, MAS turbines are mainly optimized for speed and stability instead of efficiency. We have compared MAS systems for rotor diameter of 1.3-7mm converted to dimensionless values with classical turbomachinery systems showing that the operation parameters (rotor diameter, inlet mass flow, spinning rate) are in the favorable range. This dimensionless analysis also supports radial turbines for low speed MAS probes and diagonal turbines for high speed MAS probes. Consequently, a change from Pelton type MAS turbines to diagonal turbines might be worth considering for high speed applications. CFD simulations of the radial bearings have been compared with basic theoretical values proposing considerably smaller frictional loss values. The discrepancies might be due to the simple linear flow profile employed for the theoretical model. Frictional losses generated inside the radial bearings result in undesired heat-up of the rotor. The rotor surface temperature distribution computed by CFD simulations show a large temperature gradient over the rotor.
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- Dirk Wilhelm
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Techikumstrasse 9, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland.
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- Bruker Biospin GmbH, Am Silberstreifen 4, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany
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- Bruker Biospin GmbH, Am Silberstreifen 4, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany
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Böckmann A, Ernst M, Meier BH. Spinning proteins, the faster, the better? JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2015; 253:71-9. [PMID: 25797006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2015.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Magic-angle spinning (MAS) is a technique that is a prerequisite for high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy of proteins and other biomolecules. Recently, the 100 kHz limit for the rotation frequency has been broken, arguably making MAS rotors the man-made objects with the highest rotation frequency. This development is expected to have a significant impact on biomolecular NMR as it facilitates proton detection, which allows to partially compensate the loss in overall sensitivity associated with the small sample amounts that fit into MAS rotors with less than 1 mm outer diameter. Under these conditions, the mass-normalized sensitivity of a small rotor becomes much higher than that of larger-volume rotor.
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- Anja Böckmann
- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, BMSSI, UMR 5086 CNRS/Université de Lyon 1, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon, France.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Wong A, Li X, Molin L, Solari F, Elena-Herrmann B, Sakellariou D. μHigh resolution-magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy for metabolic phenotyping of Caenorhabditis elegans. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6064-70. [PMID: 24897622 DOI: 10.1021/ac501208z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Analysis of model organisms, such as the submillimeter-size Caenorhabditis elegans, plays a central role in understanding biological functions across species and in characterizing phenotypes associated with genetic mutations. In recent years, metabolic phenotyping studies of C. elegans based on (1)H high-resolution magic-angle spinning (HR-MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy have relied on the observation of large populations of nematodes, requiring labor-intensive sample preparation that considerably limits high-throughput characterization of C. elegans. In this work, we open new platforms for metabolic phenotyping of C. elegans mutants. We determine rich metabolic profiles (31 metabolites identified) from samples of 12 individuals using a (1)H NMR microprobe featuring high-resolution magic-angle coil spinning (HR-MACS), a simple conversion of a standard HR-MAS probe to μHR-MAS. In addition, we characterize the metabolic variations between two different strains of C. elegans (wild-type vs slcf-1 mutant). We also acquire a NMR spectrum of a single C. elegans worm at 23.5 T. This study represents the first example of a metabolomic investigation carried out on a small number of submillimeter-size organisms, demonstrating the potential of NMR microtechnologies for metabolomics screening of small model organisms.
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- Alan Wong
- CEA Saclay, DSM, IRAMIS, UMR CEA/CNRS 3299-NIMBE, Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique par Résonance Magnétique, F-91191, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Proietti N, Capitani D, Di Tullio V. Applications of nuclear magnetic resonance sensors to cultural heritage. SENSORS 2014; 14:6977-97. [PMID: 24755519 PMCID: PMC4029666 DOI: 10.3390/s140406977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In recent years nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensors have been increasingly applied to investigate, characterize and monitor objects of cultural heritage interest. NMR is not confined to a few specific applications, but rather its use can be successfully extended to a wide number of different cultural heritage issues. A breakthrough has surely been the recent development of portable NMR sensors which can be applied in situ for non-destructive and non-invasive investigations. In this paper three studies illustrating the potential of NMR sensors in this field of research are reported.
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- Noemi Proietti
- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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Bonhomme C, Gervais C, Laurencin D. Recent NMR developments applied to organic-inorganic materials. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2014; 77:1-48. [PMID: 24411829 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this contribution, the latest developments in solid state NMR are presented in the field of organic-inorganic (O/I) materials (or hybrid materials). Such materials involve mineral and organic (including polymeric and biological) components, and can exhibit complex O/I interfaces. Hybrids are currently a major topic of research in nanoscience, and solid state NMR is obviously a pertinent spectroscopic tool of investigation. Its versatility allows the detailed description of the structure and texture of such complex materials. The article is divided in two main parts: in the first one, recent NMR methodological/instrumental developments are presented in connection with hybrid materials. In the second part, an exhaustive overview of the major classes of O/I materials and their NMR characterization is presented.
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- Christian Bonhomme
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, UMR CNRS 7574, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, UMR CNRS 7574, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier, UMR5253, CNRS UM2 UM1 ENSCM, CC1701, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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Webb AG. Radiofrequency microcoils for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2013; 229:55-66. [PMID: 23142002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Small radiofrequency coils, often termed "microcoils", have found extensive use in many areas of magnetic resonance. Their advantageous properties include a very high intrinsic sensitivity, a high (several MHz) excitation and reception bandwidth, the fact that large arrays can fit within the homogeneous volume of the static magnetic field, and the very high resonance frequencies (several GHz) that can be achieved. This review concentrates on recent developments in the construction of single and multiple RF microcoil systems, and new types of experiments that can be performed using such assemblies.
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- A G Webb
- C.J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Takeda K. Microcoils and microsamples in solid-state NMR. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2012; 47-48:1-9. [PMID: 23083521 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2012.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Recent reports on microcoils are reviewed. The first part of the review includes a discussion of how the geometries of the sample and coil affect the NMR signal intensity. In addition to derivation of the well-known result that the signal intensity increases as the coil size decreases, the prediction that dilution of a small sample with magnetically inert matter leads to better sensitivity if a tiny coil is not available is given. The second part of the review focuses on the issues specific to solid-state NMR. They include realization of magic-angle spinning (MAS) using a microcoil and harnessing of such strong pulses that are feasible only with a microcoil. Two strategies for microcoil MAS, the piggyback method and magic-angle coil spinning (MACS), are reviewed. In addition, MAS of flat, disk-shaped samples is discussed in the context of solid-state NMR of small-volume samples. Strong RF irradiation, which has been exploited in wide-line spectral excitation, multiple-quantum MAS (MQMAS), and dipolar decoupling experiments, has been accompanied by new challenges regarding the Bloch-Siegert effect, the minimum time resolution of the spectrometer, and the time scale of pulse transient effects. For a possible solution to the latter problem, recent reports on active compensation of pulse transients are described.
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- Kazuyuki Takeda
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan.
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Microfabricated inserts for magic angle coil spinning (MACS) wireless NMR spectroscopy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42848. [PMID: 22936994 PMCID: PMC3423418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This article describes the development and testing of the first automatically microfabricated probes to be used in conjunction with the magic angle coil spinning (MACS) NMR technique. NMR spectroscopy is a versatile technique for a large range of applications, but its intrinsically low sensitivity poses significant difficulties in analyzing mass- and volume-limited samples. The combination of microfabrication technology and MACS addresses several well-known NMR issues in a concerted manner for the first time: (i) reproducible wafer-scale fabrication of the first-in-kind on-chip LC microresonator for inductive coupling of the NMR signal and reliable exploitation of MACS capabilities; (ii) improving the sensitivity and the spectral resolution by simultaneous spinning the detection microcoil together with the sample at the “magic angle” of 54.74° with respect to the direction of the magnetic field (magic angle spinning – MAS), accompanied by the wireless signal transmission between the microcoil and the primary circuit of the NMR spectrometer; (iii) given the high spinning rates (tens of kHz) involved in the MAS methodology, the microfabricated inserts exhibit a clear kinematic advantage over their previously demonstrated counterparts due to the inherent capability to produce small radius cylindrical geometries, thus tremendously reducing the mechanical stress and tearing forces on the sample. In order to demonstrate the versatility of the microfabrication technology, we have designed MACS probes for various Larmor frequencies (194, 500 and 700 MHz) testing several samples such as water, Drosophila pupae, adamantane solid and LiCl at different magic angle spinning speeds.
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Siaw TA, Walker SA, Armstrong BD, Han SI. Inductively coupled NMR probe for versatile dynamic nuclear polarization operation at 7 T: observation of 61 ± 2% ¹H polarization at 4 K. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2012; 221:5-10. [PMID: 22743536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We have performed dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) experiments at liquid helium temperatures using a low-power (<70 mW) solid-state diode microwave source at 200 GHz-the electron paramagnetic resonance frequency of stable radicals at 7 T. We employed a home-built Alderman-Grant probe for the detection of ¹H NMR signal at 300 MHz, as such coils are well suited for higher frequency NMR detection. The Alderman-Grant coil is inductively coupled to the rest of the radiofrequency (rf) circuit, whose design allows probe components to be placed away from the sample area, and also enables easy switching of coils with different diameters and resonance frequencies. We have tested our DNP instrument on a frozen nitroxide model system consisting of 4-Amino TEMPO dissolved in a glycerol:water mixture. The largest nuclear spin polarization observed was 61 ± 2% with a sample containing 20 mM 4-Amino TEMPO dissolved in deuterated glycerol (d-glycerol):D₂O:H₂O (50:40:10), amounting to record polarization measured to date at an easily amenable temperature of 4 K.
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- Ting Ann Siaw
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Wong A, Jiménez B, Li X, Holmes E, Nicholson JK, Lindon JC, Sakellariou D. Evaluation of high resolution magic-angle coil spinning NMR spectroscopy for metabolic profiling of nanoliter tissue biopsies. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3843-8. [PMID: 22449140 DOI: 10.1021/ac300153k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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High-resolution magic-angle sample spinning (HR-MAS) (1)H NMR spectroscopy of tissue biopsies combined with chemometric techniques has emerged as a valuable methodology for disease diagnosis and environmental assessments. However, the tissue mass required for such experiments is of the order of 10 mg, and this can compromise the metabolic evaluation because of tissue heterogeneity. Tissue availability is often a limitation for clinical studies due to histopathological requirements, which are currently the gold standard for diagnosis, for example, in the case of tumors. Here, we introduce the use of a rotating micro-NMR detector that optimizes the coil filling factor such that mass-limited samples can be measured. We show the results for measuring nanoliter volume tissue biopsies using a commercial HR-MAS probe for the first time. The method has been tested with bovine muscle and human gastric mucosal tumor tissue samples. The gain in mass sensitivity is approximate up to 17-fold, and the adequate spectral resolution (3 Hz) allows the measurement of the metabolite profiles in nanoliter volume samples, thereby limiting the ambiguity resulting from heterogeneous tissues; thus, the approach presents diagnostic potential for studies by metabonomics of mass-limited biopsies.
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- Alan Wong
- CEA Saclay, DSM, IRAMIS, UMR CEA/CNRS no 3299-SIS2M, Laboratoire Structure et Dynamique par Résonance Magnétique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Inukai M, Noda Y, Takeda K. Nondestructive high-resolution solid-state NMR of rotating thin films at the magic-angle. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2011; 213:192-195. [PMID: 21958755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We present a new approach to nondestructive magic-angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for thin films. In this scheme, the sample put on the top of a rotor is spun using the conventional MAS system, and the NMR signals are detected with an additional coil. Stable spinning of disk-shaped samples with diameters of 7 mm and 12 mm at 14.2 and 7 kHz are feasible. We present 7Li MAS NMR experiments of a thin-film sample of LiCoO2 with a thickness of 200 nm. Taking advantage of the nondestructive feature of the experiment, we also demonstrate ex situ experiments, by tracing conformation change upon annealing for various durations. This approach opens the door for in situ MAS NMR of thin-film devices as well.
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- Munehiro Inukai
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Aguiar PM, Jacquinot JF, Sakellariou D. A convenient, high-sensitivity approach to multiple-resonance NMR at nanolitre volumes with inductively-coupled micro-coils. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:2119-21. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04607h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vasa SK, Janssen H, Van Eck ERH, Kentgens APM. High-resolution solid-state13C μMAS NMR with long coherence life times. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:104-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp01929a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tang JA, Jerschow A. Practical aspects of liquid-state NMR with inductively coupled solenoid coils. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2010; 48:763-770. [PMID: 20665467 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Sensitivity enhancement by the use of inductively coupled milli- and microcoils has been demonstrated in solid-state as well as liquid-state NMR. In this work, we discuss the practical aspects of using inductively coupled solenoid coils of different sizes in a liquid-state NMR spectrometer. The sensitivity and resolution enhancements from these resonant coils, with sizes ranging between 3.0 and 0.75 mm i.d., are measured for (23)Na single-pulse and multidimensional imaging experiments and compared to the results obtained with the conventional liquids NMR 5.0-mm saddle coil. Enhancements in voxel-based sensitivity (SNR per √scans) were measured in multidimensional MR images and were found to be as large as 20.4 with the 0.75-mm coil.
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- Joel A Tang
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Paasch S, Brunner E. Trends in solid-state NMR spectroscopy and their relevance for bioanalytics. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:2351-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Revised: 06/14/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Yamauchi K, Yamasaki S, Takahashi R, Asakura T. Microscopic structural analysis of fractured silk fibers from Bombyx mori and Samia cynthia ricini using 13C CP/MAS NMR with a 1mm microcoil MAS NMR probehead. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2010; 38:27-30. [PMID: 20579856 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2009] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Conformational changes have been studied in silk fibers from the domestic silkworm Bombyx mori and a wild silkworm Samia cynthia ricini as a result of fractured by stretching. About 300 samples consisting of only the fractured regions of [1-13C]Ala or [1-13C]Gly labeled silk fibers were collected and observed by 13C CP/MAS NMR spectra. The total amount of these fractured fibers is only about 1mg and therefore we used a home-built 1mm microcoil MAS NMR probehead. A very small increase in the fraction of random coil was noted for the alanine regions of both silk fibroins and for the glycine region of B. mori silk fibroin. However, there is no difference in the spectra before and after fractured for the glycine region of S. c. ricini silk fibroin. Thus, the influence of fracture occurs exclusively at the Ala region for S. c. ricini. The relationship between sequence, fracture and structure is discussed.
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- Kazuo Yamauchi
- Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-cho 2-24-16, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
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Inukai M, Takeda K. Double-resonance magic angle coil spinning. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2010; 202:274-278. [PMID: 19926320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2009] [Revised: 10/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We present an extension of magic angle coil spinning (MACS) solid-state NMR spectroscopy to double-resonance experiments, enabling implementation of powerful double-resonance solid-state NMR methodologies including cross polarization, proton decoupling, and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy etc., while still enjoying the merits that are intrinsic to MACS, such as high concentration sensitivity, eliminated magnetic susceptibility-induced field distortion, and an easy-to-use approach with the conventional and widespread hardware.
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- Munehiro Inukai
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan
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Brinkmann A, Vasa SK, Janssen H, Kentgens AP. Proton micro-magic-angle-spinning NMR spectroscopy of nanoliter samples. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Vasa SK, van Eck ERH, Janssen JWG, Kentgens APM. Full quadrupolar tensor determination by NMR using a micro-crystal spinning at the magic angle. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:4813-20. [DOI: 10.1039/b927449a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aguiar PM, Jacquinot JF, Sakellariou D. Experimental and numerical examination of eddy (Foucault) currents in rotating micro-coils: Generation of heat and its impact on sample temperature. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2009; 200:6-14. [PMID: 19541518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Revised: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to systems of limited quantity has stimulated the use of micro-coils (diameter <1mm). One method recently proposed for the union of micro-coils with Magic Angle sample Spinning (MAS), involves the integration of a tuned micro-coil circuit within standard MAS rotors inductively coupled to the MAS probe coil, termed "magic-angle coil spinning" (MACS). The spinning of conductive materials results in the creation of circulating Foucault (eddy) currents, which generate heat. We report the first data acquired with a 4mm MACS system and spinning up to 10kHz. The need to spin faster necessitates improved methods to control heating. We propose an approximate solution to calculate the power losses (heat) from the eddy currents for a solenoidal coil, in order to provide insight into the functional dependencies of Foucault currents. Experimental tests of the dependencies reveal conditions which result in reduced sample heating and negligible temperature distributions over the sample volume.
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- Pedro M Aguiar
- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, IRAMIS, Service Interdisciplinaire sur les Systèmes Moléculaires et les Matériaux, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Hu YY, Levin EM, Schmidt-Rohr K. Broadband “Infinite-Speed” Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:8390-1. [PMID: 19489580 DOI: 10.1021/ja903334p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yan-Yan Hu
- Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Takeda K, Tabuchi Y, Negoro M, Kitagawa M. Active compensation of rf-pulse transients. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2009; 197:242-244. [PMID: 19121594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 12/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A new approach to compensate rf-pulse transients is proposed. Based on the idea of the response theory of a linear system, a formula is derived to obtain the required excitation voltage profile back from the intended target rf-pulse shape. The validity of the formula is experimentally confirmed by monitoring the rf-field created inside the sample coil with a pickup coil. Since this approach realizes accurate rf-pulse shapes without reducing the Q-factor of the tank circuit of the probe, it can be used not only to suppress the transient tail of the rf-pulse, but also as a general concept for accurate rf-pulsing.
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- Kazuyuki Takeda
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, 606-8502 Kyoto, Japan.
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Brinkmann A, Kentgens APM, Anupõld T, Samoson A. Symmetry-based recoupling in double-rotation NMR spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2009; 129:174507. [PMID: 19045358 DOI: 10.1063/1.3005395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this contribution, we extend the theory of symmetry-based pulse sequences of types CN(n) (nu) and RN(n) (nu) in magic-angle-spinning nuclear resonance spectroscopy [M. H. Levitt, in Encyclopedia of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, edited by D. M. Grant and R. K. Harris (Wiley, Chichester, 2002), Vol. 9]. to the case of rotating the sample simultaneously around two different angles with respect to the external magnetic field (double-rotation). We consider the case of spin-1/2 nuclei in general and the case of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei that are subjected to weak radio frequency pulses operating selectively on the central-transition polarizations. The transformation properties of the homonuclear dipolar interactions and J-couplings under central-transition-selective spin rotations are presented. We show that the pulse sequence R2(2) (1)R2(2) (-1) originally developed for homonuclear dipolar recoupling of half-integer quadrupolar nuclei under magic-angle-spinning conditions [M. Eden, D. Zhou, and J. Yu, Chem. Phys. Lett. 431, 397 (2006)] may be used for the same purpose in the case of double rotation, if the radio frequency pulses are synchronized with the outer rotation of the sample. We apply this sequence, sandwiched by central-transition selective 90 degrees pulses, to excite double-quantum coherences in homonuclear spin systems consisting of (23)Na and (27)Al nuclei.
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- Andreas Brinkmann
- Physical Chemistry/Solid State NMR, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Application of static microcoils and WURST pulses for solid-state ultra-wideline NMR spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei. Chem Phys Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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O’Dell LA, Schurko RW. QCPMG using adiabatic pulses for faster acquisition of ultra-wideline NMR spectra. Chem Phys Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.08.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gómez MV, Reinhoudt DN, Velders AH. Supramolecular interactions at the picomole level studied by 19F NMR spectroscopy in a microfluidic chip. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2008; 4:1293-1295. [PMID: 18702122 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200701306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- M Victoria Gómez
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Science and Technology MESA+ Research Institute for Nanotechnology University of Twente Langezijds, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Hagaman EW, Jiao J, Moore T. The generation of intense radiofrequency fields in microcoils. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2008; 193:150-152. [PMID: 18455455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 04/04/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Large amplitude radiofrequency (rf) fields hold great promise in wide line NMR where it becomes possible to excite the full breadth of the line in a quantitative fashion. Applications in quadrupole NMR and in NMR of paramagnetic systems benefit greatly from intense fields. Spin manipulations in multiple quantum NMR experiments, specifically, the generation of multiple quantum coherence in MQ NMR, are more efficiently produced using intense rf fields. In this work we describe a microcoil probe that produces an rf field of 25 MHz, more than five times larger than the greatest rf field reported in the literature. We accomplish this in a robust, 127 microm diameter solenoid coil using 1 kW of rf power.
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- Edward W Hagaman
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6201, USA.
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- Cecil Dybowski*
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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Willans MJ, Sears DN, Wasylishen RE. The effectiveness of 1H decoupling in the 13C MAS NMR of paramagnetic solids: an experimental case study incorporating copper(II) amino acid complexes. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2008; 191:31-46. [PMID: 18086543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2007.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2007] [Revised: 11/17/2007] [Accepted: 11/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The use of continuous-wave (CW) 1H decoupling has generally provided little improvement in the 13C MAS NMR spectroscopy of paramagnetic organic solids. Recent solid-state 13C NMR studies have demonstrated that at rapid magic-angle spinning rates CW decoupling can result in reductions in signal-to-noise and that 1H decoupling should be omitted when acquiring 13C MAS NMR spectra of paramagnetic solids. However, studies of the effectiveness of modern 1H decoupling sequences are lacking, and the performance of such sequences over a variety of experimental conditions must be investigated before 1H decoupling is discounted altogether. We have studied the performance of several commonly used advanced decoupling pulse sequences, namely the TPPM, SPINAL-64, XiX, and eDROOPY sequences, in 13C MAS NMR experiments performed under four combinations of the magnetic field strength (7.05 or 11.75T), rotor frequency (15 or 30kHz), and 1H rf-field strength (71, 100, or 140kHz). The effectiveness of these sequences has been evaluated by comparing the 13C signal intensity, linewidth at half-height, LWHH, and coherence lifetimes, T2('), of the methine carbon of copper(II) bis(dl-alanine) monohydrate, Cu(ala)(2).H2O, and methylene carbon of copper(II) bis(dl-2-aminobutyrate), Cu(ambut)(2), obtained with the advanced sequences to those obtained without 1H decoupling, with CW decoupling, and for fully deuterium labelled samples. The latter have been used as model compounds with perfect 1H decoupling and provide a measure of the efficiency of the 1H decoupling sequence. Overall, the effectiveness of 1H decoupling depends strongly on the decoupling sequence utilized, the experimental conditions and the sample studied. Of the decoupling sequences studied, the XiX sequence consistently yielded the best results, although any of the advanced decoupling sequences strongly outperformed the CW sequence and provided improvements over no 1H decoupling. Experiments performed at 7.05T demonstrate that the XiX decoupling sequence is the least sensitive to changes in the 1H transmitter frequency and may explain the superior performance of this decoupling sequence. Overall, the most important factor in the effectiveness of 1H decoupling was the carbon type studied, with the methylene carbon of Cu(ambut)(2) being substantially more sensitive to 1H decoupling than the methine carbon of Cu(ala)(2).H2O. An analysis of the various broadening mechanisms contributing to 13C linewidths has been performed in order to rationalize the different sensitivities of the two carbon sites under the four experimental conditions.
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- Mathew J Willans
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada T6G 2G2
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Kentgens APM, Bart J, van Bentum PJM, Brinkmann A, van Eck ERH, Gardeniers JGE, Janssen JWG, Knijn P, Vasa S, Verkuijlen MHW. High-resolution liquid- and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance of nanoliter sample volumes using microcoil detectors. J Chem Phys 2008; 128:052202. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2833560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sakellariou D, Le Goff G, Jacquinot JF. High-resolution, high-sensitivity NMR of nanolitre anisotropic samples by coil spinning. Nature 2007; 447:694-7. [PMID: 17554303 DOI: 10.1038/nature05897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) can probe the local structure and dynamic properties of liquids and solids, making it one of the most powerful and versatile analytical methods available today. However, its intrinsically low sensitivity precludes NMR analysis of very small samples-as frequently used when studying isotopically labelled biological molecules or advanced materials, or as preferred when conducting high-throughput screening of biological samples or 'lab-on-a-chip' studies. The sensitivity of NMR has been improved by using static micro-coils, alternative detection schemes and pre-polarization approaches. But these strategies cannot be easily used in NMR experiments involving the fast sample spinning essential for obtaining well-resolved spectra from non-liquid samples. Here we demonstrate that inductive coupling allows wireless transmission of radio-frequency pulses and the reception of NMR signals under fast spinning of both detector coil and sample. This enables NMR measurements characterized by an optimal filling factor, very high radio-frequency field amplitudes and enhanced sensitivity that increases with decreasing sample volume. Signals obtained for nanolitre-sized samples of organic powders and biological tissue increase by almost one order of magnitude (or, equivalently, are acquired two orders of magnitude faster), compared to standard NMR measurements. Our approach also offers optimal sensitivity when studying samples that need to be confined inside multiple safety barriers, such as radioactive materials. In principle, the co-rotation of a micrometre-sized detector coil with the sample and the use of inductive coupling (techniques that are at the heart of our method) should enable highly sensitive NMR measurements on any mass-limited sample that requires fast mechanical rotation to obtain well-resolved spectra. The method is easy to implement on a commercial NMR set-up and exhibits improved performance with miniaturization, and we accordingly expect that it will facilitate the development of novel solid-state NMR methodologies and find wide use in high-throughput chemical and biomedical analysis.
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- D Sakellariou
- Laboratoire de Structure et Dynamique par Résonance Magnétique, Service de Chimie Moléculaire (Laboratoire Claude Fréjacques, CNRS URA 331) DSM/DRECAM/SCM, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France.
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