Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Plant Metabolites.

LA-ICP-MS (Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) is a highly sensitive isotopic and elemental analytical technique that has a wide application for solid samples such as plant material. Within this chapter we describe how to prepare leaf material, seeds, and fruit for 2D elemental distribution maps, preparation of reference materials, method condition optimization, special resolution calculation, and the limit of detection.