NanoSIMS is an ion imaging technique that allows the analysis of elemental and isotopic composition of a solid sample at a sub-micrometer spatial scale (down to 50 nm). Although originally “NanoSIMS” was the name of an instrument that makes such an analysis possible it is now commonly used as a synonym for the technique itself. Applications range from cell biology to microbial ecophysiology to cosmochemistry, covering a broad range of scientific fields, like geochemistry, medical sciences, material science, etc.

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