We describe a procedure for the detection of chemical elements present in situ in human cells as well as their in vitro quantification. The method is well-suited to any cell type and is particularly useful for quantitative chemical analyses in single cells following in vitro metal oxide nanoparticles exposure.
Muggiolu, G., Simon, M., Lampe, N., Devès, G., Barberet, P., Michelet, C., Delville, M., Seznec, H. In Situ Detection and Single Cell Quantification of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using Nuclear Microprobe Analysis. J. Vis. Exp. (132), e55041, doi:10.3791/55041 (2018).