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Björn De Samber

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72 Results

2025

Nanoscale chemical imaging of phagocytosis : a battle for metals between host and microbe

Nadeem UllahBjörn De SamberNathalie UwamahoroStijn Van MalderenLinda SandbladSylvain BohicPeter CloetensLaszlo VinczeConstantin F. Urban

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

2021

Micro x-ray fluorescence analysis of trace element distribution in frozen hydrated HeLa cells at the P06 beamline at Petra III

Christoph RumancevTobias VoepelSusan StuhrAndreas von GundlachTobias SenkbeilSimon EbbinghausJan GarrevoetGerald FalkenbergBjörn De SamberLaszlo Vincze et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOINTERPHASES

2020

Effect of sample preparation techniques upon single cell chemical imaging : a practical comparison between Synchrotron Radiation based X-ray Fluorescence (SR-XRF) and Nanoscopic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (nano-SIMS)

Björn De SamberRiet De RyckeMichiel De BruyneMichiel KienhuisLinda SandbladSylvain BohicPeter CloetensConstantin UrbanLubos PolereckyLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Nanoscopic X-ray imaging and quantification of the iron cellular architecture within single fibroblasts of Friedreich's ataxia patients

Björn De SamberTom Vanden BergheEline MeulStephen BautersMartin SeyrichJoél SmetBoel De PaepeJulio Cesar da SilvaSylvain BohicPeter Cloetens et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

Proof-of-concept for 2D/CT element analysis of entire cryofrozen islets of Langerhans using a cryoloop synchrotron X-ray fluorescence setup

Björn De SamberMohammed BensellamStijn Van MalderenFrank SeibothDennis BruecknerJan GarrevoetGerald FalkenbergJean-Christophe JonasLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

2019

Nanoscale chemical imaging of phagocytosis : a battle for metals between host and microbe

Björn De SamberNathalie UwamahoroStijn Van MalderenLinda SandblatSylvain BohicPeter CloetensConstantin F UrbanLaszlo Vincze

Three-dimensional X-ray fluorescence imaging modes for biological specimens using a full-field energy dispersive CCD camera

Björn De SamberOliver ScharfGünther BuzanichJan GarrevoetPieter TackMartin RadtkeHeinrich RiesemeierUwe ReinholzRoel EvensKarel De Schamphelaere et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

2018

Nanoscopic X-ray fluorescence imaging and quantification of intracellular key-elements in cryofrozen Friedreich's ataxia fibroblasts

Björn De SamberEline MeulBrecht LaforceBoel De PaepeJoél SmetMichiel De BruyneRiet De RyckeSylvain BohicPeter CloetensRudy Van Coster et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2017

FPM model calculation for micro X-ray fluorescence confocal imaging using synchrotron radiation

I. SzalokiA. GerenyiG. RadoczA. LovasBjörn De SamberLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the tissue-specific multi-elemental distribution within Ceriodaphnia dubia via multimodal registration using laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry and X-ray spectroscopic techniques

Stijn Van MalderenBrecht LaforceThibaut Van AckerCharlotte NysMaarten De RijckeRiet De RyckeMichiel De BruyneKarel De SchamphelaereOlga BorovinskayaBjörn De Samber et al.

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the tissue-specific multielemental distribution within Ceriodaphnia dubia via multimodal registration using laser ablation ICP-mass spectrometry and X-ray spectroscopic techniques

Stijn Van MalderenBrecht LaforceThibaut Van AckerCharlotte NysMaarten De RijckeRiet De RyckeMichiel De BruyneMatthieu BooneKarel De SchamphelaereOlga Borovinskaya et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

2016

Probing intracellular element concentration changes during neutrophil extracellular trap formation using synchrotron radiation based X-ray fluorescence

Björn De SamberMaria J. NiemiecBrecht LaforceJan GarrevoetEva VerguchtRiet De RyckePeter CloetensConstantin F. UrbanLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2015

Cryogenic analysis of frozen hydrated biological tissue at the Hard X-ray Micro-Probe Beamline at PETRA III

Jan GarrevoetWalter H SchroederBjörn De SamberThorsten ClaussenEva VerguchtUlrike BoesenbergMatthias AlfeldMateusz CzyzyckiMarion RoebLaszlo Vincze et al.

Study of the distribution of actinides in human tissues using synchrotron radiation micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Eva VerguchtBjörn De SamberAndrei IzmerBart VekemansKaren AppelSergei TolmachevLaszlo VinczeFrank Vanhaecke

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Trace element landscape of resting and activated human neutrophils on the sub-micrometer level

Maria Joanna NiemiecBjörn De SamberJan GarrevoetEva VerguchtBart VekemansRiet De RyckeErik BjörnLinda SandbladGerd WellenreutherGerald Falkenberg et al.

A1 Journal Article in METALLOMICS

2014

A cryogenic sample environment for the analysis of frozen hydrated biological tissue at the hard X-ray micro/nano-probe Beamline P06 at PETRA III

Walter SchroederBjörn De SamberThorsten ClaussenEva VerguchtJan GarrevoetUlrike BoesenbergPhilipp AlraunMatthias AlfeldMateusz CzyzyckiMarion Roeb et al.

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2013 : highlights and Hasylab annual report : author contributions

Cryogenic analysis of frozen hydrated biological tissue at the Hard X-ray Micro-Probe Beamline P06 at PETRA III

Walter H SchroederBjörn De SamberThorsten ClaussenEva VerguchtJan GarrevoetUlrike BoesenbergPhilipp AlraunMatthias AlfeldMateusz CzyzyckiMarion Roeb et al.

Cryogenic synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis of biological model organisms using a state-of-the-art cryochamber at P06, PETRA III

Eva VerguchtWalter H SchroederJan GarrevoetBjörn De SamberMichiel VandegehuchteUlrike BoesenbergPhilipp AlraunMateusz CzyzyckiMatthias AlfeldThorsten Claussen et al.

Cryogenic synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis of biological model organisms using a state-of-the-art cryochamber at P06, PETRA III

Eva VerguchtJan GarrevoetBjörn De SamberMichiel VandegehuchteMatthias AlfeldPhilipp AlraunThorsten ClaussenMateusz CzyzyckiUlrike BoesenbergGerald Falkenberg et al.

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2013 : highlights and Hasylab annual report : author contributions

Methodology toward 3D micro X-ray fluorescence imaging using an energy dispersive charge-coupled device detector

Jan GarrevoetBart VekemansPieter TackBjörn De SamberSylvia SchmitzFrank E BrenkerGerald FalkenbergLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The combined effect of dissolved organic carbon and salinity on the bioaccumulation of copper in marine mussel larvae

David DeruytterJan GarrevoetMichiel VandegehuchteEva VerguchtBjörn De SamberBart VekemansKaren AppelGerald FalkenbergKatrien DelbekeRonny Blust et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2013

A cryogenic sample environment for the analysis of biological tissue : status 2012

Walter SchröderBjörn De SamberEva VerguchtPhilipp AlraunPreety BhargavaUlrike BösenbergManuel BrinkerThorsten ClaussenGerald FalkenbergJens Patommel et al.

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2012 : highlights and Hasylab annual report : author contributions

Development of a cryogenic sample environment for the analysis of biological tissue

Walter SchröderBjörn De SamberMarion RoebEva VerguchtJan GarrevoetPhilipp AlraunPreety BhargavaUlrike BösenbergMateusz CzyzyckiManuel Brinker et al.

Hard X-ray nanoprobe investigations of the subtissue metal distributions within Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBart VekemansRiet De RyckeG Martinez-CriadoR TucoulouP CloetensLaszlo Vincze

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

2012

A novel three-dimensional elemental imaging method based on full-field X-ray fluorescence detection technology

Jan GarrevoetBart VekemansS SchmitzFE BrenkerG FalkenbergU FrühlingG WellenreutherBjörn De SamberLaszlo Vincze

Elemental imaging of actinides in human tissues using LA-ICP-MS and SR micro-XRF

Eva VerguchtAndrei IzmerBjörn De SamberBart VekemansKaren AppelSergei TolmachevLaszlo VinczeFrank Vanhaecke

Sub-micron and full-field XRF analyses of mantle fluids and melts trapped in cloudy diamonds of ultra-deep sources

S SchmitzFE BrenkerJan GarrevoetBart VekemansM KrebsJ RudloffG FalkenbergU FrühlingG WellenreutherBjörn De Samber et al.

Waterborne versus dietary zinc accumulation and toxicity in Daphnia magna : a synchrotron radiation based x-ray fluorescence imaging approach

Roel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereBjörn De SamberGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansBart VekemansLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeI SzalokiK Rickers et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

XRF nano-analysis of stellar condensates trapped in presolar carbon microspheres

Sylvia SchmitzFE BrenkerBart VekemansJan GarrevoetTom SchoonjansM SchmittG FalkenbergU FrühlingG WellenreutherBjörn De Samber et al.

2011

3D elemental imaging of the crustacean Ceriodaphnia by means of SR confocal micro-XRF

Björn De SamberRoel EvensMatthieu BooneKarel De SchamphelaereLuc Van HoorebekeColin JanssenGerald FalkenbergKaren AppelLaszlo Vincze

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2010 : highlights and HASYLAB annual report : author contributions

Characterization of aberrations of Fresnel Zone Plate optics by ptychographic diffraction imaging

R HoppeC BaumbachA GoldschmidtS HönigV MeierJ PatommelR RitterD SambergA SchroppF Seiboth et al.

Confocal X-ray fluorescence micro-imaging on cucumber hypocotyls

A GerényiV CzechJan GarrevoetBjörn De SamberLaszlo VinczeI Szaloki

Elemental bio-imaging of uranium and plutonium in tissues from occupationally exposed former nuclear workers

Björn De SamberEva VerguchtAndrei IzmerSergei TolmachevGerald FalkenbergFrank VanhaeckeLaszlo Vincze

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2010 : highlights and HASYLAB annual report : author contributions

High-resolution 3D ptychography of a tempered UO2/Mo-film

S StephanC BaumbachA GoldschmidtS HönigR HoppeV MeierJ PatommelS RitterD SambergA Schropp et al.

Imaging of Au nanoparticles within Cypress leaves using absorption edge radiography and micro-CT

Björn De SamberW SchroederCG SchroerG WellenreutherLaszlo VinczeG Falkenberg

Investigation of copper accumulation in the marine bivalve mollusc Mytilus edulis with Zone plate optics

Björn De SamberM VandegehuchteEva VerguchtJan GarrevoetColin JanssenC DavidG FalkenbergLaszlo Vincze

Ion transport investigation in poplar leaves by means of nanofocussing refractive lenses and micro-CT

Björn De SamberW SchroederCG SchroerG FalkenbergLaszlo Vincze

SR 2D micro-XRF imaging on entire rat thin sections in view of a pharmacokinetic study of a new bromine containing drug agains tuberculosis

Björn De SamberAndrei IzmerGreet JanssenFilip CuyckensGerald FalkenbergKaren AppelFrank VanhaeckeLaszlo Vincze

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2010 : highlights and HASYLAB annual report : author contributions

The hard X-ray nanoprobe at PETRA III beamline P06

J PatommelC BaumbachA GoldschmidtS HönigR HoppeV MeierS RitterD SambergA SchroppF Seiboth et al.

2010

Comparison of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for elemental imaging in Daphnia magna

Deepti Sahebrao GholapAndrei IzmerBjörn De SamberJohannes Van ElterenVid SelihRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenLieve BalcaenInge Lindemann et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Confocal micro-XRF/XANES analysis on insects trapped in amber

Lien Van de VoordeBart VekemansTom SchoonjansGeert SilversmitBjörn De SamberLaszlo Vincze

Dual detection X-ray fluorescence cryotomography and mapping on the model organism Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberShanna VanblaereRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereGerd WellenreutherFernando RidouttGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansBart VekemansBert Masschaele et al.

A1 Journal Article in POWDER DIFFRACTION

Dual detector micro-XRF cryotomography and mapping on the model organism Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberGerd WellenreutherRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenInge LindemannGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansBart VekemansImre Szaloki et al.

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2009 : highlights and HASYLAB annual report : author contributions

Element-to-tissue correlation in biological samples determined by three-dimensional X-ray imaging methods

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitKarel De SchamphelaereRoel EvensTom SchoonjansBart VekemansColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeImre Szaloki et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

Removal of some elements from washed and cooked rice studied by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and synchrotron based confocal micro-X-ray fluorescence

Victor MihuczGeert SilversmitImre SzalokiBjörn De SamberTom SchoonjansEniko TatarLaszlo VinczeIstvan ViragJun YaoGyula Zaray

A1 Journal Article in FOOD CHEMISTRY

Spatially resolved X-ray micro/nano-spectroscopy and imaging on the model organism Daphnia magna using laboratory and synchrotron sources

Björn De SamberLaszlo VinczeFrank Vanhaecke

Three-dimensional X-ray fluorescence micro- and nanoanalysis using synchrotron radiation

Laszlo VinczeBart VekemansGeert SilversmitBjörn De SamberTom SchoonjansRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenLuc Van HoorebekeK Appel et al.

2009

3D element-to-tissue correlation determined by continuous confocal micro-XRF scanning at Beamline L

Björn De SamberRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeBart VekemansGerald FalkenbergKaren RickersImre Szaloki et al.

Cryomapping on Daphnia magna at Beamline L using a cryostream : experimental setup and comparison

Björn De SamberRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenFernando RidouttKaren RickersGerald FalkenbergImre SzalokiLaszlo VinczeGerd Wellenreuther

Fate and effects of CeO₂ nanoparticles in aquatic ecotoxicity tests

Karen Van HoeckeJoris TK QuikJoanna Mankiewicz-BoczekKarel De SchamphelaereAndreas ElsaesserPaul Van der MeerenClifford BarnesGeorges McKerrC Vyvyan HowardDik Van De Meent et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Investigation of Daphnia magna genotypes with different Zn tolerance using micro-XRF under cryogenic conditions

Björn De SamberKarel De SchamphelaereShanna VanblaereColin JanssenImre SzalokiGerald FalkenbergKaren AppelLaszlo Vincze

Laboratory and synchrotron radiation micro and nano X-ray fluorescence

Björn De SamberRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereBert MasschaeleGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansBart VekemansLuc Van HoorebekeFrank VanhaeckeColin Janssen et al.

Metal contaminations in small water fleas: a combination of X-ray imaging experiments

Björn De SamberRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereGeert SilversmitBert MasschaeleTom SchoonjansBart VekemansColin JanssenLuc Van HoorebekeImre Szaloki et al.

A4 Journal Article in Photon Science 2008 : highlights and HASYLAB annual report : author contributions

Multi-disciplinary characterisation of a sandstone surface crust

Veerle CnuddeGeert SilversmitMatthieu BooneJan DewanckeleBjörn De SamberTom SchoonjansDenis Van LooYoni De WitteMarlina ElburgLaszlo Vincze et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polycapillary based confocal detection schemes for XRF micro- and nano-spectroscopy

Bart VekemansBjörn De SamberTom SchoonjansGeert SilversmitLaszlo VinczeSylvia SchmitzFrank BrenkerRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin Janssen et al.

X-ray fluorescence and absorption microtomography reveal tissue specific distribution of metals in Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeBert MasschaeleLuc Van Hoorebeke et al.

2008

A combination of synchrotron and laboratory X-ray techniques for studying tissue-specific trace level metal distributions in Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereGeert SilversmitBert MasschaeleTom SchoonjansBart VekemansColin JanssenLuc Van HoorebekeI Szalóki et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY

A top-down approach using X-ray imaging techniques : instrumental developments and applications in life science

Björn De SamberTom SchoonjansGeert SilversmitBart VekemansLaszlo VinczeRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van Hoorebeke et al.

Combining confocal SR micro-XRF and absorption microtomography for studying a full factorial Zn exposure experiment on Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenManuel DierickLuc Van HoorebekeLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeI Szaloki et al.

Element removal from washed and cooked rice studied by SF-ICP-MS and synchrotron radiation based confocal micro-XRF

Viktor MihuczGeert SilversmitImre SzalokiTom SchoonjansEniko TatarBjörn De SamberLaszlo VinczeIstvan ViragJun YaoGyula Zaray

Eu L2 XANES on CsBr:Eu needle image plates for X-ray radiography

Geert SilversmitJens LenaertsBjörn De SamberJean-Pierre TahonPaul LeblansLaszlo Vincze

Evaluation of confocal µ-XRF and ICP-MS for studying the pharmacodynamical properties of intraperitoneal chemohyperthermia with oxaliplatin

Björn De SamberVeerle Van LierdeW BouquetWim CeelenA HeyseLaszlo VinczeG FalkenbergFrank Vanhaecke

Micro-X-ray fluorescence (2D/CT) and laboratory absorption microtomography reveal tissue specific metal distribution in Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeI Szaloki et al.

Three dimensional SR-confocal micro XRF combined with absorption microtomography on Daphnia magna: Instrumental developments and recent advances in dataprocessing

Björn De SamberRoel EvensTom SchoonjansGeert SilversmitBart VekemansKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeKaren Rickers et al.

Three-dimensional elemental imaging by means of synchrotron radiation micro-XRF : developments and applications in environmental chemistry

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeG Falkenberg et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Trace element distribution in Hungarian and Chinese rice by confocal µ-XRF

Geert SilversmitBjörn De SamberTom SchoonjansLaszlo VinczeVictor MichuczGyula ZarayImre Szaloki

Use of the bromine isotope ratio in HPLC-ICP-MS and HPLC-ESI-MS analysis of a new drug in development

F CUYCKENSLieve BalcaenKenny De WolfBjörn De SamberC VAN LOOVERENR HURKMANSFrank Vanhaecke

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

2007

Hyphenation of reverse-phase HPLC and ICP-MS for metabolite profiling-application to a novel antituberculosis compound as a case study

Lieve BalcaenBjörn De SamberKenny De WolfF CUYCKENSFrank Vanhaecke

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Implementation of a high resolution CCD camera for micro-radiography at beamline L

Björn De SamberGerald FalkenbergLaszlo Vincze

Micro X-ray fluorescence computed tomography and radiography on Daphnia magna

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenLieve BalcaenFrank VanhaeckeI SZALOKIG FALKENBERG et al.

Nano-XRF study of cometary matter returned by NASA's Stardust mission: a quantitative and qualitative approach

Tom SchoonjansFrank BrenkerSylvia SchmitzGeert SilversmitBjörn De SamberBart VekemansManfred BurghammerChristian RiekelLaszlo Vincze

Studying tissue-specific distributions of metals in Daphnia magna using scanning X-ray fluorescence and absorption microtomography

Björn De SamberGeert SilversmitTom SchoonjansRoel EvensKarel De SchamphelaereColin JanssenBert MasschaeleLuc Van HoorebekeLieve BalcaenFrank Vanhaecke et al.