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Published February 9, 2021 | Version 1
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High res C 1s XPS data set: Comparative study of NAP-XPS and cryo-XPS for the investigation of surface chemistry of the bacterial cell-envelope

  • 1. Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 44-46, 12203 Berlin, Germany
  • 2. Department of Chemistry, Umeå university, 90187 Umeå, Sweden
  • 3. SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH, Voltastraße 5, 13355 Berlin, Germany

Description

Bacteria generally interact with the environment via processes involving their cell-envelope. Thus, techniques that may shed light on their surface chemistry are attractive tools for providing an understanding of bacterial interactions. One of these tools is Al Kα-excited photoelectron  spectroscopyspectrometry (XPS) with an estimated information depth of <10 nm. XPS-analyses of bacteria have been performed for several decades on freeze-dried specimens in order to be compatible with the vacuum in the analysis chamber of the spectrometer. A limitation of these studies has been that the freeze-drying method may collapse cell structure as well as introduce surface contaminants. However, recent developments in XPS allow for analysis of biological samples at near ambient pressure (NAP-XPS) or as frozen hydrated specimens (cryo-XPS) in vacuum. In this work, we have analyzed bacterial samples from a reference strain of the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens using both techniques. We compare the results obtained and, in general, observe good agreement between the two techniques. Relevant high resolution C 1s XPS data sets are upload. Furthermore, we discuss advantages and disadvantages with the two analysis approaches and the output data they provide. XPS reference data from the bacterial strain are provided and we suggest that planktonic cells of this strain (DSM 50090) may be used as a reference material for surface chemical analysis of bacterial systems.

This data set relates to M. Kjaervik et al., Comparative study of NAP-XPS and cryo-XPS for the investigation of surface chemistry of the bacterial cell-envelope, published in Innovative Methodologies for the Chemical Characterization of Biomaterial Surfaces by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) for Biotechnological Applications, Frontiers in Chemistry, 9, 2021, DOI 10.3389/fchem.2021.666161

 

 

Notes

M. Kjærvik has received funding by the EMPIR program (15HLT01 MetVBadBugs) co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. M. Ramstedt has received funding from the Kempe Foundation, Sweden, Grant number JCK-1720.

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