“…The mapping of the biologically essential trace metals (i.e., Cu, Zn, Fe), metalloids (i.e., Se), or non-metals (i.e., S, P, I) is of increasing interest in modern bio-analytics (Becker et al, 2010 ). LA-ICP-MS and SIMS are two major MSI ion sources of choice for trace elements localization (Heard et al, 2002 ; Zhu et al, 2012 ; Choi et al, 2014 ; Hanć et al, 2014 ). In particular, the absence of charging-up effects combined with fewer matrix effects makes LA-ICP-MS a simple quantification tool in which is possible to apply certified standard reference materials or matrix-matched laboratory standards (Becker et al, 2010 ).…”