Co-UDlabs webinar on FTIR chemical mapping
Aalborg University, a partner in the Co-UDlabs INFRAIA project, has held — on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 14:00 CEST — an introductory webinar on the principles of FTIR spectroscopy and microscopy, as well as µFTIR-Imaging analysis.
With over 15 participants, the webinar ”µFTIR-Chemical Mapping” was intended to provide basic knowledge on a widely used analytical technique that combines the chemical information from Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with the resolving power of microscopy.
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After introducing basic concepts about Infrared Spectroscopy and how an FTIR spectrometer works, infrared microscopy was briefly explained, including different modes of collecting spectra at the microscopic scale. Finally, µFTIR-chemical mapping technology was introduced, focusing on theoretical and practical details related to this technique. To conclude, the webinar provided a short overview of the main applications of µFTIR-chemical mapping ranging from biomedical science to material science and microplastic analysis on environmental samples, focusing on urban water microplastic monitoring.
You can re-watch the contents of the webinar in the videos below.