An acronym for attenuated total reflection Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy, ATF-FTIR is an analysis technique that can be used to analyse biological specimens in a cheap, economical way. This ...

FTIR deals with the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and it works by measuring how much light is absorbed by the bonds of vibrating molecules to provide a molecular fingerprint. The ...

Ghent University has been performing research on plastic pollution for the past 15 years, during which new techniques for the collection, extraction, quantification and identification of microplastics ...

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy and Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectroscopy are well-established techniques that are used across many industries. But like any characterization method, new advances ...

Multilayer polymer laminate packaging materials are carefully engineered composites, with each polymer layer selected to deliver specific chemical and physical properties. This design allows for the ...

Drugs and fibers are among the materials collected in forensic and criminal laboratories. Some of these samples can be quite small, and light microscopes are frequently employed to examine evidence ...