FT-IR Nexus
General information
Category
Microscopy | Spectroscopy
Key instrumentation FT-IR and FT-IR Microscopy
Nicolet Nexus 870. Instrument for FT-IR spectroscopy and microscopy
Technical description
Nicolet Nexus 870. Instrument for FT-IR spectroscopy and microscopy, model Nicolet Nexus 870, equipped with external optical table, two external detectors (MCT e TRS), GeATR, one Hind photoelastic modulator, and one IR Continuum microscope. The instrument allows for the contemporaneous imaging and FT-IR analysis of micrometric particles/domains, allowing for the chemical mapping of flat samples as well as powders.
Research areas and applications
FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) is a fast, easy and reliable technique for material identification and quantification of constituents in a sample. The combination with optical microscopy allows for the chemical mapping of complex systems and interfaces, such as mixtures, surface coatings, films, pharmaceuticals, etc.
Science highlights
- Nanotechnologies for Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Paper and Canvas Deacidification, Giorgi et al, https://doi.org/10.1021/la025964d
- Innovative Hydrogels Based on Semi-Interpenetrating p(HEMA)/PVP Networks for the Cleaning of Water-Sensitive Cultural Heritage Artifacts, Domingues et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/la3048664
- Adsorption of Amino Acids and Glutamic Acid-Based Surfactants on Imogolite Clays, Bonini et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04414
