Application Notes

Find out how Renishaw’s new inVia Qontor confocal Raman microscope can be used to acquire accurate and repeatable spectra from samples with extensive topographic variations.

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microscopy is a well-established method for the analysis of samples that are too small or complex to be measured in a standard infrared spectrometer. The new LUMOS Stand-alone FTIR microscope offers a fully automated solution that is very easy-to-use and requires little space.

Find out how the inVia confocal Raman microscope is used to conserve, study and analyse the precious ancient cultural relics from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses site.

It is vital to be able to rapidly and easily analyse the composition and structure of anodes. The inVia is ideal for locating, discriminating, and quantifying the different forms of carbon present in anodes, even those with subtle variations in structure.

The study of emulsions is important to provide information on interactions, separation, network connections and the role of emulsifiers. These are key to ensure emulsion is stable and suited to its specific role.

Learn why Renishaw’s inVia confocal Raman microscope is the ultimate system for studies ranging from fundamental research on the materials involved through to final product quality control and failure analysis.

The Agilent Multimode Sample Introduction System (MSIS) is an innovative option for both PerkinElmer Optima ICP-OES instruments and Agilent ICP-OES and Agilent MP-AES instruments. In this application note, we will show you how MSIS could help saves set-up and analysis time and also keep the lab as productive as possible.

The Milestone UltraWAVE can digest up to 22 different sample types simultaneously. The high temperature and pressure capability enables a complete digestion of nearly all inorganic sample types that need to be analyzed for trace metals.

Spectral Systems has developed Beamsplitter coating designs which offer the highest performance and eliminates undesirable spectral features.

Raman spectroscopy was used to control a semi-batch polymerization reaction. Kaiser Raman data enabled open-loop and closed-loop feedback control, allowing production of materials with consistent quality.

There is a need to optically characterize even smaller components and materials; placing these items in the standard UV-Vis sample compartment can be challenging. This note describes how very small samples can be routinely, accurately, and successfully characterized using UV-Vis combined with a standard optical microscope.

In this application note, we demonstrate the power of the modular spectroscopy to measure the UV-Vis absorbance of natural and artificial colorants used in sports drinks.

Reuse of fracking fluid is contingent on chemical and physical properties, which in turn are related to the chemical composition of the water. Waste water from fracking wells generally has high total solids content often in concert with salts, organic chemicals, metals and naturally-occurring radioactive materials. Often, the water must undergo a cleaning or dilution step before reuse or discharge. An online monitor for high levels of sulfate could be one component of an on-line recycling system of water in hydraulic fracturing processes and this study looks at Raman spectroscopy as a potential measurement technique for such a monitor.

Mass Spectrometric Imaging (MSI) using DESI provides molecular imaging without the interference of the matrix required for MALDI and offers the advantage of preserving sample for further analysis. DESI coupled to High Resolution Accurate Mass (HRAM), is shown here to elucidate spatial distribution of lipids, protein, and metabolites in tissue sections and can provide confident and discriminate biomarker determinations.

In this application note, we evaluate sunscreen samples using spectroscopy. The same experimental setup can measure the SPF of fabrics and other materials, demonstrating how modular spectrometers can measure samples relevant to health.

Milestone’s DMA-80 provides a highly flexible platform with an extremely wide dynamic detection range to analyze coal samples with varying mercury levels.

PLIF, PIV and next generation imaging detectors - Combustion processes, if uncontrolled, are inherently inefficient and increasing the efficiency of combustion in engines, gas burners and furnaces is a significant challenge for the future due to limited fossil fuel resources and their effects on the environment.

Handheld Raman spectrometers are now designed and built for practical everyday use in a vast array of applications. The new BRAVO by Bruker takes handheld Raman Spectroscopy to a new level, overcoming the limitations of previously available systems such as limited wavelength accuracy, non-safe laser usage and fluorescence interference. Now with BRAVO wavelength accuracy is significantly better than competitive devices resulting in the highest data consistency and the BRAVO incorporates new technology called Sequentially Shifted Excitation (SSE™) to mitigate fluorescence.