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Characterization of Nanoparticles by FTIR and FTIR-Microscopy

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One of the most important analytical techniques available to today’s scientists is infrared spectroscopy. Infrared spectroscopy has the advantage of being able to study virtually every sample in virtually any state. With the right sampling method, liquids, solutions, pastes, powders, films, fibers, gases, and surfaces can all be tested. As a result of the improved instrumentation, a number of new sensitive techniques for examining previously intractable samples have been developed.

The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) method is a type of spectroscopy that can detect changes in the total composition of biomolecules by determining changes in functional groups. The vibration and rotation of molecules influenced by infrared radiation at a particular wavelength is measured using FTIR. This method identifies structural differences in molecular binding between entities, which can reveal details about the existence of their interactions. Transmittance FTIR, attenuated total reflectance (ATR–FTIR), and micro-spectroscopy FTIR are the most popular FTIR-based methods for characterization.

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Eid, M.M. (2021). Characterization of Nanoparticles by FTIR and FTIR-Microscopy. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6453-6_89-1

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