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Molecular imaging of paper cross sections by FT-IR spectroscopy and principal component analysis

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The molecular imaging of paper cross sections containing the wet-strength additive poly(amidoamine)–epichlorohydrin (PAE) was effected by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic imaging. Thin cross sections of laboratory sheet samples were prepared and transferred onto CaF2 substrates. A laboratory sheet sample without PAE acted as a reference. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to identify and to reveal the distribution of PAE across the section. Differences in the loading plots of the fourth and fifth principal components for the sheets with and without PAE were found in the region of the amide I, amide II, and amine bands within a variance of 0.4–0.8 %. The score images of the PCA reveal inhomogeneous distribution of PAE. Small areas of higher concentration of PAE occur across the cross section. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that FT-IR spectroscopic imaging provides spatially resolved quantitative information about the chemical composition of paper, which was successfully achieved.

New analytical approach for imaging paper cross sections at molecular level

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The authors wish to thank Bernhard Borchers for initiating this project, for assistance with experimental work, and in particular for his constructive criticism.

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  1. Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., P.O. Box 120 411, 01005, Dresden, Germany

    S. Genest

  2. Organische Chemie der Polymere, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany

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  3. Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    R. Salzer

  4. Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscher Str. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany

    G. Steiner

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Genest, S., Salzer, R. & Steiner, G. Molecular imaging of paper cross sections by FT-IR spectroscopy and principal component analysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 405, 5421–5430 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-013-6967-1

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