Automated, accurate and robust microplastics analysis, from <500nm to mm’s with O-PTIR
Please join Dr Mustafa Kansiz, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp, for this two part event.
In part one, join our webinar to learn how our new “featurefindIR™“ software automation tool is being used to conduct automated, rapid, reproducible and accurate MPs (and microfibers) analysis of the more biologically relevant very small (<500nm) to large (mm’s) MPs on the one instrument without encountering any of the pitfalls, challenges and artefacts seen with traditional direct FTIR/QCL and Raman microscopy.
In the second part watch, in real-time, a demonstration of featurefindIR™ for submicron O-PTIR and simultaneous Raman microscopy being used to generate consistent and artefact free spectra of MPs <500nm to the very large (mm’s), regardless of particle shape and size with the use of cross-polarized visible light to enhance particle detection (patent pending)
Part 1: Introduction to O-PTIR
- Overview of current direct IR (FTIR & QCL) and Raman microspectroscopic techniques applied to MPs
- Recognizing and understanding spectral artefacts/inconsistencies and how they significantly reduce MP ID accuracy
- Introduction to featurefindIR™ software automation and reporting for Submicron O-PTIR and Simultaneous Raman microscopy
- How cross-polarized visible light microscopy can be used to enhance particle detection
- Combined fluorescence (Nile Red) imaging for polymer particle locating (amongst inorganics), followed by O-PTIR analysis for increased efficiency and time savings
- See examples applied to MPs and microfibers from <500nm to mm’s and how the spectra are reliable and reproducible, regardless of particle shape and size
Part 2: Live demo
- See, in real-time, how easy it is to use featurefindIR™ for MP analysis in seconds, ranging from <500nm to mm’s and immediately search spectral databases and generate reports with key particle shape/size information together with chemical identification.
- The webinar will be recorded for later on-demand viewing with opportunities to ask questions during and after the webinar.
