Please join Dr Junli Xu, from the School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland in this two-part webinar to learn how sub-micron IR  has been applied to characterize microplastics (MPs) (1-66µm in size) that are shed from intravenous fluid delivery system, into the human bloodstream, as she presents results from her exciting recent publication.

With a growing understanding that the sub 10 micron, and in particular the sub-micron fraction, are of more biological relevance, traditional tools like FTIR, QCL-IR microscopy and Raman having significant challenges. Thus advanced, accurate and robust analytical tools to characterize these ultra small MPs are ever more required. Here we demonstrate how Optical Photothermal IR (O-PTIR) has proven its utility, across this study but also across dozens of other recent MP O-PTIR publications.

Additionally, Dr Mustafa Kansiz, Director of Product Management at Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp, will provide a brief technique overview, covering sub-micron simultaneous IR+Raman with co-located fluorescence widefield imaging for improved optical contrast to guide the measurement process.

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The webinar will be recorded for later on-demand viewing with opportunities to ask questions during and after the webinar.