Sunscreen products impair the early developmental stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

Nov 10, 2017 | Application, Biology, UV SpectroRadiometry

SS Thind, CC Mustapic, J Wen, CD Goodwin, A Chen – New Journal of Chemistry, 2017 Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by the release of personal care products. Among them, sunscreens are causing concern either for the effects on skin protection from UV...

INVESTIGATING LOW-COST OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR SENSING PRESSURE ULCERS

Nov 10, 2017 | Application, Reflectance

Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy has been used widely to characterize tissue properties for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. This thesis focuses on the use of spectroscopy for early pressure ulcer detection. The most common early diagnosis technique for...

Technical Note: Sample Damage in Raman Spectroscopy

Oct 12, 2017 | Raman

Raman spectroscopy is utilized in a variety of ways, ranging from the characterization of protein-nucleic acid interactions1 to analyzing dyes in ancient artwork2. When dealing with sensitive samples, a common issue one runs into is damaging the sample. Laser powers...

Analysis of the dehydration process of caffeine using backscattering and transmission Raman spectroscopy

Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Raman

R Takeshima, Y Hattori, S Managaki, M Otsuka – International Journal of …, 2017 Abstract In the present study, the dehydration process of caffeine hydrate (CAH) was investigated by calibrating the moisture content in the caffeine tablet using backscattering...

Accurate Assignments of Excited-State Resonance Raman Spectra: A Benchmark Study Combining Experiment and Theory

Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Raman

MS Barclay, TJ Quincy, DB Williams-Young, M Caricato… – The Journal of Physical …, 2017 Abstract Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) probes the structural dynamics of molecules in electronically excited states by following the evolution of the...

Controlling growth and colour of phototrophs by using simple and inexpensive coloured lighting: A preliminary study in the Light4Heritage project towards future strategies for outdoor illumination

Oct 3, 2017 | Agriculture, Application, Biology, Environmental

P Sanmartín, D Vázquez-Nion, J Arines… – International …, 2017 Abstract The quantity (duration and intensity) and quality (colour or wavelength) of light are key factors involved in regulating growth and physiological processes in photosynthetic organisms. As a...

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