Technical Note – Vibrational Spectroscopy: Infrared vs. Raman

Apr 12, 2017 | Application, News, Raman

Vibrational spectroscopies are integral in analyzing some of the most fundamentally important processes in physical chemistry: molecular vibrations. While there are many different experimental techniques used to analyze those vibrations, most are variations of the...

Chemically Roughened Solid Silver: A Simple, Robust and Broadband SERS Substrate

Jan 6, 2017 | Application, Raman

Shavini Wijesuriya, Krishna Burugapalli, Ruth Mackay, Godwin Chukwuebuka Ajaezi and Wamadeva Balachandran Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates manufactured using complex nano-patterning techniques have become the norm. However, their cost of...

Application Note – Low Cost & Portable Raman Spectrometer Analysis of Pharmaceuticals

Sep 27, 2016 | Application, News, Raman

Raman spectroscopy is a valuable tool for quickly inspecting solid, liquid, and powder pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical precursors. The versatility and affordability of modern Raman spectrometers makes them a vital component in most labs and pharmaceutical...

In Situ Reductive Synthesis of Structural Supported Gold Nanorods in Porous Silicon Particles for Multifunctional Nanovectors

May 11, 2016 | Application, Raman

G Zhu, JT Liu, Y Wang, D Zhang, Y Guo, E Tasciotti… – ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016 Porous silicon nanodisks (PSD) were fabricated by the combination of photolithography and electrochemical etching of silicon. By using PSD as a reducing agent,...

Ordered mesoporous carbon preparation by the in situ radical polymerization of acrylamide and its application for resorcinol removal

Feb 23, 2016 | Application, Chemistry, Raman

Ordered mesoporous carbon preparation by the in situ radical polymerization of acrylamide and its application for resorcinol removal W Shou, B Chao, ZU Ahmad, DD Gang – Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016 FEB 2016 In this study, acrylamide (AM) was, for the...