• Nylon microplastics identification may be defective if weathering is neglected. Usual databases do not contain spectra of environmentally relevant polymers. Polyamide was monitored and interpreted chemically. A collection IR indexes reflect overall routes. The EU goal to reduce marine plastic litter by ca. 30% 2020 stressed the need deploy analytical methods ascertain polymeric nature a resid...

In this paper, gold asymmetric-split ring resonators (A-SRRs) are used for proteins sensing in the mid-infrared (IR) spectral region. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of octadecanethiol (ODT) in ethanolic solution were deposited on the resonator surfaces to immobilise protein molecules for their detection. Different diameters ASRRs were fabricated on zinc selenide (ZnSe) substrates using electr...

Investigation of surface recombination is an important area for infrared detectors as the demand smaller pixels increases. In this study, we use transient microwave reflectance to characterize minority carrier lifetime InAsSb nBn structures under three conditions: As-Grown, blanket Barrier-Etched, and SU-8 Passivated barrier-etched. A qualitative comparison these samples shows that decreases Ba...

• Temperature-dependent radiative properties of ceramic powders up to 1000 °C. Diffuse reflectance measurements (1–20 µm) above temperature limit background. Sintered bauxite (ACCUCAST) evaluated for concentrated solar power applications. ACCUCAST correlates most strongly alumina and silica wavelengths > 5 µm. Thermal emittance larger than T ? 600 Radiative are critical quantify energy fluxes b...

In this paper we report on a very sensitive biosensor based on gold asymmetric nanoantennas that are capable of enhancing the molecular resonances of C-H bonds. The nanoantennas are arranged as arrays of asymmetric-split H-shape (ASH) structures, tuned to produce plasmonic resonances with reflectance double peaks within the mid-infrared vibrational resonances of C-H bonds for the assay of depos...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: PMMA: Poly Methyl Methacrylate; TSMR: Thickness Shear Mode Resonator; IECOFS: Intrinsic Exposed Core Optical Fiber Sensor; ATR: Attenuated Total Reflectance; DTS: Distributed Temperature Sensor; CPSM: Cylindrical Phase Shift Migration Algorithm; ANNs: Artificial Neural Networks; MFL: Magnetic Flux Leakage; ICS: Internal Corrosion Sens...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: PMMA: Poly Methyl Methacrylate; TSMR: Thickness Shear Mode Resonator; IECOFS: Intrinsic Exposed Core Optical Fiber Sensor; ATR: Attenuated Total Reflectance; DTS: Distributed Temperature Sensor; CPSM: Cylindrical Phase Shift Migration Algorithm; ANNs: Artificial Neural Networks; MFL: Magnetic Flux Leakage; ICS: Internal Corrosion Sens...