AFM-IR - Applications for Better Health

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• [00:00:30] What is photothermal AFM-IR?
• [00:02:21] Overview of photothermal AFM-IR uses and applications
• [00:02:56] Pharmaceutical science applications
• [00:05:17] Life science applications
• [00:06:22] How does AFM-IR work?
• [00:07:36] Advantages of AFM-IR
• [00:09:40] Overview of Bruker's Dimension IconIR system

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• [00:00:31] Introduction to Banaszak Holl Lab

[00:01:10] Research on Aerosols for  Drug Delivery

• [00:02:11] Studying asthma/COPD treatments
• [00:06:16] Research with and limitations of Raman microscopy and mass spectrometry
• [00:09:03] Photothermal AFM-IR experimental setup, data collection, and analysis of materials
• [00:14:18] Dimension IconIR data images
• [00:17:18] Summary of findings

[00:18:04] Material Fatigue & ACL Failure Research

• [00:22:18] Measuring ACL material fatigue
• [00:24:38] Photothermal AFM-IR sample preparation and data collection
• [00:30:30] Summary of findings

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• [00:00:04] Do you need multiple lasers in order to have the full spectral range covered?
• [00:01:52] Is the 10nm spatial resolution on the lateral direction? and what is the z direction?
• [00:04:10] Could you provide more information on how to prepare hydrated tissues?
• [00:05:54] Do you think that this style of analysis could be applied to other sports medicine applications in sports injury?
• [00:07:27] Can we perform measurements directly in water?
• [00:09:06] Do you first need to perform the scan and then do spectroscopy later? Or can both be done simultaneously?