Acquisition of Imaging Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer

在主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的支持下，肯特州立大学化学系将获得成像傅里叶变换红外（FTIF）光谱仪。 该仪器将支持若干领域的研究，包括：a）开发空气/水界面单分子膜的红外成像和磷脂酰肌醇/蛋白质相互作用的特性; B）液晶/聚合物相互作用的研究; c）环境中生物膜形成的特性; d）开发多维数据分析的新方法。 傅里叶变换光谱技术在学术和工业研究中的普遍有效性已经得到了牢固的确立。 许多高级光谱学课程现在通常包括FT光谱学的教学。成像技术对于工业研究中先进材料的表征极其重要，焦平面阵列红外成像在工业分析实验室中变得越来越流行。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Kent State University will acquire an imaging Fourier transform infrared (FTIF) spectrometer. This instrument will support research in a number of areas, including a) the development of IR imaging for monolayers at the air/water interface and the characterization of phosphoinositide/protein interactions; b) the investigation of liquid crystal/polymer interactions; c) the characterization of biofilm formation in the environment; and d) the development of new methods of multi-dimensional data analysis. The general effectiveness of Fourier transform spectroscopic techniques in academic and industrial research has been firmly established. Many advanced spectroscopic courses now routinely include the teaching of FT spectroscopy. Imaging technology is extremely important for the characterization of advanced materials in industrial research, and focal plane array IR imaging is becoming increasingly popular in industrial analytical laboratories.