FT-IR Microscope

Infrared or FT-IR microscopy (µ-FT-IR) combines FT-IR spectroscopy with traditional light microscopy. This provides a very streamlined, “point and shoot” approach to chemical analysis of very small structures. An FT-IR image is a chemical image generated by an FT-IR microscope. Chemical images combine digital topographic data of a sample obtained through a microscope with chemical information obtained through a spectrometer, allowing us to visualize the chemical composition of the sample. This technique is particularly well suited for examining small objects that may be difficult to analyze precisely using traditional FT-IR spectroscopy, such as small particles, thin coatings on surfaces, or single crystals.