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Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: A New Approach for Nanoparticle's Mapping and Quantification in Organ Tissue
Published on: June 18, 2014
Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique to hair tissue mineral analysis
Michela Corsi1, Gabriele Cristoforetti, Montserrat Hidalgo
1Applied Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory, Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area di Ricerca di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi, 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Abstract:
The concentration of the main minerals present in human hair is measured on several subjects by Calibration-Free Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (CF-LIBS) and compared with the results obtained through a commercial analytical laboratory. The possibility of using CF-LIBS for mineral analysis in hair is discussed, as well as its feasibility for the fast and inexpensive determination of the occurrence of heavy-metal poisoning in hair.

