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Nanomechanical Infrared Spectroscopy with Vibrating Filters for Pharmaceutical Analysis
Maksymilian Kurek1, Matthias Carnoy1, Peter E Larsen1
1Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, Building 345C, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Abstract:
Standard infrared spectroscopy techniques are well-developed and widely used. However, they typically require milligrams of sample and can involve time-consuming sample preparation. A promising alternative is represented by nanomechanical infrared spectroscopy (NAM-IR) based on the photothermal response of a nanomechanical resonator, which enables the chemical analysis of picograms of analyte directly from a liquid solution in only a few minutes. Herein, we present NAM-IR using perforated membranes (filters). The method was tested with the pharmaceutical compound indomethacin to successfully perform a chemical and morphological analysis on roughly 100 pg of sample. With an absolute estimated sensitivity of 109±15 fg, the presented method is suitable for ultrasensitive vibrational spectroscopy.
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