AFMIR
Our AFMIR team was founded in 2009 following the development of a new surface characterisation technique (AFMIR), coupling an atomic force microscope (AFM) with IR spectroscopy. Our research focuses on instrumental development in infrared nanospectroscopy, the chemical and mechanical characterisation of complex materials on the nanometric scale, and the development of methodologies and strategies for data acquisition and processing. For the past 2 years, we have been setting up an instrumental platform, MUSIICS, dedicated to the multimodal, multiscale characterisation of materials.
Platforms and equipment
Publications of interest
• Surface Heterogeneity in Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles Evidenced from Tapping AFM-IR Nanospectroscopy, Benedis D, Dazzi A, […] Pirngruber G, Analytical chemistry (2023) 95(2) 1505-1512 Link.
• Nanostructural Evolution of Natural Rubber/Silica Nanoparticle Coagulation from Binary Colloidal Suspensions to Composites: Implications for Tire Materials; Cattinari G, Steenkeste K, […] Fontaine-Aupart M; ACS Applied Nano Materials (2021) 4(7) 6722-6733. Link.
• Plastic biodegradation: do Galleria mellonella larvae – bio-assimilate polyethylene? A spectral histology approach using isotopic labelling and infrared microspectroscopy. A. Rejasse et al Environ Sci Technol., 2022 Jan 4;56(1):525-534. Link.
• Microstructure Characterization of Oceanic Polyethylene Debris; Rowenczyk L, Dazzi A, […] Halle A, Environmental and Technology (2020) 54(7)4102-4109.
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