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SUMMARY:Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy Conference - ECL and AIDA event
DESCRIPTION:Contact: milda.pucetaite@biol.lu.se\n\nAbout the conferenceInfr
 ared (IR) spectroscopy is a highly sensitive analytical technique with hig
 h spectral resolution\, enabling the detection of subtle molecular variati
 ons and providing detailed chemical fingerprinting in complex samples. For
  years\, the method has therefore been popular in a wide range of scientif
 ic fields\, from chemistry and material science to environmental and biome
 dical studies. In conventional IR microscopy\, however\, the lateral resol
 ution is limited by the diffraction limit of the wavelength of the IR ligh
 t\, which is several (tens of) microns.&nbsp\;In the last 15-20 years\, ho
 wever\, new developments have circumvented these boundaries by employing t
 he photothermal effect in a clever way: thermal expansion induced by the a
 bsorption of IR laser light is detected by a different probe\, that is not
  subject to the same spatial limitation. In optical photothermal IR (O-PTI
 R) microscopy this is done via an optical probe laser\, whereas atomic for
 ce microscopy (AFM-IR) uses mechanical sensing via the AFM-tip. This has b
 rought the spatial resolution of IR microscopy down to sub-micron scales -
  even all the way down to 10 nm for the AFM-IR! Understandably\, this has 
 opened up a whole new area of possibilities: from characterizing polymer b
 lends and identifying microplastics to visualizing intracellular biochemic
 al organization in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.This event will s
 erve as a dynamic platform to explore the latest advances in high-resoluti
 on IR techniques\, with a special focus on O-PTIR\, AFM-IR\, as well as mu
 lti-modal approaches\, including X-ray microscopy. We further aim to stren
 gthen collaborations among researchers within this field in the Nordic cou
 ntries\, and further afield.&nbsp\;Keynote speakers:&nbsp\;Prof. Ji-Xin Ch
 eng (Boston University)Prof. Alexandre Dazzi (University of Paris-Saclay)O
 rganisers: ECL and AIDA Themes at LINXS\, MAX IV and Lund University\, Blu
 e Scientific Ltd.Conference fee: 950 SEK.&nbsp\;Read more about the confer
 ence on the conference website.Fhirst Nordic Sub-Micron IR Microscopy Conf
 erence - ECL and AIDA event — LINXSBECC is a sponsor to this event!&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;\n\nMore information about the event: https://www.becc.lu.se/cale
 ndar/nordic-sub-micron-ir-microscopy-conference-ecl-and-aida-event
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LOCATION:LINXS\, The Loop\, Rydbergs torg 4\, 224 84 Lund
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