Conference Agenda

TOWARD AFFORDABLE PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE - How basic science addresses grand challenges

Ferenc Krausz

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany Center for Molecular Fingerprinting, Budapest, Hungary

Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy of Electromagnetic Asymmetry and Electron Tunneling in Plasmonic Molecular Nano-junctions

Dangyuan Lei

City University of Hong-Kong, China

Ligand-functionalized plasmonic nanoplatforms for selective detection and redox profiling of hemoglobin via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Janani Balasubramanian¹, Daria Ruth Galimberti², Matteo Tommasini³, Sebastiano Trusso⁴, Olena Zenkina¹, Brad Easton¹, Nisha Agarwal¹

¹Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; ²Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Radboud University, Netherlands; ³Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; ⁴CNR-IPCF, Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, Messina, Italy

Enhancing spectroscopy based diagnosis through in-silico modelling of the infrared spectrum of urine

Victor Navarro-Esteve¹, Angel Sánchez-Illana¹, José Portoles², María Marques Vidas², Antonio Sanchez-Lopez³, David Perez Guaita¹

¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain; ²University Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain. RISCORS2040 RD24/0004/0028; ³Neuroimmunology Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro-Segovia de Arana, Madrid, Spain

Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) techniques for autism diagnosis in children

Rosalba Gaudiuso¹, Milica Vinic¹, Immacolata Concetta Tommasi¹, Andrea De Giacomo¹, Caterina Gaudiuso², Francesco Paolo Mezzapesa², Antonio Santagata³, Maria Lucia Pace³, Lucrezia Catanzaro⁴, Luisa D'Urso⁴, Giuseppe Romano Compagnini⁴

¹University of Bari "A. Moro", Italy; ²CNR, Institute for photonics and Nanotechnology, Bari, Italy; ³CNR, Institute for structure of matter, Potenza, Italy; ⁴University of Catania, Italy

Spectral Signatures of the Past: Advancing Spectroscopy in Heritage Science

Francesca Rosi

Italian National Reserach Council-CNR, Italy

Spectroscopy in the operation theatre - as surgeon’s view

Ioannis Vasilikos

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany

Unveiling Historical Mordants: Atomic Spectrometric Method for Metal Analysis in Ancient Textiles

Izabela Anna Nasilowska, Magdalena Borowska, Katarzyna Lech

Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

A New Approach to Solid Sampling Using Plasma-Mediated Vapor Generation

Gilberto Coelho, Jan Kratzer

Department of Trace Element Analysis, Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

Challenging elements in complex samples: Bromine and Iodine determination in drill cuttings and oily sludges by ICP-MS

Eduardo Chaves¹, Renan Marim¹, Diego Galvan¹, Daniel Borges¹, Björn Meermann²

¹Federal University of Santa Catarina, Department of Chemistry, Florianópolis, Brazil; ²Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.1- Inorganic Trace Analysis, Berlin, Germany.

Spectroscopy without Borders: Empowering Global Solutions through Portable Technology

Christian Huck

Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, CCB-Center for Chemistry and Pharmacy, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria

Transforming Agri-Food Analysis: Harnessing Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Non-Invasive Sensors

Ana Soldado¹, Candela Melendreras García¹, Jesús Alfonso Montero García¹, Francisco Javier Ferrero Martín², José Manuel Costa Férnandez¹

¹Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Spain; ²Department of Electrical, Electronic, Computers and Systems Engineering, University of Oviedo, Spain

Direct Three-Dimensional Visualization of Residual Stress and Strain Distribution in Polycarbonate Molding Using Raman Micro-Spectroscopy

Yuki Yoshida¹, Billur Sevinis²

¹Toray Research Center, Inc.; ²Toray Industries Europe GmbH, Germany

Probing polymorphism and stimuli induced structural changes in Metal-Organic Frameworks with THz Raman Spectroscopy

Kristina Gjorgjevikj¹, Simon Krause^1,2

¹Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany; ²Ulm University, Germany

Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging and Reaction Monitoring in an Digital Microfluidics Chip

Sebastian Fehse, Ben Ungermann, Anish Das, Detlev Belder

Leipzig University, Germany

Overcoming matrix determination constraints in X-ray Fluorescence: recent improvements in biomarker determination capabilities

Sofia Pessanha

REAL-NOVA University, Portugal

Self-Mixing Detection of Methane Using a Quantum Cascade Laser in Mid-IR

Nikos Stefanakos^1,2, Marialena Akriotou^1,2, Thomas Nikas¹, Dimitrios Syvridis¹

¹National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; ²Eulambia Advanced Technologies, Ag. Paraskevi, Greece

Miniaturized Mid-Infrared QCL Sensor for Non-Invasive Helicobacter pylori Detection

Gabriela Flores Rangel¹, David Gachet², Richard Maulini², Kaspar Suter², Stephane Blaser², Boris Mizaikoff^1,3, Lorena Diaz de Leon Martinez¹

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; ²Alpes Lasers, Avenue des Pâquiers 1, 2072 St-Blaise, Switzerland; ³Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstrasse 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany

A Microfluidic Device to Realise Electrochemically Controlled Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Detection in HPLC (EC-SERS/HPLC)

Maximilian Blaha, Julius Schwieger, Rico Warias, Detlev Belder

Leipzig University, Germany

Development of a Fast Autofocus Hand-Held Closed-looped Fiber-Optic Raman Probe

Weizhi Yang¹, David Vasquez¹, Ines Latka¹, Jürgen Popp^1,2, Iwan Schie^1,3

¹Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena; ²Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; ³Department of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology,University of Applied Sciences-Jena

Quantum Cascade Lasers as Versatile Mid-Infrared Sources for Spectroscopy

Kamil Pierscinski, Dorota Pierscinska, Dominika Niewczas, Katarzyna Pieniak, Michał Nagowski, Agata Krzastek, Artur Broda, Aleksander Kuzmicz

Łukasiewicz - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Poland

Recent developments and innovations at nanoplus on MIR-LASER-, LED- and PD-Interband and Quantum Cascade technologies

Lars Hildebrandt

nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH, Germany

Nanoscale Infrared Microscopy for Advanced Energy Materials

Sergiu Amarie

attocube, Germany

Miniaturized fiber coupled array spectrometer for parallel distributed sensing applications

Martin Hubold, Dirk Michaelis, Peter Dannberg, Robert Leitel, Thomas Flügel-Paul, Norbert Danz

Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745 Jena, Germany

Enhanced wide-field photothermal mid-infrared imaging for biological specimens and microplastics

Anooj Thayyil Raveendran¹, Supatcharee Cael¹, Subham Adak¹, Juergen Popp^1,2, Christoph Krafft¹

¹Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena e.V., Member of Leibniz Health Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany; ²Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany

From Farm to Fork: On-Site IR Spectroscopy for Food Safety Assurance

Polina Fomina¹, Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Ulm University, Germany; ²Hahn Schickard, Germany

Analytical spectroscopic characterization of green chitosan/copper nanocomposites for food packaging applications

Danilo d'Agostino^1,2, Luigi Gentile^1,2, Margherita Izzi^1,2, Simona Marianna Sanzani³, Ornella Incerti³, Nicola Cioffi^1,2, Maria Chiara Sportelli¹

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro; ²Bari Unit of CSGI consortium, University of Bari Aldo Moro; ³Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro

Application of Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometric Techniques for the Identification of Micro-Bioplastics During Anaerobic Biodegradation

Eleonora Gorga¹, Giuseppe Capobianco¹, Paola Cucuzza¹, Marica Falzarano², Giuseppe Bonifazi¹, Alessandra Polettini², Raffaella Pomi², Silvia Serranti¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ²Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Microwave induced plasma optical emission spectrometry for the evaluation of in vitro bioaccessibility of essential and toxic elements from insects

Mariano Soba, Ignacio Machado

Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Sustainable sample preparation with fungal metabolites for plasma-based elemental determination

Raquel Cardoso Machado¹, Bianca Oliveira Pessa^1,2, Ana Rita de Araujo Nogueira³, Caue Ribeiro de Oliveira¹

¹LNNA, Embrapa Instrumentação, Brazil; ²PPGBiotec - Federal University of São Carlos; ³Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste

Construction Waste Recovery using Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometric Analysis

Giuseppe Bonifazi¹, Riccardo Gasbarrone², Davide Gattabria³, Roberta Palmieri⁴, Silvia Serranti⁵

¹Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy; ²Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy; ³Sapienza - Università di Roma; ⁴Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy; ⁵Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy

Ensuring the Authenticity of Organic Food Products by Raman Spectroscopy: Challenges and Opportunities for Industries

Antony Ali ASSAF¹, Omar DIB¹, Alexia PEAN¹, Sulivan JOUANNEAU¹, Marie-José DURAND¹, Gerald THOUAND¹, Helene DEBETENCOURT², Freddy THOMAS², Jean-Francois MORIN²

¹Nantes Université, ONIRIS, CNRS, GEPEA, UMR 6144; ²Eurofins Analytics France, Authenticity Competence Centre

Selective and precise solid phase extraction based on a magnetic cellulose gold nanocomposite followed by ICP-OES analysis for monitoring of total sulfur content in liquid fuels

Kgomotso Gift Mabena¹, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo², Nomvano Mketo¹

¹University of South Africa, South Africa; ²University of Johannesburg

Experimental and Computational Calibration of Infrared Spectra of Water Disinfection Byproducts

Igor Reva¹, Diellza Bajrami², Leonora Podvorica², Boris Mizaikoff^2,3

¹University of Coimbra, Portugal; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (IABC), University of Ulm, Germany; ³Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstrasse 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany

Comparative Study of 7- hydroxy and 4-((3-methoxyphenoxy)methyl)-7-hydroxy Coumarin using Solvatochromic shift method

SANJAY KUMAR

Rajdhani College, Delhi University, India

More than Elemental Information: How The Two-Phase Transport of Ablation Products Can Aid Polymer Classification with LA-ICP-MS

David Ken Gibbs, Lukas Brunnbauer, Chiara Egger, Andreas Limbeck

TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164, 1060 Vienna, Austria

Detection of pharmacheuticals in aqueous matrices by surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy using silver calchogenides as amplifiers

Guilherme F. Pinto^1,2, Patrick Krebs², Claudete F. Pereira³, Giovannia A. L. Pereira³, Vânia Calisto⁴, Boris Mizaikoff², Goreti Pereira⁴

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany; ³Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; ⁴Department of Chemistry & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) as a useful alternative for the determination of trace heavy metals levels in cannabis flowers

Mónica Pereira, Ignacio Machado, Florencia Tissot

Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Advancements in Polymer Type Determination in the Plastic Industry using Sci-Trace/M-Trace LIBS Technology

Dominik Bruzl, Milan Říha, Markéta Vejvodová, Markéta Bosáková, Jan Valášek

AtomTrace, Czech Republic

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ICP-MS/MS METHOD FOR MULTIELEMENTAL QUANTIFICATION IN URINE SAMPLES: TOWARD NEW BIOMARKERS OF PANCREATIC DYSFUNCTION

Raquel Sanchez-Romero¹, Raúl Todolí-Carbonell¹, Karina Cárdenas-Jaén², Enrique de-Madaria²

¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain; ²Biliary-Pancreatic Unit. Dr. Balmis General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain

Evaluation of highly adsorptive Guefoams (multifunctional guest‑containing foams) as a potential sorbent for determination of arsenic in clinical samples by ICP-MS

Raquel Sanchez-Romero¹, Alejandro González-Linares¹, José Miguel Molina-Jordá², José Luis Todolí-Torró¹

¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain; ²Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain

High-sensitivity arsenic quantification in tire pyrolysis oils using hTISIS-ICP-MS/MS: overcoming matrix effects, chemical form effects and spectral interferences

Raquel Sanchez-Romero¹, Mar Todolí-Carbonell¹, Rebeca Pérez-Ramírez¹, Thomas Coquet², Marion Lacoue-Nègre², Fabien Chainet²

¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain; ²IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l’échangeur de Solaize, BP3, 69360 Solaize, France

An infrared study of mixed carbonates for the development of CO2 hydrogenation catalysts

Domenico Calia¹, Maria Francesca Sforza¹, Andrea Liberato Aloia¹, Margherita Izzi^1,2,3, Maria Chiara Sportelli^1,2,3, Nicola Cioffi^1,2, Antonio Monopoli¹, Rosaria Anna Picca^1,2,3

¹Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Dipartimento di Chimica, Italy; ²CSGI (Center for Colloid and Surface Science), Unità di Bari, Italy; ³CNR-IFN, Unità di Bari, Italy

Characterization Of Smart Materials: A Vibrational Spectroscopy Approach

Michael Freduah Agyemang^1,2, Stefan Zechel^3,4, Martin Hager^3,4,5, Michael Schmitt¹, Juergen Popp^1,2

¹Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP), Friedrich Schiller University Jena; ²Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, e.V Jena; ³Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena; ⁴Jena Center of Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena,; ⁵HIPOLE Jena

ASSESSMENT OF TRACE ELEMENT BIOACCESSIBILITY FROM MICROPLASTICS USING ICP-MS/MS UNDER SIMULATED GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS

Raquel Sanchez-Romero¹, Raúl Todolí-Carbonell¹, Manuel Miró-Lladó²

¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain; ²Universidad de las Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Rapid, Solvent-Free Analysis of Bioavailable Proanthocyanidins from Grape Seed Extracts via IR-ATR Spectroscopy

Silke Lehner^1,2, Benedikt Keitel^1,2, Vjekoslav Kokoric², Mehmet Dinc², Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; ²Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstraße 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany

The possibilities of Hyperspectral Imaging and Classification Models for Characterizing Biological Samples using QCL-IR Microscopy

Justina Seifert¹, Vjekoslav Kokoric¹, Dirk Flottmann², Boris Mizakoff^1,3

¹Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung, 89077 Ulm, Germany; ²Aalen University, 73430 Aalen, Germany; ³Institue of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Analysis of Hydrogen in Helium by optical emission spectrometry and low pressure microwave induced plasma (MIP-OES)

Julian Will¹, Volker Hoffmann², Marcus Dietzel¹, Christoph Haberstroh¹

¹TUD Dresden University of Technology, Germany; ²Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden e.V., Germany

Harnessing Biophotonics and Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical and Clinical Applications

Juergen Popp^1,2

¹Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics (IPC), Member of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI), Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany; ²Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Member of Leibniz Health Technologies, Member of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany

Electrochemistry Meets Mid-IR Spectroscopy

Christine Kranz¹, Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Ulm University, Germany; ²Hahn-Schickard-Society, Ulm

UV-induced photochemistry of diaminomaleonitrile, (HCN)4 oligomer

Igor Reva¹, Hanna Rostkowska², Leszek Lapinski²

¹University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; ²Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Understanding and Exploiting Chemistry of Atmospheric-Pressure Glow Discharges for the Online Modification and Analysis of Non-polar Alkyl Substances

Jacob Shelley, Brian Molnar, Marisa Moss, Sunil Badal

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States of America

Study of aqueous metal ions or pesticides in contact with sediment or soil using online and offline micro-extraction coupled to HPLC or LC-ICP-MS technique.

Marc Lamoureux, Duaa Hilbah, Hanan Malibari, Donald Gamble

Saint Mary's University, Canada

Ground-based hyperspectral imaging for the detection of plastic waste on coastal areas

Giuseppe Capobianco¹, Paola Cucuzza^1,4, Angela Rizzo^2,3, Giuseppe Bonifazi¹, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi^2,3, Silvia Serranti¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy; ²Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Campus Universitario, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari (Italy); ³Interdepartmental Research Center for Coastal Dynamics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Campus Universitario, Via Orabona 4; ⁴Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy

Advanced Optical Spectroscopy for Material Characterization

Benjamin Dietzek

Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering, Germany

Ag- and Cu-based Quantum Dots as Amplifiers for Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

Goreti Pereira¹, Patrick Krebs², Boris Mizaikoff², Giovannia A.L. Pereira³, Claudete F. Pereira³

¹Department of Chemistry and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Portugal; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany; ³Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil

Mid-infrared laser-based air quality analyzers in mining scenarios

Lisa Walter¹, Renan Kobal de Oliveira Alves Cardoso¹, Fahd Al-Seba'ey¹, Diandra Nunes Barreto², Danielle da Silva Sousa³, David Gachet⁴, Jérémy Butet⁴, Richard Maulini⁴, Kaspar Suter⁴, Stéphane Blaser⁴, Boris Mizaikoff^1,5

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany; ²Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; ³Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil; ⁴Alpes Lasers, Switzerland; ⁵Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., Ulm, Germany

Infrared molecular fingerprinting to profile the intricacies of health and disease

Mihaela Zigman

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Physics- and chemistry-aware data modelling in infrared spectroscopy

Achim Kohler

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

Vincenzo Spagnolo

Politecnico di Bari, Italy

On the Fate of Laser-Induced Plasma Material and Consequent Effects on Elemental Analysis.

Alessandro De Giacomo¹, Vincent Motto Ros², Marcella Dell'Aglio³, Frederic Pelascini⁴, Aya Taleb¹

¹University of Bari, Italy; ²Institut Lumière Matière, Université Lyon 1, France; ³CNR-IFN, National Research Council - Institute for photonics and nanotechnologies, Italy; ⁴Cetim, France

Laser-Induced Plasma studies to combine Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Lateral Flow Immunoassay for advanced biosensing applications

Marcella Dell'Aglio¹, Aya Taleb², Helena Mateos², Antonia Mallardi³, Miquel Oliver Rodriguez¹, Gerardo Palazzo², Alessandro De Giacomo²

¹CNR-IFN (National Research Council - Institute for photonics and nanotechnologies), Bari, Italy; ²Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy; ³CNR-IPCF, (National Research Council, Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes), Bari, Italy

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Multielemental Plant Bioimaging: From Terrestrial to Space Agriculture

Ludmila Čechová^1,2, Tomáš Vozár¹, Jakub Buday^1,3, Plamena Marinova^4,5, Evgenia Benova⁵, Zdenka Kozáková², František Krčma², Pavel Pořízka^1,3, Jozef Kaiser^1,3

¹Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 123, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; ²Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118/464, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic; ³Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2896, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic; ⁴Faculty of Forest Industry, University of Forestry, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd, Sofia 1756, Bulgaria; ⁵Clean & Circle Center of Competence, Sofia University, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., Sofia, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

Infrared Nanoscopy

Francesco Simone Ruggieri

Wageningen University, Netherlands, The

Self-calibrated Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for on-flight monitoring of Volcanic Ash.

Aya Taleb¹, Marcella Dell’Aglio², Rosalba Gaudiuso¹, Daniela Mele³, Pierfrancesco Dellino³, Alessandro De Giacomo^1,2

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy; ²Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology (IFN) – CNR, Bari, Italy; ³Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

FROM EARTH TO SPACE GEOLOGY, THE APPLICATION OF LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY

Jakub Buday^1,2, Daniel Holub³, Pavel Pořízka^1,2,4, Jozef Kaiser^1,2,4

¹Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic; ²Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2896, 616 69, Brno, Czech Republic; ³European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), 41 Rue du Brill, Luxemburg; ⁴Lightigo s.r.o., Renneská třída 329/13, 639 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Quasi-nondestructive method for estimating the compressive strength of concrete using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Shuzo ETO, Taku Otsuka

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Cutting-Edge Analysis of Clinical Biomarkers: Boosting Optical Sensitivity with Gold Nanoparticles and AF4-MALS-ICP-MS/MS

Jose Manuel Costa-Fernandez, Maria T. Fernandez-Arguelles, Jorge Ruiz Encinar, Ana Soldado

Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. University of Oviedo. Spain.

Speciation of arsenic metabolites in human urine and studies of arsenic methylation

Chris Le, Tetiana Davydiuk, Xiufen Lu

University of Alberta, Canada

AF4/ICP-ToF-MS for investigating mercury associated with silica nanoparticles as a mitigation strategy in soybeans cultivated in contaminated soils: Impacts on plant metabolism

Vinnicius Cerqueira Silva^1,2,3, Lhiam Paton³, Andrea Raab³, Jörg Feldmann³, Marco Aurelio Zezzi Arruda^1,2

¹State University of Campinas – UNICAMP; ²National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalitics; ³Trace Element Speciation Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz

Bridging Molecular Fingerprinting and Mass Detection: Dual SERS–MS Readout on a Digital Microfluidic Chip

Anish Das, Detlev Belder

Universität Leipzig, Germany

Spectral Imaging applications for industrial settings: On-Site, At-Line, and In-Sight

Diana Guimarães¹, Diana Capela^1,2, Rafael Cavaco¹, João Carvalho^1,2, Joana Teixeira^1,2, Tomás Lopes^1,2, Pedro Jorge^1,2, Nuno Silva^1,2

¹Center for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, Porto, 4169-007, Portugal; ²Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, Porto, 4169-007, Portugal

Advancing Polymer Characterization with Simultaneous Optical Photothermal IR and Raman Microspectroscopy

Miriam Unger¹, Heinz W. Siesler²

¹Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp. GmbH, Germany; ²University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Physical Chemistry

LED vs. Halogen Illumination for Hyperspectral Imaging of Space-Derived Waste Materials

Roberta Palmieri¹, Giuseppe Bonifazi¹, Idiano D'Adamo², Silvia Serranti¹

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy; ²Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

Molecular Imaging of Biofilms by Label-Free QCL-Based Mid-IR Reflection Microspectroscopy

Bei Shi Lee¹, Matthias Godejohann², Mengyang Liu³, Rainer Leitgeb³, Wolfgang Drexler³, Michael Berney^1,4, Richard Haindl³

¹Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; ²MG Optical Solutions GmbH, 86919 Utting/Ammersee, Germany; ³Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

Study of the presence of metals and metalloids in the Bitzal River, Tabasco, Mexico, habitat of the manatee (Trichechus manatus) using ICP-OES

Hermicenda Perez Vidal¹, Noemi M. Goñi Vera¹, Ciro Eliseo Marquez Herrera², Ma. Antonia Lunagomez Rocha¹

¹División Académica de Ciencias Básicas. Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico.; ²Facultad de Química.Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

ANALYSIS OF HEAVY METALS AND METALLOIDS IN A MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM NEAR AN OIL REFINERY IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO, USING ICPOES WITH ULTRASONIC NEBULIZER

CIRO MARQUEZ¹, ILSE IRENE HERNANDEZ¹, HERMICENDA PÉREZ², MARIA ANTONIA LUNAGÓMEZ²

¹FACULTAD DE QUÍMICA,UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, Mexico; ²DIVISIÓN ACADÉMICA DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS, UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO

Spectroscopic characterization of electrochemically synthesized nanostructured catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation

Margherita Izzi, Maria Chiara Sportelli, Andrea Liberato Aloia, Maria Francesca Sforza, Domenico Calia, Nicola Cioffi, Rosaria Anna Picca, Antonio Monopoli

Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Light-induced multi-electron charge-transfer in reductive heterodinuclear photocatalysts with soft matter protection motifs

Linda Zedler¹, Marius Müßler², Mohini Semwal³, Konstantinos Zois⁴, Louis Blechschmidt¹, Alexander Klaus Mengele², Leticia González⁴, Sven Rau², Benjamin Dietzek-Ivanšić⁵

¹Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technologies, Jena; ²Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University; ³Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; ⁴Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna; ⁵Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), Leipzig

Detection of Urea in Pharmaceutical Formulation via IR-ATR Spectroscopy

Silvia Katolla^1,2, Silke Lehner^1,2, Vjekoslav Kokoric¹, Iska Wagner³, Mona Abdel-Tawab³, Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstraße 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; ³Central Laboratory of German Pharmacists, Carl-Mannich-Straße 20, 65760 Eschborn, Germany

Identification of Photochemically Generated Volatile Species of Iridium Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry

Zhendong Lyu^1,4, Beatrice Campanella^1,3, Ignacio Machado^1,2, Stanislav Musil¹

¹Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; ²Universidad de la República, Faculty of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Area, Gral. Flores 2124, Montevideo, Uruguay; ³National Research Council, Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; ⁴Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic

UV-Photochemical Vapor Generation of Silver and Gold: optimisation of experimental setup

Alexandra Hadbavníková, Alice Škardová, Eliška Nováková, Jakub Hraníček

Charles University, Czech Republic

Exhaled Breath Sensing: An IR-eNose approach for Exhalome Studies

Lorena Diaz de Leon Martinez^1,2, Johannes Glöcker¹, Boris Mizaikoff^1,3, Jan Mitrovics⁴, Gabriela Flores Rangel¹

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany; ²Breathlabs GmbH, Ulm, Germany; ³Hahn Schickard, Ulm, Germany; ⁴JLM innovation GmbH, Tübingen, Germany

Vibrational circular dichroism & IR spectra and some nonlinear optical properties of an optically active quaternised ammonium salt liquid crystal molecule

George A. Pitsevich¹, Polina V. Eremenko¹, Alexander A. Kamnev²

¹Department of Physical Optics and Applied Informatics, Faculty of Physics, Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti Ave., 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus; ²Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Federal Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Entuziastov, 13, 410049, Saratov, Russian Federation

Integrated Photoluminescence-Based Volatile Organic Compounds Detection: Material Design and Miniaturized Sensor Development

Francis D. R. Garcia^1,4, Javier Elena², João Flávio Petrucci³, Boris Mizaikoff⁴, Danilo Manzani¹

¹São Carlos Institute of Chemistry –IQSC-USP–, University of São Paulo, 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; ²São Carlos Institute of Physics –IFSC-USP–, University of São Paulo, 13566-590, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; ³Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Uberlandia –UFU–, 38400-902, Uberlândia, Brazil; ⁴Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (IABC), University of Ulm, 89081, Ulm, Germany

Green method for direct analysis of selenium in food

Li Feng

Changsha Kaiyuan Hongsheng Technology Co., Ltd., China, People's Republic of

Fiber probes for key spectroscopy methods used in 0.3-16µm range

Viacheslav Artyushenko

art photonics GmbH, Germany

Trace-Level Detection of Cannabidiol in Beverages Using Graphene-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy

Janani Balasubramanian¹, Diellza Bajrami², Matteo Tommasini³, Boris Mizaikoff^2,4, Nisha Agarwal¹

¹Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany; ³Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G. Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; ⁴Hahn-Schickard, Ulm, Germany

Morphological Stability of Polymer Coatings for Long-Term Use in Laser-Based Mid-Infrared Sensors for Marine Environments

Leonora Podvorica¹, Patrick Krebs¹, Soumya Rajpal¹, Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (IABC), University of Ulm, Germany; ²Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstrasse 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany

MOF-808/PVA functionalized AgX fiber for infrared detection of metoprolol in aqueous media: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Sherman Lesly Jiokeng Zambou¹, Lauralie Debard¹, Soumya Rajpal¹, Dionysis Adamou², Panayiota Demosthenous², Boris Mizaikoff^1,3

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Ulm, Germany; ²CY.R.I.C Cyprus Research and Innovation Center Ltd., 2643 Nicosia, Cyprus; ³Hahn-Schickard, 89077 Ulm, Germany

System architecture for mid-infrared laser-based air quality analyzers for mining environments

Lisa Walter¹, Renan Kobal de Oliveira Alves Cardoso¹, Fahd Al-Seba'ey¹, Diandra Nunes Barreto², Danielle da Silva Sousa³, David Gachet⁴, Jérémy Butet⁴, Richard Maulini⁴, Kaspar Suter⁴, Stéphane Blaser⁴, Boris Mizaikoff^1,5

¹Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany; ²Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil; ³Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil; ⁴Alpes Lasers, Switzerland; ⁵Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V., Ulm, Germany

Green Analytical Strategies for Trace Element Quantification in Archaea Using TXRF and Nanoliter Deposition Techniques

Sebastian Hauser, Kerstin Leopold

Ulm University, Germany

Photothermal infrared spectroscopy for gas and liquid sensing: From benchtop set-ups to integrated photonics

Bernhard Lendl

TU Wien, Austria

Bridging Structure and Electronic State: Real-time XES–XRD Fusion for Functional Alloys

Ana Guilherme Buzanich¹, C. Tufan Cakir¹, Martin Radtke¹, Myroslava Horiacha², Ryan C. Morrow², Ernesto Scoppola³, Tomasz M. Stawski¹, Christian G. F. Blum², Franziska Emmerling¹, Sabine Wurmehl²

¹Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany; ²Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW), Dresden, Germany; ³Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany

Innovative Method Development for Arsenic Speciation: Integration of the high-temperature Torch Integrated Sample Introduction System (hTISIS) and Single Injection Calibration (SICA) in HPLC-ICP-MS

Raquel Sánchez-Romero, Rebeca Pérez-Ramírez, María Soledad Prats-Moya, José Luis Totodolí-Torró

Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, 03080, Alicante, Spain

Analysis of dual-element nanoparticles using Laser Ablation - Single Particle-Quadrupole-ICP-MS

Laura Kronlachner, Elias Foisner, David Ken Gibbs, Andreas Limbeck

TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164, 1060 Vienna, Austria

Application of Fe3O4@MIL-101(Cr) CA-membrane for the preconcentration of selected trace metals in water samples

Silindokuhle Jakavula¹, Azile Nqombolo², Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo¹

¹University of Johannesburg, South Africa; ²University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Compost micronutrients profiling by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF): a sustainable alternative to conventional spectroscopic techniques

Agustina Valentín, Florencia Tissot, Javier Silva, Fiorella Iaquinta

Universidad de la República, Uruguay

Decoding plastics fragmentation process by an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) study

Tiziano Di Giulio, Cosimino Malitesta, Elisabetta Mazzotta

Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali (Di.S.Te.B.A.), Università del Salento, Italy

LIBS in Extreme Environments

Marcel Rieck

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Germany

Gene mutation identification using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance

Andrzej Kudelski¹, Agata Kowalczyk¹, Anna Nowicka¹, Aleksandra Michałowska¹, Michał Duszczyk¹, Małgorzata Sikorska¹, Jan Weyher², Sebastian Zięba³, Artur Kowalik³

¹University of Warsaw, Poland; ²Institute of High Pressure Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; ³Holy Cross Cancer Center, Poland

Raman-based Detection of Natural Products in Microbial Communication

Tony Dib^1,2, Simone Edenhart³, Aradhana Dwivedi^1,2, Dana Cialla-May^1,2, Axel A. Brakhage^3,4, Juergen Popp^1,2,5

¹Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Member of Leibniz Health Technologies, Member of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI), Jena, Germany; ²Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Member of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI), Jena, Germany; ³Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), Jena, Germany; ⁴Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena; ⁵InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena, Center of Applied Research, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany

Vibrational Spectroscopy for Highly Sensitive Optical Detection of Viral Macromolecules

Tiziana Mancini¹, Marta Di Fabrizio², Giancarlo Della Ventura³, Nicole Luchetti⁴, Salvatore Macis¹, Augusto Marcelli⁵, Velia Minicozzi⁶, Rosanna Mosetti⁷, Alessandro Nucara¹, Stefano Lupi¹, Annalisa D'Arco¹

¹Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ²School of Basic Sciences, Institute of Physics, EPFL, Switzerland; ³Department of Science, University Rome Tre, Italy; ⁴Engineering Department, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy; ⁵Laboratori Nazionali Frascati, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN-LNF), Italy; ⁶Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; ⁷SBAI Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Comparative in-situ Mössbauer and vibrational spectroscopic view on fresh and dry microbial cells: Implications for biotechnology

Alexander A. Kamnev

Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Federal Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 410049 Saratov, Russian Federation

Widefield O-PTIR: Fluorescence-Detected Photothermal Infrared for Super-Resolution Vibrational Imaging of Biological Samples

Carolin Borbeck¹, Miriam Unger¹, Craig Prater²

¹Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp GmbH, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; ²Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp., Santa Barbara CA USA

Miniaturized Multichannel Preconcentration Enhances Mid-IR VOC Detection in Field-Relevant Applications

Vjekoslav Kokoric¹, Diandra Nunes Barreto^2,3, Joao Flavio da Silveira Petruci³, Boris Mizaikoff^1,2

¹Hahn-Schickard, Sedanstraße 14, 89077 Ulm, Germany; ²Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany; ³Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Institute of Chemistry, Uberl^andia, MG, Brazil

Multispectral fiber solutions for process control in-line and biomedical diagnostics

Viacheslav Artyushenko

Viacheslav Artyushenko, Germany

Advancing Trace Element Analysis with Atomic and Plasma Spectroscopy: Molecules and Nanoparticles

Ryszard Lobinski

National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for the Environment and Materials (IPREM), France

Decomposition of Hypertension and Depression Drugs by Pyrohydrolysis and further Halogen Determination by Ion Chromatography and ICP-MS

Érico FLORES

Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM) Brazil

Removal of Ba, Na and V from crude oil, diesel, gasoline and kerosine using Fe3O4@cellulose nanocrystals followed by ICP-OES analysis

Njabulo Simanga Mdluli¹, Nomvano Mketo¹, Vusumuzi Pakade¹, Philiswa Nomngongo², Masixole Sihlahla¹

¹University of South Africa, South Africa; ²University of Johannesburg

Investigating the Two-Phase Transport of Carbon, Sulfur, and Chlorine in Polymer Matrices and its Implications for LA-ICP-Q-MS

David Ken Gibbs¹, Lukas Brunnbauer¹, Chiara Egger¹, Detlef Günther², Andreas Limbeck¹

¹TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164, 1060 Vienna, Austria; ²ETH Zurich, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Advancing Luminescence-Based Chemical Imaging: From Method Development to Real-World Applications

Andrey V. Kalinichev^1,2, Martin R. Rasmussen^1,3, Michael W. Hansen¹, Klaus Koren¹

¹Aarhus University, Department of Biology — Microbiology, Ny Munkegade 116, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; ²Aarhus University, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; ³Center for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures (Land-CRAFT), Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Investigation of bacterial responses to antimicrobial surfaces through fluorescent tracking and statistical analysis

Margherita Izzi^1,2,3, Gavino Bassu^2,4, Adele Castellani⁴, Rosaria Anna Picca^1,2,3, Emiliano Fratini^2,4, Marco Laurati^2,4, Nicola Cioffi^1,2

¹Chemistry Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; ²Center for Colloid and Surface Science (CSGI), Via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy; ³CNR-IFN Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Italy; ⁴Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, Via della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy

Denoising Methods in Ultra-fast LIBS for Bioclinical Imaging

Cesar ALVAREZ LLAMAS¹, Ruggeri Guerrini², Lucie Sancey³, Vincent Motto-Ros¹, Ludovic Duponchel²

¹Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, Université Lyon 1. CNRS, Villeurbanne, France; ²Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516, LASIRE, Lille 59000, France; ³Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1209, CNRS UMR 5309, IAB. Grenoble 38000, France

From known to new molecules: multimodal platform towards non-target speciomics

Marco Arruda¹, Lilian Kato¹, Vinnicius Silva¹, Diego Andrade¹, Guilherme Cruz¹, Jorge Pedrobom²

¹State University of Campinas - Unicamp, Brazil; ²Nova Analítica Company, Diadema, SP, 09941-202

Speciation, characterization and quantification of ultra small gold nanoparticles using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Dominik Blaimer, Kerstin Leopold

Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany

A novel atmospheric pressure glow discharge-based hydride atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry

Nikol Vlčková^1,2, Edvard Sidoryk^1,2, Milan Svoboda¹, Gilberto Coelho¹, Krzysztof Greda³, Jan Kratzer¹

¹Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic; ²Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; ³Division of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 27, 50 370 Wroclaw, Poland

Development of novel atmospheric-pressure discharge atomizers for hydride forming elements

Milan Svoboda¹, Jan Kratzer¹, Nikol Vlčková^1,2, Gilberto Coelho¹, Krzysztof Greda³, Martina Mrkvičková⁴, Tomáš Medek⁴, Nima Bolouki⁴, Jan Čech⁴, Pavel Dvořák⁴

¹Department of Trace Element Analysis, Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; ²Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; ³Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw, Poland; ⁴Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Mechanistic studies of hydride atomization and preconcentration in ambient plasmas for trace element analysis by atomic spectrometry

Jan Kratzer¹, Milan Svoboda¹, Nikol Vlčková^1,2, Waseem Khan³, Martina Mrkvičková³, Jan Čech³, Pavel Dvořák³

¹Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; ²Charles University, Faculty of Science, Albertov 6, 128 00 Prague, Czech Republic; ³Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic

Enhanced propagation and ultrafast carrier dynamics of exciton-polaritons

Jinhui Zhong, Kaizhen Liu, Niu Xu, Jin Yang

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, People's Republic of

Keeping the Pace - Fast Laser Based Interrogation of Lithium Ion Battery Materials

Jens Riedel, Yi You, David Palasti, Simon Blume, Felix Schröter

BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Germany

The Effective Charge of Low-Fouling Polybetaine Brushes

Alina Pilipenco^1,2, Michala Forinová^1,2, Zulfiya Černochová³, Zdeňka Kolská⁴, Ladislav Fekete¹, Hana Vaisocherová-Lísalová¹, Milan Houska¹

¹FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; ²Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Czech Republic; ³Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry CAS, Czech Republic; ⁴Faculty of Science, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Taking AIM: Electric-Field-Free Ion Control at Atmospheric Pressure with Acoustic Ion Manipulation (AIM)

Julia Luise Danischewski¹, Yi You², Josefin Hufgard², Jens Riedel², Jacob Shelley¹

¹Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States of America; ²Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Germany

Prospects of LIBS as a screening tool for total halogen determination in liquid matrices

Cristina Méndez-López¹, Zofia Kowalewska², Luis Javier Fernández-Menéndez¹, Jorge Pisonero¹, Nerea Bordel¹

¹University of Oviedo, Spain; ²Warsaw University of Technology, Poland