Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a powerful analytical method not only for the chemical identification of solid, liquid, and gas species but also for the quantification of their concentration. However, the chemical quantification capability of FTIR is significantly hindered when the analyte is surrounded by a strong IR absorbing medium, such as liquid solutions. To overcome this limit, here we develop an IR fiber microprobe that can be inserted into a liquid medium and obtain full FTIR spectra at points of interest. To benchmark this endoscopic FTIR method, we insert the microprobe into bulk water covering a ZnSe substrate and measure the IR transmittance of water as a function of the probe–substrate distance. The obtained vibrational modes, overall transmittance vs z profiles, quantitative absorption coefficients, and micro z-section IR transmittance spectra are all consistent with the standard IR absorption properties of water. The results pave the way for endoscopic chemical profiling inside bulk liquid solutions, promising for applications in many biological, chemical, and electrochemical systems.
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March 03 2025
Endoscopic Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy through a fiber microprobe Available to Purchase
Jaehyeon Kim
;
Jaehyeon Kim
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Yue Tian
;
Yue Tian
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Guanhua Qiao
;
Guanhua Qiao
(Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Julinna Abulencia Villarta;
Julinna Abulencia Villarta
(Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Fujia Zhao
;
Fujia Zhao
(Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Andrew He
;
Andrew He
(Investigation, Methodology, Resources)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Ruo-Jing Ho
;
Ruo-Jing Ho
(Methodology, Writing – review & editing)
3
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
4
Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Haoran Liu
;
Haoran Liu
(Investigation, Methodology, Resources)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Rohit Bhargava
;
Rohit Bhargava
(Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing)
3
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
4
Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
6
Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
7
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
8
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
9
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Yingjie Zhang
Yingjie Zhang
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
3
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Jaehyeon Kim
1,2
Yue Tian
1,2
Guanhua Qiao
1,2
Julinna Abulencia Villarta
1,2
Fujia Zhao
1,2
Andrew He
1,2
Ruo-Jing Ho
3,4
Haoran Liu
1,2
Rohit Bhargava
3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Yingjie Zhang
1,2,3,a)
1
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
2
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
3
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
4
Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
6
Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
7
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
8
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
9
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 033702 (2025)
Article history
Received:
August 19 2024
Accepted:
February 06 2025
Citation
Jaehyeon Kim, Yue Tian, Guanhua Qiao, Julinna Abulencia Villarta, Fujia Zhao, Andrew He, Ruo-Jing Ho, Haoran Liu, Rohit Bhargava, Yingjie Zhang; Endoscopic Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy through a fiber microprobe. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 March 2025; 96 (3): 033702. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233920
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