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ArticleSpectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy2020

Characterization of nanofibers for tissue engineering: Chemical mapping by Confocal Raman microscopy.

Anna Sharikova, Zahraa I Foraida, Lauren Sfakis, Lubna Peerzada, Melinda Larsen, James Castracane, Alexander Khmaladze

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Article in Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna SharikovaDepartment of Physics, SUNY University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Zahraa I ForaidaSUNY Polytechnic Institute, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, 257 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
Lauren SfakisSUNY Polytechnic Institute, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, 257 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
Lubna PeerzadaDepartment of Physics, SUNY University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
Melinda LarsenDepartment of Biological Sciences, SUNY University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
James CastracaneSUNY Polytechnic Institute, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, 257 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY, 12203, USA.
Alexander KhmaladzeDepartment of Physics, SUNY University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, 12222, USA. Electronic address: akhmaladze@albany.edu.
University at Albany, State University of New York · USSUNY Polytechnic Institute · US

Funding

A novel phase and spectroscopic imaging technique to evaluate mitochondrial dynamicsR01DA047410 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI KHMALADZE, ALEXANDER, MAHAJAN, SUPRIYA DINKAR · 2019 to 2021
$1.1M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA047410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanofiber scaffolds are used in bioengineering for functional support of growing tissues. To fine tune nanofiber properties for specific applications, it is often necessary to characterize the spatial distribution of their chemical content. Raman spectroscopy is a common tool used to characterize chemical composition of various materials, including nanofibers. In combination with a confocal microscope, it allows simultaneous mapping of both spectral and spatial features of inhomogeneous structures, also known as hyperspectral imaging. However, such mapping is usually performed on microscopic scale, due to the resolution of the scanning system being diffraction limited (about 0.2-0.5 micron, depending on the excitation wavelength). We present an application of confocal Raman microscopy to hyperspectral mapping of nanofibers, where nanoscale features are resolved by means of oversampling and extensive data processing, including Singular Value Decomposition and Classical Least Squares decomposition techniques. Oversampling and data processing facilitated evaluation of the spatial distribution of different chemical components within multi-component nanofibers.

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Microscopy, ConfocalTissue EngineeringDecanoatesEGF Family of ProteinsEmulsionsGlycerolNanofibersPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersSpectrum Analysis, RamanDecanoatesEGF Family of ProteinsEmulsionsGlycerolpoly(glycerol-sebacate)Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersChemometricsConfocal Raman microscopy (CRM)Hyperspectral imagingNanofibersRaman spectroscopySingular value decomposition (SVD)Tissue engineering

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PMID31715385
PMCPMC6930965
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