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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Spectroscopic Characterization of Emulsions Generated with a New Laser-Assisted Device.

Andra Dinache, Tatiana Tozar, Adriana Smarandache, Ionut Relu Andrei, Simona Nistorescu, Viorel Nastasa, Angela Staicu, Mihail-Lucian Pascu, Mihaela Oana Romanitan

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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9 authors.

Andra DinacheNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6107-7675
Tatiana TozarNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5953-9241
Adriana SmarandacheNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
Ionut Relu AndreiNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
Simona NistorescuNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
Viorel NastasaNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
Angela StaicuNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0630-0314
Mihail-Lucian PascuNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
Mihaela Oana RomanitanDepartment of Emergency Internal Medicine and Neurology, Karolinska Institute Stroke Research Network at Södersjukhuset, Stockholm South General Hospital, 118 83 Stockholm, Sweden.

Funding

Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice Nucleu Programme, ctr. No. 16N /08.02.2019.Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-1072Ministerul Educației și Cercetării Științifice PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-072
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Abstract

This paper presents a spectroscopic study of emulsions generated with a laser-assisted device. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman and UV-Vis-NIR reflectance spectra of emulsions, recorded before and after exposure to laser radiation were used to characterize the effect of laser irradiation. The paper also presents a comparison between the calculated IR spectra and the experimental FTIR spectra of an emulsion's components. FTIR measurements allowed the identification of absorption bands specific to each of the emulsions' components. Moreover, it enabled the observation of destabilization of the emulsion in real-time. Raman spectroscopy allowed the observation of the modifications at a molecular level, by identifying the vibrations of the representative functional groups and the polymerization of sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) molecules by analyzing the evolution of the carbonyl band. UV-Vis-NIR reflectance spectra of emulsions before and after exposure to laser radiation showed that the physical characteristics of the emulsions changed during irradiation-the dimensions of the droplets decreased, leading to an emulsion with a better time stability. These results proved that the employed spectroscopy techniques were powerful tools in emulsion analysis.

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EmulsionsSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredSpectrum Analysis, RamanLasersModels, MolecularVibrationEmulsionsemulsionFTIR spectroscopyRaman spectroscopyUV–Vis–NIR reflectance spectroscopy

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PMID32283754
PMCPMC7180494

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