Silver alterations in medieval altarpieces: combined X-ray and IR microanalysis by Synchrotron Radiation
01 Jun 2011
The alteration shown by silver leaf applied to polychrome carved wood and altarpieces to imitate metal objects (arms, garments, tools and decorative mouldings) is a very generalised phenomenon. The processes More...

Towards IR fingerprinting of cancer ex vivo: pilot studies on stained cells with micro IR spectroscopy
05 Oct 2010
Over the last few years, IR absorption spectroscopy has grown up as a potential analytical method in tissue and cell studies for cancer diagnosis. The application could be twofold: as a tool to assess More...