Rapid, nondestructive estimation of surface polymer layer thickness using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy and synthetic spectra derived from optical principles

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1311-1319

  Weinstock, B André ^a   Guiney, Linda M ^a   Loose, Christopher ^a  

^a Semprus BioSciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ATR; Attenuated total reflection; Chemometrics; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; FT IR; Hydrated polymer; Partial least squares; PAT; PLS; Process analytical techniques; Refractive index; Spectral matching; Synthetic spectra; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ATR; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTIONS; CHEMOMETRICS; FT-IR; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); PAT; PLS; PROCESS ANALYTICAL; SPECTRAL MATCHINGS; SYNTHETIC SPECTRA; THICKNESS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ESTIMATION; ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

POLYMERS;

BETAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYURETHAN; SULFOBETAINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BETAINE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; POLYURETHANES; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84869190653     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/12-06734     Document Type: Article

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