Raman spectroscopic analysis of oral cells in the high wavenumber region.

Raman spectroscopy can provide a molecular-level signature of the biochemical composition and structure of cells with submicrometer spatial resolution and could be useful to monitor changes in composition for early stage and non-invasive cancer diagnosis, both ex-vivo and in vivo. In particular, the fingerprint spectral region (400-1800cm) has been shown to be very promising for optical biopsy purposes. However, limitations for discrimination of dysplastic and inflammatory processes based on the fingerprint region have been demonstrated.

Characterization of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by FT-IR spectroscopy and nanotechnology.

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the etiological agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, is a dimorphic fungus existing as mycelia in the environment (or at 25°C in vitro) and as yeast cells in the human host (or at 37°C in vitro). Because mycological examination of lesions in patients frequently is unable to show the presence of the fungus and serological tests can misdiagnose the disease with other mycosis, the development of new approach's for molecular identification of P. brasiliensis spurges is needed.

Fourier-transform infrared and Raman spectra of cysteine dichloride cadmium(II) anion DFT: B3LYP/3-21G(d) structural and vibrational calculations.

The cysteine dichloride cadmium(II) potassium was synthesized and the structural analysis was carried out through the following methods: determination of the C, H, N, S and O contents, thermogravimetry, infrared and Raman spectra. Assuming Cd-S, Cd-O (O-carboxilate) and Cd-N bonds, several hypothetical structures were calculated by means DFT: B3LYP/3-21G(d) quantum mechanical method. The calculations shows that the Cd-S and Cd-N central bonds are favoured in the anion complex formation [Cd(Cys)Cl2]-, being the stabilization energy 55.

Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectra. Semi empirical AM1 and PM3; MP2/DZV and DFT/B3LYP-6-31G(d) ab initio calculations for dimethylterephthalate (DMT).

Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectra of dimethylterephthalate (DMT), as microcrystalline powder, have been investigated. The vibrational spectra were calculated using the AM1 and PM3 semi empirical procedures, and the Møller-Plesset (MP2/DZV), and the Becke-Lee, Yang and Parr gradient-corrected correlation functional: B3LYP/6-31G(d) ab initio calculations. On this basis, and assisted with the FT-IR and Raman spectra of the terephthalic acid, an assignment of the vibrational spectra of dimethylterephthalate was proposed.

FT-infrared band analysis and temperature programmed dessorption for the Y, L and ferrierite zeolites.

With the aim to qualifying and quantifying the acidity of the Y, L and ferrierite zeolites, an infrared band analysis of pyridine adsorption and programmed temperature dessorption measurements were carried out to a set of nine samples of the Y, L and ferrierite zeolites. The infrared spectra before and after the pyridine adsorption process had revealed that the ferrierite zeolite shows, almost in the totality, Brönsted acid sites. The Y and L zeolites present, also, significative concentrations of Brönsted and Lewis acid sites.

Fourier-transform infrared and Raman spectra, and ab initio calculations for cadmium-n-di-iso-propylphosphorylguanidine-di-chloride (CdDPGCl2) complex.

Cadmium-n-di-isopropylphosphorylguanidine-di-chloride (CdDPGCl2) was synthesized in the solid phase and characterized previously. The Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectra of (CdDPGCl2) in the solid state were recorded and analyzed. Emphasis was placed on the vibrational assignment of the [(O2P=O-[CdCl2]-HN=C) fragment of the complete molecular structure.