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Instrument Applications

What each instrument measures, and the fields it measures it in.

CRAIC Technologies™ offers a range of advanced scientific instruments, from premier UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometers and UV, visible, NIR, and SWIR microscopes to robust Raman microspectrometers and a variety of accessories. These tools are designed for diverse research and industrial applications. Our systems are engineered for flexibility, allowing us to combine different packages to provide you with the ideal solution for cutting-edge results.

Here are just a few of the many applications that benefit from our microspectrophotometers, microscopes, and Raman microspectrometers. Our instruments can be configured to suit the specific types of analysis you need to perform, offering limitless possibilities with a CRAIC UV-Visible-NIR microspectrophotometer, microscope, and Raman microspectrometer.

Microspectrometer

What measures what

A square is an instrument that does work in that field. Follow one to the measurements it makes.

Forensics

Trace evidence, questioned documents and glass, measured without consuming the sample.

NIR microscopy

Currency imaged in the near-infrared
  • Security Imaging

rIQ

The rIQ hot stage, a glass fragment on its holder beneath a 50x objective

rIQ for Forensic Glass Analysis

rIQ is a solution for measuring the refractive index of glass fragments using the thermo-optical methodology defined by ASTM E1967

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Semiconductors, Hard Disks & Devices

Film thickness, contamination and buried defects, on features a few microns across.

Raman microspectrometer

Raman semiconductor

UV microscopy

Film thickness

NIR microscopy

bonded silicon
  • Locating Defects Within Bonded Silicon Wafer Devices
  • Quality Control of Diode Lasers
  • Materials Research
  • Failure Analysis
  • Carbon Nanotube Imaging
  • Microfluidic Device Development
  • Polymer Microimaging

Marked work is measured by more than one of these instruments. Which one suits your sample depends on what you need to know about it.

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Pharmaceutical & Biology

Active ingredient, contaminant and crystal, identified in place.

Raman microspectrometer

Raman pharmaceutical
  • Drug Discovery
  • Production Quality Control
  • Contaminant Analysis
  • Microfluidic Device Development

UV microscopy

Protein crystal

NIR microscopy

active pharmaceutical ingredients API
  • NIR Fluorescence of Biological Samples
  • Pharmaceutical Quality Control
  • Active Ingredient Dispersal Imaging
  • Contaminant Analysis
  • Cellular Imaging
  • Moisture Detection by Microscopy

Marked work is measured by more than one of these instruments. Which one suits your sample depends on what you need to know about it.

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Geology

Vitrinite reflectance, mineral imaging and petroleum source rock.

Microspectrophotometer

Vitrinite

Raman microspectrometer

Gemstone
  • Gemstone Identification
  • Petroleum Analysis

UV microscopy

Vitrinite

NIR microscopy

  • Mineral Imaging
  • Petroleum Analysis

GeoImage

A polished specimen section in reflected light, the square measuring aperture placed at its centre

GeoImage™ is versatile, capable of measuring reflectance from coals, kerogens, petroleum source rocks, and various other materials. Its flexible design includes point counting capabilities, automated test procedures, and high-resolution color imaging.

Marked work is measured by more than one of these instruments. Which one suits your sample depends on what you need to know about it.

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Displays

Sub-pixel colorimetry, luminance mapping and OLED development.

Also covered by UV microscopy.

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Art

Pigment, dye and clearcoat, identified without taking a sample away.

Raman microspectrometer

Raman art
Raman polymers
  • Pigment Identification on Paintings
  • Dye Identification on Textiles
  • Development of Pigments
  • Development of Dyes
  • Polymer Quality Control

And more…

UV microscopy

Art conservation
  • Clearcoat Imaging on Paintings
  • Dye Identification on Textiles

NIR microscopy

  • Imaging Reused Canvases

Marked work is measured by more than one of these instruments. Which one suits your sample depends on what you need to know about it.

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Materials Science, Chemistry & Physics

Nanoparticles, photonic crystals and optical thin films.

Microspectrophotometer

Surface Plasmon Resonance
Fluorescing microspheres with the measuring aperture on one sphere

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The techniques, in detail

Instrument Applications Papers

As there are so many uses for CRAIC instruments, we have an extensive library of applications papers that show how CRAIC microspectrometer products and CRAIC UV-visible-NIR microscopes are used. CRAIC instruments have been used in many fields of science and industry and the range keeps expanding.

Not sure which system is your best solution? Call a CRAIC sales representative at +001-310-573-8180 or by email sales@microspectra.com and someone will be happy to talk to you about your requirements. We can also help you with techniques and approaches to applications. See how CRAIC can bring your experiments to light.

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