We use Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman spectroscopy for the qualitative and quantitative polymer analysis. This includes:

• FTIR and Raman microscopy for the characterization of additives, contaminations and inclusions as well as analysis of heterogenic materials
• Confocal Raman microscopy for analysis of polymers, copolymers, materials, deep profiles, 3D, surfaces structures and phase separations
• FTIR- und Raman imaging In-situ and temperature dependent FTIR- und Raman microscopy
• Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
• IR measurements at nanoscale (AFM-IR)
• Particle analysis in the range from 1 µm up to cm, including the identification and quantification of microplastics in various matrices

The GEPARD (Gepard Enabled PARticle Detection) software for combining particle detection and spectroscopic measurements is available from the IPF's Gitlab-Page:

https://gitlab.ipfdd.de/GEPARD/gepard

More information on the GEPARD workflow and sample data is avalibale from our publication.