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  • May 22, 2025

Life Science

Fluorescence guided, submicron IR of white blood cells in blood smears

Join us for a groundbreaking webinar on label-free leukocyte analysis using correlative O-PTIR & Autofluorescence imaging.

Submicron IR (O-PTIR) is changing the game for IR spectroscopy in life sciences.

An exclusive webinar featuring the pioneering work of Prof. Jürgen Popp and Dr. Christoph Krafft from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena.

Learn how their team achieved correlated autofluorescence imaging and submicron IR spectroscopy of leukocytes in blood smears—on standard glass slides—using the O-PTIR modality.

Webinar highlights:

  • Study leukocytes (WBCs) label-free, with molecular specificity
  • Capture full-range IR spectra, in reflection mode, from standard glass, with FTIR transmission/ATR-like IR spectra
  • Combine autofluorescence imaging, IR, and optical data—perfect spatial alignment, same microscope/objective
  • Early data shows promise for automated leukocyte typing
  • Based on recent publication in SPIE Proceedings
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📅 Thu May 22nd (three time zones available)
🎙️ Live Q&A with the researchers
🧬 Ideal for chemists, spectroscopists, and translational life science researchers

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Guest Speaker:

Dr. Christoph Krafft
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena

Host:

Dr. Mustafa Kansiz
Director of Product Management
Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp

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