AIM-9000 FTIR Microscope

Automated AIM-9000 Infrared Microscope for Quick and Easy Microanalysis

With automated analysis functions and an enhanced wide field camera option, the AIM-9000 FTIR microscope enables analysts of all experience levels to observe, measure, and analyze micro samples quickly and efficiently. Laboratories can use this microscope system to perform high sensitivity analysis in fields such as microplastics analysis, environmental, forensics, electrical/electronics, forensics, pharmaceuticals, life science, foods, and chemicals.

The AIM-9000 microscope features automatic contaminant recognition and registration, making the system ideal for contaminant analysis. Analysts simply have to click one button and the software automatically selects potential areas for analysis and suggests optimal aperture sizes and angles, all in only one second. The user can then select all for analysis, select none, or add their own manually with a mouse click-and-drag operation. Analysts can also use the high-speed mapping program, which captures microscope images and quickly synthesizes them to create visual images for large areas. In addition, a variety of accessories are available, including ATR accessories, polarizers and different types of sample holders.

In addition, with the included advanced AIMSolution control software (watch videos of operations here), users can get the most out of the instrument in terms of data acquisition, analysis, data integrity and user administration. With the proper software compliance package, the AIM-9000 and the software setup can provide total data integrity, user administration and audit trails to fully comply with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

Key Features/Benefits

Fast, Easy Positioning

With a 330X digital zoom “view to scan” feature, the AIM-9000 infrared microscope provides analysts with an easier and more efficient sample positioning tool for accurate analysis. In addition to observing large areas up to 10x13 mm, analysts can use the wide field camera (optional) and microscope camera together to zoom and position areas as small as 30x40 μm without loss or repositioning of the sample.

Automatic Contaminant Recognition

Software for the AIM-9000 FTIR microscope includes a function that automatically recognizes contaminants. Analysts simply click one button and the software automatically selects potential areas for analysis and suggests optimal aperture sizes and angles, all in only one second.

Two modes are available: the standard mode and one optimized for extremely small areas.

Standard

Micro

Automatic Identification of Contaminants

A proprietary contaminant analysis program for this infrared microscope analyzes contaminants using both library scans and key spectral features to rapidly match spectra and provide identification with reporting for accurate search results.

Program features:

Spectra for more than 550 inorganic substances, organic substances, and polymers commonly detected in contaminant analysis.
Automated searching for spectra, determination of matches, and preparation of reports.
Even for contaminants that are mixtures, it searches for primary and secondary components and displays the probability of candidate substances.

A unique library for analyzing contaminants in tap water and food products as well as a thermal-damaged plastics library are also available as options for this FTIR microscope.

Ultra Micro Analysis

With a 30,000:1 signal-to-noise ratio, the AIM-9000 FTIR microscope yields low noise spectra from even extremely small contaminants for better library matching results.

Shown here is a transmission measurement of polystyrene beads. Low noise and a high-quality spectrum of a very small sample were obtained with only a small number of scans.

Transmission measurement of polystyrene beads

Visible/Infrared Dual View System

Allows measuring infrared spectra while checking a visible image of the sample. When used in combination with the tiling function, the AIM-9000 FTIR microscope can perform visible observations and infrared measurements anywhere within the stage operating range, eliminating the need to reposition the sample.

Chemical Imaging

The invisible distribution of chemicals can be visualized based on peak height or area, multivariate analysis (PCR/MCR), or spectral similarity to target spectra when using the AIM-9000 FTIR microscope with an optional mapping program.

The following shows the chemical image of pharmaceutical powder.

Chemical image of pharmaceutical powder

High-Sensitivity ATR Measurement

A steep incident angle for the infrared light allows the AIM-9000 infrared microscope to acquire excellent distortion-free ATR spectra even when measuring samples with a high refractive index.

12,000 Spectra Library

An FTIR library containing 12,000 spectra of common polymers, chemical compounds and contaminants is included. Additional libraries are available.

Accessories

The AIM-9000 microscope system is supported by a large array of accessories. These include:

Room-Temperature Detector
Grazing Angle Objective – for measurement of thin films on metal surfaces

Software

Included LabSolutions IR software and AIMSolution software offer advanced features such as film thickness measurement, validation functions, Kramers–Kronig transformation, mapping, spectral search, peak pick, advanced PLS analysis and more.

Advanced Regulatory Compliance is available with the appropriate software package.

Compliance with GLP/GMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and other regulations
Full support for Pharmacopeia (JP, USP and EP). Validation programs are included for users to periodically measure and record the integrity of measurements
Enhanced security functions to provide audit trails and various user authority levels (“Administrator”, “Developer” and “Operator”)

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Relevant Documents and Resources

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Relevant Literature Citations

Renner, G., Sauerbier, P., Schmidt, T. C., & Schram, J. (2019). Robust Automatic Identification of Microplastics in Environmental Samples Using FTIR Microscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 9656-9664. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01095

Quayson, E., Amoah, J., Hama, S., Yoshida, A., Morita, K., & Ogino, C. (2019). Valorization of Activated Carbon as a Reusable Matrix for the Immobilization of Aspergillus oryzae Whole-Cells Expressing Fusarium heterosporum Lipase toward Biodiesel Synthesis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5010-5017. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05649

Beltran, V., Salvado, N., Buti, S., Cinque, G., & Pradell, T. (2017). Markers, Reactions and Interactions during the Aging of Pinus Resin Assessed by Raman Spectroscopy. Journal of Natural Products, 854-863. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00692

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Kasperiski, F. M., Lima, E. C., Umpierres, C. S., dos Reis, G. S., Thue, P. S., Lima, D. R., da Costa, J. B. (2018). Production of porous activated carbons from Caesalpinia ferrea seed pod wastes: Highly efficient removal of captopril from aqueous solutions. Journal of Cleaner Production, 919-929. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618317967