Publications from the IRM beamline

• Levett, A., Gagen, E. J., Rintoul, L., Guagliardo, P., Diao, H., Vasconcelos, P. M., & Southam, G. (2020). Characterisation of iron oxide encrusted microbial fossils. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-11.

• Mazarakis, N., Vongsvivut, J., Bambery, K. R., Ververis, K., Tobin, M. J., Royce, S. G., ... & Karagiannis, T. C. (2020). Investigation of molecular mechanisms of experimental compounds in murine models of chronic allergic airways disease using synchrotron Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-11.

• Takkalkar, P., Tobin, M. J., Vongsvivut, J., Mukherjee, T., Nizamuddin, S., Griffin, G., & Kao, N. (2019). Structural, thermal, rheological and optical properties of poly (lactic acid) films prepared through solvent casting and melt processing techniques. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 104, 293-300.

• Ryu, M., Honda, R., Balčytis, A., Vongsvivut, J., Tobin, M. J., Juodkazis, S., & Morikawa, J. (2019). Hyperspectral mapping of anisotropy. Nanoscale Horizons, 4(6), 1443-1449.

• Ryu, M., Honda, R., Cernescu, A., Vailionis, A., Balčytis, A., Vongsvivut, J., ... & Tobin, M. J. (2019). Nanoscale optical and structural characterisation of silk. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 10(1), 922-929.

• Honda, R., Ryu, M., Moritake, M., Balčytis, A., Mizeikis, V., Vongsvivut, J., ... & Juodkazis, S. (2019). Infrared Polariscopy Imaging of Linear Polymeric Patterns with a Focal Plane Array. Nanomaterials, 9(5), 732.

• Honda, R., Ryu, M., Balčytis, A., Vongsvivut, J., Tobin, M. J., Juodkazis, S., & Morikawa, J. (2019). Paracetamol micro-structure analysis by optical mapping. Applied Surface Science, 473, 127-132.

• Chhabra, V., Bambery, K., Bhattacharya, S., & Shastri, Y. (2020). Thermal and in situ infrared analysis to characterise the slow pyrolysis of mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) and its components. Renewable Energy, 148, 388-401.

• Khalil, U., Vongsvivut, J., Shahabuddin, M., Samudrala, S. P., Srivatsa, S. C., & Bhattacharya, S. (2020). A study on the performance of coke resistive cerium modified zeolite Y catalyst for the pyrolysis of scrap tyres in a two-stage fixed bed reactor. Waste Management, 102, 139-148.

• Parihar, A., Vongsvivut, J., & Bhattacharya, S. (2019). Synchrotron-Based Infra-Red Spectroscopic Insights on Thermo-Catalytic Conversion of Cellulosic Feedstock to Levoglucosenone and Furans. ACS Omega, 4(5), 8747-8757.

• Sheehan, C. E., Nielsen, D. A., & Petrou, K. (2020). Macromolecular composition, productivity and dimethylsulfoniopropionate in Antarctic pelagic and sympagic microalgal communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 640, 45-61.

• Silvester, E., Klein, A. R., Whitworth, K. L., Puskar, L., & Tobin, M. J. (2018). Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy reveals the response of Sphagnum cell wall material to its aqueous chemical environment. Environmental Chemistry, 15(8), 513-521.

• Whelan, D. R., Bambery, K. R., Puskar, L., McNaughton, D., & Wood, B. R. (2013). Synchrotron Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis of single living cells progressing through the cell cycle. Analyst, 138(14), 3891-3899.

• Tobin, M. J., Puskar, L., Barber, R. L., Harvey, E. C., Heraud, P., Wood, B. R., ... & Munro, K. L. (2010). FTIR spectroscopy of single live cells in aqueous media by synchrotron IR microscopy using microfabricated sample holders. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 53(1), 34-38.

• Munro, K. L., Bambery, K. R., Carter, E. A., Puskar, L., Tobin, M. J., Wood, B. R., & Dillon, C. T. (2010). Synchrotron radiation infrared microspectroscopy of arsenic-induced changes to intracellular biomolecules in live leukemia cells. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 53(1), 39-44.

• Miszkiewicz, J. J., Rider, C., Kealy, S., Vrahnas, C., Sims, N. A., Vongsvivut, J., ... & Pagulayan, P. S. (2020). Asymmetric midshaft femur remodeling in an adult male with left sided hip joint ankylosis, Metal Period Nagsabaran, Philippines. International Journal of Paleopathology, 31, 14-22.

• Ong, L., Pax, A. P., Ong, A., Vongsvivut, J., Tobin, M. J., Kentish, S. E., & Gras, S. L. (2020). The effect of pH on the fat and protein within cream cheese and their influence on textural and rheological properties. Food Chemistry, 332, 127327.

• Chen, Y., Lee, S., Tahmasebi, A., Bai, J., Vongsvivut, J., & Yu, J. (2020). Chemical structure transformation during the later stage of plastic layers during coking using Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy technique. Fuel, 273, 117764.

• Hajimohammadi, A., Ngo, T., & Vongsvivut, J. (2019). Interfacial chemistry of a fly ash geopolymer and aggregates. Journal of Cleaner Production, 231, 980-989.

• Vongsvivut, J., Pérez-Guaita, D., Wood, B. R., Heraud, P., Khambatta, K., Hartnell, D., ... & Tobin, M. J. (2019). Synchrotron macro ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy for high-resolution chemical mapping of single cells. Analyst, 144(10), 3226-3238.

• Vrahnas, C., Buenzli, P. R., Pearson, T. A., Pennypacker, B. L., Tobin, M. J., Bambery, K. R., ... & Sims, N. A. (2018). Differing effects of parathyroid hormone, alendronate, and odanacatib on bone formation and on the mineralization process in intracortical and endocortical bone of ovariectomized rabbits. Calcified Tissue International, 103(6), 625-637.

• Koval, S., Krahenbuhl, G., Warren, K., & O'Brien, G. (2018). Optical microscopy as a new approach for characterising dust particulates in urban environment. Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 196-202.

• Menzies, D. J., Cowie, B., Fong, C., Forsythe, J. S., Gengenbach, T. R., McLean, K. M., ... & Muir, B. W. (2010). One-step method for generating PEG-like plasma polymer gradients: chemical characterization and analysis of protein interactions. Langmuir, 26(17), 13987-13994.

Dental and saliva samples

• Seredin, P., Goloshchapov, D., Ippolitov, Y., & Vongsvivut, P. (2018). Pathology-specific molecular profiles of saliva in patients with multiple dental caries—potential application for predictive, preventive and personalised medical services. EPMA Journal, 9(2), 195-203.

• Seredin, P., Goloshchapov, D., Kashkarov, V., Ippolitov, Y., & Bambery, K. (2016). The investigations of changes in mineral–organic and carbon–phosphate ratios in the mixed saliva by synchrotron infrared spectroscopy. Results in Physics, 6, 315-321.

Bone sections

• Vrahnas, C., Buenzli, P. R., Pearson, T. A., Pennypacker, B. L., Tobin, M. J., Bambery, K. R., ... & Sims, N. A. (2018). Differing effects of parathyroid hormone, alendronate, and odanacatib on bone formation and on the mineralization process in intracortical and endocortical bone of ovariectomized rabbits. Calcified Tissue International, 103(6), 625-637.

• Vrahnas, C., Pearson, T. A., Brunt, A. R., Forwood, M. R., Bambery, K. R., Tobin, M. J., ... & Sims, N. A. (2016). Anabolic action of parathyroid hormone (PTH) does not compromise bone matrix mineral composition or maturation. Bone, 93, 146-154.

Tissue sections

• Ye, D., Heraud, P., Parnpai, R., & Li, T. (2017). Reversal of Experimental Liver Damage after Transplantation of Stem-Derived Cells Detected by FTIR Spectroscopy. Stem cells international, 2017.

• Tidy, R. J., Lam, V., Fimognari, N., Mamo, J. C., & Hackett, M. J. (2017). FTIR studies of the similarities between pathology induced protein aggregation in vivo and chemically induced protein aggregation ex vivo. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 91, 68-76.

• Whelan, D. R., & Bell, T. D. (2015). Correlative synchrotron fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and single molecule super resolution microscopy for the detection of composition and ultrastructure alterations in single cells. ACS chemical biology, 10(12), 2874-2883.

• Hackett, M. J., Aitken, J. B., El-Assaad, F., McQuillan, J. A., Carter, E. A., Ball, H. J., ... & Cohen, D. D. (2015). Mechanisms of murine cerebral malaria: Multimodal imaging of altered cerebral metabolism and protein oxidation at hemorrhage sites. Science advances, 1(11), e1500911.

Single cells

• Denbigh, J. L., Perez-Guaita, D., Vernooij, R. R., Tobin, M. J., Bambery, K. R., Xu, Y., ... & Goodacre, R. (2017). Probing the action of a novel anti-leukaemic drug therapy at the single cell level using modern vibrational spectroscopy techniques. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1-12.

• Wongwattanakul, M., Hahnvajanawong, C., Tippayawat, P., Chio‐Srichan, S., Leelayuwat, C., Limpaiboon, T., ... & Heraud, P. (2017). Classification of Gemcitabine resistant Cholangiocarcinoma cell lines using synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy. Journal of biophotonics, 10(3), 367-376.

Fibres

• Oroumei, A., Lynch, P., Tobin, M., & Naebe, M. (2018). Synchrotron X-ray scattering and IR-mapping studies of wet-spun lignin-derived carbon fibre precursor. Composites Science and Technology, 163, 151-161.

• Nunna, S., Maghe, M., Fakhrhoseini, S. M., Polisetti, B., & Naebe, M. (2018). A pathway to reduce energy consumption in the thermal stabilization process of carbon fiber production. Energies, 11(5), 1145.

• Ryu, M., Kobayashi, H., Balčytis, A., Wang, X., Vongsvivut, J., Li, J., ... & Morikawa, J. (2017). Nanoscale chemical mapping of laser-solubilized silk. Materials Research Express, 4(11), 115028.

• Ryu, M., Balčytis, A., Wang, X., Vongsvivut, J., Hikima, Y., Li, J., ... & Morikawa, J. (2017). Orientational mapping augmented sub-wavelength hyper-spectral imaging of silk. Scientific reports, 7(1), 1-10.

• Nunna, S., Creighton, C., Fox, B. L., Naebe, M., Maghe, M., Tobin, M. J., ... & Hameed, N. (2017). The effect of thermally induced chemical transformations on the structure and properties of carbon fibre precursors. Journal of materials chemistry A, 5(16), 7372-7382.

Polymeric material

• Uitto, J. M., & Verbeek, C. J. (2018). The role of water in plasticizing thermally aggregated protein‐based thermoplastics. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135(41), 46746.

• Russell, R. A., Foster, L. J. R., & Holden, P. J. (2018). Carbon nanotube mediated miscibility of polyhydroxyalkanoate blends and chemical imaging using deuterium-labelled poly (3-hydroxyoctanoate). European Polymer Journal, 105, 150-157.

• Uitto, J. M., & Verbeek, C. J. (2018). Phase separation of plasticizers in thermally aggregated protein‐based thermoplastics. Advances in Polymer Technology, 37(8), 2922-2935.

• Gavin, C., Lay, M. C., & Verbeek, C. J. (2018). Conformational changes after foaming in a protein‐based thermoplastic. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135(13), 46005.

• Tawakkal, I. S., Cran, M. J., & Bigger, S. W. (2018). The influence of chemically treated natural fibers in poly (lactic acid) composites containing thymol. Polymer Composites, 39(4), 1261-1272.

• Vongsvivut, J., Truong, V. K., Al Kobaisi, M., Maclaughlin, S., Tobin, M. J., Crawford, R. J., & Ivanova, E. P. (2017). Synchrotron macro ATR-FTIR microspectroscopic analysis of silica nanoparticle-embedded polyester coated steel surfaces subjected to prolonged UV and humidity exposure. PloS one, 12(12), e0188345.

• Mukherjee, T., Tobin, M. J., Puskar, L., Sani, M. A., Kao, N., Gupta, R. K., ... & Bhattacharya, S. (2017). Chemically imaging the interaction of acetylated nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with a polylactic acid (PLA) polymer matrix. Cellulose, 24(4), 1717-1729.

• van der Pal, K. J., Sauzier, G., Maric, M., van Bronswijk, W., Pitts, K., & Lewis, S. W. (2016). The effect of environmental degradation on the characterisation of automotive clear coats by infrared spectroscopy. Talanta, 148, 715-720.

• Ho, T. T., Bremmell, K. E., Krasowska, M., MacWilliams, S. V., Richard, C. J., Stringer, D. N., & Beattie, D. A. (2015). In situ ATR FTIR spectroscopic study of the formation and hydration of a fucoidan/chitosan polyelectrolyte multilayer. Langmuir, 31(41), 11249-11259.

Membranes

• Reis, R., Duke, M., Merenda, A., Winther-Jensen, B., Puskar, L., Tobin, M. J., ... & Dumée, L. F. (2017). Customizing the surface charge of thin-film composite membranes by surface plasma thin film polymerization. Journal of membrane science, 537, 1-10.

• Allioux, F. M., He, L., She, F., Hodgson, P. D., Kong, L., & Dumée, L. F. (2015). Investigation of hybrid ion-exchange membranes reinforced with non-woven metal meshes for electro-dialysis applications. Separation and Purification Technology, 147, 353-363.

• He, L., Dumée, L. F., Feng, C., Velleman, L., Reis, R., She, F., ... & Kong, L. (2015). Promoted water transport across graphene oxide–poly (amide) thin film composite membranes and their antibacterial activity. Desalination, 365, 126-135.

• Timilsena, Y. P., Vongsvivut, J., Tobin, M. J., Adhikari, R., Barrow, C., & Adhikari, B. (2019). Investigation of oil distribution in spray-dried chia seed oil microcapsules using synchrotron-FTIR microspectroscopy. Food chemistry, 275, 457-466.

• Vongsvivut, J., Truong, V. K., Hameed, N., Beattie, D. A., Krasowska, M., Gras, S., ... & Wood, B. R. (2018). Recent Advances in Macro ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopic Technique for High Resolution Surface Characterisation at Australian Synchrotron IR Beamline. In Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (pp. MT3C-5). Optical Society of America.

• Brenna, M., Cronin, S. J., Smith, I. E., Tollan, P. M., Scott, J. M., Prior, D. J., ... & Ukstins, I. A. (2018). Olivine xenocryst diffusion reveals rapid monogenetic basaltic magma ascent following complex storage at Pupuke Maar, Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 13-22.

• Petrou, K., Nielsen, D. A., & Heraud, P. (2018). Single-cell biomolecular analysis of coral algal symbionts reveals opposing metabolic responses to heat stress and expulsion. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 110.

• Viete, D. R., Hacker, B. R., Allen, M. B., Seward, G. G., Tobin, M. J., Kelley, C. S., ... & Duckworth, A. R. (2018). Metamorphic records of multiple seismic cycles during subduction. Science advances, 4(3), eaaq0234.

• von Aulock, F. W., Kennedy, B. M., Maksimenko, A., Wadsworth, F. B., & Lavallée, Y. (2017). Outgassing from open and closed magma foams. Frontiers in Earth Science, 5, 46.

• Li, F., Srivatsa, S. C., Batchelor, W., & Bhattacharya, S. (2017). A study on growth and pyrolysis characteristics of microalgae using Thermogravimetric Analysis-Infrared Spectroscopy and synchrotron Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Bioresource technology, 229, 1-10.

• Harris, C. W., Silvester, E., Rees, G. N., Pengelly, J., & Puskar, L. (2016). Proteins are a major component of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) leached from terrestrially aged Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves. Environmental Chemistry, 13(5), 877-887.

• Auer, A., White, J. D. L., & Tobin, M. J. (2016). Variable H2O content in magmas from the Tongariro Volcanic Centre and its relation to crustal storage and magma ascent. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 325, 203-210.

• Levett, A., Gagen, E., Shuster, J., Rintoul, L., Tobin, M., Vongsvivut, J., ... & Southam, G. (2016). Evidence of biogeochemical processes in iron duricrust formation. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 71, 131-142.

• Auer, A., Martin, C. E., Palin, J. M., White, J. D. L., Nakagawa, M., & Stirling, C. (2015). The evolution of hydrous magmas in the Tongariro Volcanic Centre: the 10 ka Pahoka-Mangamate eruptions. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 58(4), 364-384.

• Vogel, C., Adam, C., Sekine, R., Schiller, T., Lipiec, E., & McNaughton, D. (2013). Determination of phosphorus fertilizer soil reactions by Raman and synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy. Applied spectroscopy, 67(10), 1165-1170.

• Cheeseman, S., Owen, S., Truong, V. K., Meyer, D., Ng, S. H., Vongsvivut, J., ... & Luque, P. (2018). Pillars of Life: Is There a Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and the Surface Characteristics of Dragonfly Wings?. ACS omega, 3(6), 6039-6046.

• Stuhr, S., Truong, V. K., Vongsvivut, J., Senkbeil, T., Yang, Y., Al Kobaisi, M., ... & Cloetens, P. (2018). Structure and chemical organization in damselfly Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis wings: A spatially resolved FTIR and XRF analysis with synchrotron radiation. Scientific reports, 8(1), 1-9.

• Truong, V. K., Vongsvivut, J., Mahanamanam, N., Tobin, M. J., Luque, P., Baulin, V., ... & Ivanova, E. P. (2018). Study of melanin localization in the mature male Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis damselfly wings. Journal of synchrotron radiation, 25(3), 874-877.

• Truong, V. K., Geeganagamage, N. M., Baulin, V. A., Vongsvivut, J., Tobin, M. J., Luque, P., ... & Ivanova, E. P. (2017). The susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus CIP 65.8 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9721 cells to the bactericidal action of nanostructured Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis damselfly wing surfaces. Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 101(11), 4683-4690.

• Watson, G. S., Green, D. W., Cribb, B. W., Brown, C. L., Meritt, C. R., Tobin, M. J., ... & Watson, J. A. (2017). Insect analogue to the lotus leaf: A planthopper wing membrane incorporating a low-adhesion, nonwetting, superhydrophobic, bactericidal, and biocompatible surface. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 9(28), 24381-24392.

• Mainwaring, D. E., Nguyen, S. H., Webb, H., Jakubov, T., Tobin, M., Lamb, R. N., ... & Ivanova, E. P. (2016). The nature of inherent bactericidal activity: insights from the nanotopology of three species of dragonfly. Nanoscale, 8(12), 6527-6534.

• Dorakumbura, B. N., Boseley, R. E., Becker, T., Martin, D. E., Richter, A., Tobin, M. J., ... & Lewis, S. W. (2018). Revealing the spatial distribution of chemical species within latent fingermarks using vibrational spectroscopy. Analyst, 143(17), 4027-4039.

• Maric, M., Van Bronswijk, W., Lewis, S. W., & Pitts, K. (2014). Synchrotron FTIR characterisation of automotive primer surfacer paint coatings for forensic purposes. Talanta, 118, 156-161.

• Fritz, P., van Bronswjik, W., Lepkova, K., Lewis, S. W., Lim, K. F., Martin, D. E., & Puskar, L. (2013). Infrared microscopy studies of the chemical composition of latent fingermark residues. Microchemical Journal, 111, 40-46.

• Maric, M., van Bronswijk, W., Lewis, S. W., Pitts, K., & Martin, D. E. (2013). Characterisation of chemical component migration in automotive paint by synchrotron infrared imaging. Forensic science international, 228(1-3), 165-169.

• Zadnik, S., Van Bronswijk, W., Frick, A., Fritz, P., & Lewis, S. (2013). Fingermark simulants and their inherent problems: A comparison with latent fingermark deposits. Journal of Forensic Identification, 63(5), 593-608.

• Creagh, D., Otieno-Alego, V., Treasure, A., Kubik, M., & Hallam, D. (2017). The use of radiation in the study of cultural heritage artefacts. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 137, 216-224.

• Hunt, A., Thomas, P., James, D., David, B., Geneste, J. M., Delannoy, J. J., & Stuart, B. (2016). The characterisation of pigments used in X-ray rock art at Dalakngalarr 1, central-western Arnhem Land. Microchemical Journal, 126, 524-529.

• Goodall, R. A., Puskar, L., Fisher, K., McCartney, E., & Privett, H. (2015). Investigation of historical dart poisons using synchrotron based infrared microscopy and spectroscopy. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 78, 66-74.

• Osmond, G., Ebert, B., & Drennan, J. (2013). Zinc oxide-centred deterioration in 20th century Vietnamese paintings by Nguyễ Trọng Kiệm (1933–1991). AICCM bulletin, 34(1), 4-14.

• Dredge, P., Schilling, M. R., Gautier, G., Mazurek, J., Learner, T., & Wuhrer, R. (2013). Lifting the lids off Ripolin: a collection of paint from Sidney Nolan's studio. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 52(4), 213-226.

Use of our microfabricated holder to study living cancer cells

• Tobin, M. J., Puskar, L., Barber, R. L., Harvey, E. C., Heraud, P., Wood, B. R., ... & Munro, K. L. (2010). FTIR spectroscopy of single live cells in aqueous media by synchrotron IR microscopy using microfabricated sample holders. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 53(1), 34-38.

Regarding the implementation of top-up mode 

• Van Garderen, E. D., Bambery, K. R., Clift, M., LeBlanc, G. S., Martin, D. E., Puskar, L., ... & Zhu, D. (2013, March). Instrumentation upgrade for Top-Up operations at the Australian Synchrotron. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 425, No. 4, p. 042015). IOP Publishing.

Applications of our in-house developed “hybrid” macro-ATR accessory

• Vongsvivut, J., Pérez-Guaita, D., Wood, B. R., Heraud, P., Khambatta, K., Hartnell, D., ... & Tobin, M. J. (2019). Synchrotron macro ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy for high-resolution chemical mapping of single cells. Analyst, 144(10), 3226-3238.

Vibrational spectroscopy reference series. Extensive set of articles.

• P.R. Griffiths. Handbook of vibrational spectroscopy. John M Chalmers; Wiley InterScience (1942)

Reference article with an extensive list of IR peak positions (from biological tissues)

• Movasaghi, Z., Rehman, S., & ur Rehman, D. I. (2008). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of biological tissues. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 43(2), 134-179.

Good reference article on IR microscopy of living cells

• Holman, H. Y. N., Bechtel, H. A., Hao, Z., & Martin, M. C. (2010). Synchrotron IR spectromicroscopy: chemistry of living cells. Analytical Chemistry, 82(21), 8757-8765

Detailed IR Microscopy book chapter focusing on biological samples, including spectral/imaging processing techniques

• K. Malek, B.R. Wood, K.R. Bambery. FTIR Imaging of Tissues: Techniques and Methods of Analysis; Chapter 15. in book M. Baranska (ed), Optical spectroscopy and computational methods in biology and medicine. Springer Science (2014)

• Miljković, M., Bird, B., & Diem, M. (2012). Line shape distortion effects in infrared spectroscopy. Analyst, 137(17), 3954-3964.

• Bassan, P., Lee, J., Sachdeva, A., Pissardini, J., Dorling, K. M., Fletcher, J. S., ... & Gardner, P. (2013). The inherent problem of transflection-mode infrared spectroscopic microscopy and the ramifications for biomedical single point and imaging applications. Analyst, 138(1), 144-157.

• Hassani, S., Martens, H., Qannari, E. M., & Kohler, A. (2012). Degrees of freedom estimation in principal component analysis and consensus principal component analysis. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 118, 246-259.

• A. Kohler, M. Zimonja, V. Segtnan, H. Martens. Standard Normal Variate, Multiplicative Signal Correction and Extended Multiplicative Signal Correction Preprocessing in Biospectroscopy; Chapter 2.09 in book B. Walczak, R.T. Ferré, S, Brown (eds), Comprehensive Chemometrics - Chemical and biochemical data analysis, Elsevier. Vol 2, pp 139-162 (2007).

 Mie scattering applied to synchrotron-based IRM

• Kohler, A., Sulé-Suso, J., Sockalingum, G. D., Tobin, M., Bahrami, F., Yang, Y., ... & Parkes, G. (2008). Estimating and correcting Mie scattering in synchrotron-based microscopic Fourier transform infrared spectra by extended multiplicative signal correction. Applied Spectroscopy, 62(3), 259-266.

• Kohler, A., Böcker, U., Warringer, J., Blomberg, A., Omholt, S. W., Stark, E., & Martens, H. (2009). Reducing inter-replicate variation in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy by extended multiplicative signal correction. Applied Spectroscopy, 63(3), 296-305.

• Bassan, P., Kohler, A., Martens, H., Lee, J., Byrne, H. J., Dumas, P., ... & Gardner, P. (2010). Resonant Mie scattering (RMieS) correction of infrared spectra from highly scattering biological samples. Analyst, 135(2), 268-277.

• Afseth, N. K., & Kohler, A. (2012). Extended multiplicative signal correction in vibrational spectroscopy, a tutorial. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 117, 92-99.

• Bassan, P., Sachdeva, A., Kohler, A., Hughes, C., Henderson, A., Boyle, J., ... & Gardner, P. (2012). FTIR microscopy of biological cells and tissue: data analysis using resonant Mie scattering (RMieS) EMSC algorithm. Analyst, 137(6), 1370-1377.

• Bambery, K. R., Wood, B. R., & McNaughton, D. (2012). Resonant Mie scattering (RMieS) correction applied to FTIR images of biological tissue samples. Analyst, 137(1), 126-132.

• Solheim, J. H., Gunko, E., Petersen, D., Großerüschkamp, F., Gerwert, K., & Kohler, A. (2019). An open‐source code for Mie extinction extended multiplicative signal correction for infrared microscopy spectra of cells and tissues. Journal of biophotonics, 12(8), e201800415.

General review article looking at the IR spectroscopy of proteins

• Barth, A. (2007). Infrared spectroscopy of proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 1767(9), 1073-1101.

Identifies potential issues with the different fixation methods in use for tissue sections

• Hackett, M. J., McQuillan, J. A., El-Assaad, F., Aitken, J. B., Levina, A., Cohen, D. D., ... & Lay, P. A. (2011). Chemical alterations to murine brain tissue induced by formalin fixation: implications for biospectroscopic imaging and mapping studies of disease pathogenesis. Analyst, 136(14), 2941-2952.

Monitoring the reversible B- to A-like DNA transition 

• Whelan, D. R., Bambery, K. R., Heraud, P., Tobin, M. J., Diem, M., McNaughton, D., & Wood, B. R. (2011). Monitoring the reversible B to A-like transition of DNA in eukaryotic cells using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Nucleic Acids Research, 39(13), 5439-5448.

Tissue acquisition and fixation considerations when dealing with biological tissues

• Stitt, D. M., Kastyak-Ibrahim, M. Z., Liao, C. R., Morrison, J., Albensi, B. C., & Gough, K. M. (2012). Tissue acquisition and storage associated oxidation considerations for FTIR microspectroscopic imaging of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 60, 16-22.

Analysis of living cells as they progress through the cell cycle

• Whelan, D. R., Bambery, K. R., Puskar, L., McNaughton, D., & Wood, B. R. (2013). Synchrotron Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis of single living cells progressing through the cell cycle. Analyst, 138(14), 3891-3899.

Invited review article, explaining sample preparation for use with IRM

• von Aulock, F. W., Kennedy, B. M., Schipper, C. I., Castro, J. M., Martin, D. E., Oze, C., ... & Nichols, A. R. (2014). Advances in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of natural glasses: From sample preparation to data analysis. Lithos, 206, 52-64.

Example article

• Castro, J. M., Cottrell, E., Tuffen, H., Logan, A. V., & Kelley, K. A. (2009). Spherulite crystallization induces Fe-redox redistribution in silicic melt. Chemical Geology, 268(3-4), 272-280.

• A. Dazzi. PhotoThermal Induced Resonance. Application to Infrared Spectromicroscopy; Chapter 16 in book S. Volz (ed.), Thermal Nanosystems and Nanomaterials, Topics in Applied Physics, 118. Springer (2009)

• Nasse, M. J., Walsh, M. J., Mattson, E. C., Reininger, R., Kajdacsy-Balla, A., Macias, V., ... & Hirschmugl, C. J. (2011). High-resolution Fourier-transform infrared chemical imaging with multiple synchrotron beams. Nature Methods, 8(5), 413-416.

• Hermann, P., Hoehl, A., Patoka, P., Huth, F., Rühl, E., & Ulm, G. (2013). Near-field imaging and nano-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy using broadband synchrotron radiation. Optics Express, 21(3), 2913-2919.

• Martin, M. C., Dabat-Blondeau, C., Unger, M., Sedlmair, J., Parkinson, D. Y., Bechtel, H. A., ... & Ogle, B. (2013). 3D spectral imaging with synchrotron Fourier transform infrared spectro-microtomography. Nature Methods, 10(9), 861-864.