PDMS as an Alternate Transmittance Cell Kit in an FTIR Spectrometer
Abstract(#br)Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based microdevices have bought revolutionary change in the chemical analysis. Suitable mechanical properties of PDMS make it amenable for soft lithography and certain optical properties like transparency in Near InfraRed (NIR) make it a yet unexplored option for use as a window material in Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) Spectrometers. We investigate the utility of PDMS as a transmittance cell kit in FTIR Spectrometer replacing the CaF 2 windows.