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Infrared Spectroscopy

Infrared spectroscopy is an analytical technique that probes molecular structure and composition by measuring the absorption of infrared radiation at frequencies corresponding to the vibrational transitions of chemical bonds. Each functional group absorbs at characteristic wavenumbers, producing a spectral fingerpri…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 406× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Infrared spectroscopy is an analytical technique that probes molecular structure and composition by measuring the absorption of infrared radiation at frequencies corresponding to the vibrational transitions of chemical bonds. Each functional group absorbs at characteristic wavenumbers, producing a spectral fingerprint used to identify compounds, elucidate structure, monitor reactions, and quantify constituents, with near-infrared (NIR), mid-infrared, and Fourier-transform implementations applied across chemistry, biology, materials science, food, and medicine. Non-destructive, rapid, and amenable to minimal sample preparation, it supports both qualitative identification and chemometric quantification. Research relevant to this area includes non-invasive near-infrared approaches to blood-glucose measurement, near-infrared prediction of polyphenol content in grapes under modified ripening, characterization of degraded chitosan scaffolds, identification of adulterants in dietary supplements, spectroscopic assessment of polymer degradation, and spectral and thermal characterization of pharmaceutical and inorganic compounds. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work, grouped here under Developments in Mass Spectrometry and analytical methods, that applies infrared and near-infrared spectroscopy to molecular identification, quantification, and material characterization, connecting vibrational-spectroscopic measurement to applications in biomedical sensing, agricultural quality assessment, pharmaceutical analysis, and the structural study of natural and synthetic materials.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 406 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Developments in Mass Spectrometry.

Journal editorial board
Jennifer Paola Pascali · Italy Fabrizio Dal Piaz · Italy Peiying Yang · United States

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