By Cnr Ifn
The studies on the fundamental processes of Laser-Induced Plasma (LIP) dynamics in different environments (gases and liquids at different pressures) have been successfully applied to the most common applications related to LIP-based spectroscopy and spectrometry as well as to industrial processes and production of nanostructures. We perform: 1) Spectroscopic diagnostics of LIP processes; 2) Chemical analysis with Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) (volcanic powders, archaeological findings, meteorites, gemstones, soils and plants, samples submerged in water, etc.); 3) Nanoparticles and nanostructures production by Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL) and their employment in different fields (analytical chemistry, biochemistry); 4) Study of the interaction of naked NPs produced by PLAL with biological systems (i.e. human ubiquitin, human serum albumin (HSA), human cells, specific antibodies etc.); 5) Applications of NP field enhancement effects through the Nanoparticles Enhanced Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (NE-LIBS) technique (chemical analysis at sub-ppm level).
