Organic Contamination Analysis: A FIB-FTIR Workflow
Organic contamination presents a persistent challenge across industries, particularly when particles are small, embedded, or difficult to isolate. This webinar introduces a combined focused ion beam–scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) and FTIR microscopy workflow designed to support precise isolation and reliable identification of organic contaminants. By integrating targeted sample extraction with molecular analysis, this approach enables more complete characterization of foreign materials that may be missed using a single technique.
Attendees will see how this workflow can support failure analysis and foreign material identification, with application examples relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturing where rapid, accurate identification is critical for product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
In This Webinar, You Will Learn:
- Fundamentals of FIB-SEM and FTIR microscopy and how they complement each other
- A practical workflow for isolating and identifying organic microparticles
- Techniques for FIB extraction, including milling and lift-out of targeted regions
- Approaches to FTIR microscopy for analyzing small or embedded particles
- Application insights for pharmaceutical contamination analysis and failure investigations
This Webinar is Ideal For:
- Failure analysis scientists and engineers
- QA/QC and quality assurance professionals
- Pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing scientists
- Analytical scientists working in materials characterization or contamination analysis
- Academic and applied researchers (e.g., microplastics, materials science, life sciences)
Speaker: Matt Joens (Senior Sales Development Representative, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Matt Joens is an electron microscopist who has dedicated his career to the advancement of 3D and correlative imaging methodologies. He also has a passion for biological sample preparation, especially in the world of cryo preservation and the production of frozen lamella for high resolution TEM analysis. A chemist by training, Matt has worked at the Salk Institute, Washington University, Apple Inc, and TESCAN, spanning both life science and materials science disciplines. This duality has given him the unique perspective on what modern tools are capable of, and he now dedicates his time to help scientists find the right solutions for their research.
Speaker: Jaspreet Singh, Phd (Senior Applications Scientist, Molecular Spectroscopy, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Jaspreet Singh earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Merced in 2012 and his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 2021. Jaspreet’s graduate research work focused on variable temperature infrared spectroscopy studies of materials and development of FTIR sampling methods. Jaspreet is currently a Senior Application Scientist for the Nicolet FTIR spectroscopy product line at Thermo Fisher Scientific and operates an applications lab in San Jose, CA.
