Portable and laboratory analytical photometric and fluorometric systems based on the use of 3D printed devices

Title: Portable and laboratory analytical photometric and fluorometric systems based on the use of 3D printed devices

Abstract:

The design of several 3D printed devices and some electronic boards, combined with the use of digital imaging detectors, has allowed to build different kinds of portable and cheap photometric systems. 3D printed devices are used to hold the detectors, usual and flow cells, and the light source. Detectors and light sources are powered through two USB of a notebook, avoiding the need of extra power sources. Several kind of image detectors have been tested: webcam, digital microscope, and CCDs. They have been used for colorimetric, spectrophotometric and fluorimetric determinations of different kind of samples. Data treatment are manually managed with different software packages, like YouCam, ImageJ, Chemostat, and automatically using AutoAnalysis.

Biography:

Víctor Cerda was graduated and PhD in Chemistry by the University of Barcelona. Has been Lecturer and Professor at several universities: Barcelona, Tarragona, and Valladolid. Since 1982 was Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). Since 2021 is Professor in the UIB. Has conducted 46 Ph.D. Thesis, written 14 books, and collaborated with 16 chapters. Has published more than 600 papers and presented 826 contributions on analytical chemistry in national and international conferences. Has been Vice-President of the Spanish Society of Analytical Chemistry, Vice-Chancellor of Scientific Policy and Innovation of the UIB. Currently is President of Sciware Systems, and of the Association of Environmental Sciences and Techniques.