Spun out of Anasys Instruments Corporation that established an early presence in the field of AFM-based photothermal IR spectroscopy (PTIR) and was eventually acquired by Bruker Nano, Photothermal Spectroscopy Corporation (PSC) now has developed a breakthrough optical PTIR (O-PTIR) technology that eliminates key limitations of traditional IR Spectroscopy: spatial resolution and sample preparation. O-PTIR provides sub-micron spatial resolution for IR and provides transmission-like FTIR quality spectra in non-contact reflection mode, providing all the benefits of ATR without contact-related limitations, and also providing Raman-like spatial resolution, but with IR sensitivity. Structured around enabling the power of IR spectroscopy to be applied to high value problems in industry and academia via the adoption of O-PTIR, Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp (PSC) works in the space of Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) technology. The firm has achieved a breakthrough technique that eliminates key limitations of traditional IR Spectroscopy providing submicron spatial resolution for IR and transmission-like FTIR quality spectra in non-contact reflection mode. PSC has also developed the first simultaneous Infrared and Raman microscope and imaging system, providing IR and Raman data from the exact same spot, at the same time, with the same submicron spatial resolution. PSCs vision is to enable the power of IR spectroscopy to be applied to high value problems in industry and academia via the adoption of O-PTIR.
