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sentido, creo que un buen punto de partida es dar a conocer la pgina web
de la Sociedad y facilitar su acceso al pblico en general. Adems, las nuevas
formas de comunicacin que ofrecen las redes sociales permiten explorar
vas alternativas para mantener una relacin fluida entre los investigadores y
la sociedad. Por todo ello, solicitamos vuestra colaboracin aportando
ideas, sugerencias y material que nos permita acercar la investigacin a los
ciudadanos. Nos hemos de mentalizar que dar a conocer la Ciencia que
hacemos ha de ser parte fundamental de nuestro trabajo. Y este va a ser uno
de los objetivos de la SEA para el 2014, intentar aportar ese plus difcil de
lograr individualmente.
EDITORIAL
El 2013 ser sin duda recordado como un ao catastrfico para la Ciencia en
Espaa. El injustificable retraso en la convocatoria de proyectos, los recortes
en presupuestos de investigacin, los dramticos recortes en personal que
han cercenado (esperemos que solo aplazado) las perspectivas de
estabilizacin de muchos investigadores, etc.De todo ello las sociedades
cientficas, lideradas por la COSCE, han dado cuenta exhaustiva. Pero,
hemos conseguido transmitir a la sociedad la importancia de la
investigacin, bsica y aplicada, para el desarrollo y futuro de un pas?
Hemos conseguido transmitir que la prdida de una generacin de
investigadores es irrecuperable?. Tengo la sensacin de que la inmensa
mayora de los ciudadanos desconoce el trabajo que hacemos y, lo que es
peor, en el fondo, no les interesa demasiado. Y si a los votantes no les
importa, a los polticos tampoco. Y la culpa es, al menos en parte, nuestra.
Con honradsimas excepciones, nos hemos centrado en nuestra investigacin
y hemos prescindido de algo tan importante como explicar a los que nos
financian (los ciudadanos) qu es lo que hacemos. En la coyuntura actual, un
papel importante de las Sociedades Cientficas ha de ser facilitar la
divulgacin y el conocimiento de la investigacin de sus asociados. En este
Cordialmente
S. Maspoch
Contenido
ACTIVIDADES DE LA SOCIEDAD
Actividades de la Sociedad
. II Simposio Investigadores Jvenes
. Curso Especializado en Espectroscopia Aplicada sobre
CARACTERIZACIN DE NANOPARTCULAS
. Curso de clculo incertidumbre
. XXIV RNE y VIII CIE
. JAI 2014
. Firma en el Congreso de Diputados del Acuerdo por la Investigacin, el
Desarrollo y la Innovacin
. Un proyecto de investigacin solidario
. Noticias de nuestros Socios Corporativos
La finalizacin del congreso no pudo terminar de mejor forma que con una
cena en el Carmen de la Victoria, con luna llena y las magnficas vistas de la
Alhambra de fondo, excelente broche final para un Simposio.
J.M. Vadillo
disponibles para obtener informacin sobre diversos parmetros fsicoqumicos: analizadores de tamao, forma, composicin qumica, dispersin
de tamaos, etc.
La sesin de maana se complet con la ponencia de Guillermo Vidal de
Miguel (SEADM), quien introdujo el anlisis de movilidad inica, describiendo
los fundamentos de la tcnica, diseos experimentales y aplicaciones ms
relevantes, as como los ltimos desarrollos instrumentales.
Organizado por la SEA, el curso se celebr en el Advanced Training Center,
ubicado en la sede de nuestro socio corporativo lava Ingenieros, con la
asistencia de 55 participantes (aforo mximo de la sala).
Este curso, dirigido a estudiantes de posgrado, investigadores y
profesionales, surgi con el objetivo de aunar en una jornada de trabajo
distintos aspectos de inters sobre las nanopartculas, y proporcionar una
visin completa de las estrategias y tcnicas que permiten su caracterizacin.
Se cont con la generosa participacin de reconocidos ponentes del mbito
acadmico y empresarial.
J.M. Costa
Fechas clave
28/02/2014 Envo lmite de comunicaciones
07/04/2014 Notificacin e aceptacin
01/05/2014 Inscripcin con cuota reducida
Ms informacin en la pgina web de la SEA y del congreso
Lasing nos ilustra sobre las aplicaciones de la espectroscopia de TipEnhanced Raman (TERS) para el anlisis por imagen qumica a escala
nanomtrica
Figura 1: Equipo de espectrometra de THz modelo TERA K15 de Menlo Systems. Incluye la opcin de
TERA Image.
La tcnica GRP se basa en el aadido de fibra de vidrio al plstico base, lo que mejora
las propiedades mecnicas del material bruto y la estabilidad del producto final. Este
proceso permite la fabricacin de objetos a partir de materias primas ms econmicas,
como las poliolefinas, en lugar de partir de otros plsticos ms complejos y caros,
como las poliamidas. Los productos obtenidos se utilizan incluso en las aplicaciones
ms exigentes, como la industria de automocin.
En este tipo de materiales es necesario controlar aspectos como la concentracin de
las fibras de vidrio, su homogeneidad, su alineamiento e incluso la unin con el plstico
base, para asegurar que la calidad final sea la deseada. Un caso especial son las piezas
con geometras complejas, producidas habitualmente con tcnicas basadas en molde,
y en las que se debe evitar la descomposicin de sus componentes y la formacin de
inhomogeneidades durante la produccin.
Figura 2: Muestra de polipropileno con reas de diferente contenido de fibras pticas. La imagen de
izquierda muestras cada una de los zonas con su porcentaje de fibras de vidrio. A la derecha se puede
ver el mapa del tiempo de trnsito de los pulsos de THz a travs de la muestra.
Figura 3: Fotografa e imagen de amplitud de THz de una placa de WPC parcialmente humedecida. El
color azul indica una alta absorcin de la radiacin de THz en el material empapado.
amplitud (ii) se distinguen las marcas de la horquilla de eyeccin que se utilizan en las
mquinas de moldeo.
i)
ii)
iii)
Figura 4: Material GPR con un contenido del 30 % de fibras de vidrio, moldeado en dos placas con
diferentes geometras (i). La inyeccin del material se realiza desde la parte inferior de las placas. Las
imgenes de amplitud de THz (ii) y la imagen de fase (iii) muestran los diferentes defectos.
4. Conclusiones
Los estudios de la empresa SKZ muestran el gran potencial de las imgenes obtenidas a
partir del tratamiento de muestras con THz en el anlisis de la calidad de materiales
plsticos. Al implementarse en la cadena de produccin, un espectrmetro compacto y
flexible como el modelo TERA K15 de Menlo Systems ofrece mltiples posibilidades
para hacer frente a cuestiones relacionadas con la optimizacin de procesos y el
control de calidad.
the excitation of surface plasmon modes between the tip and sample resulting in a multifold increase in the electric field
intensity localized at the tip
chemical enhancement due to the Charge Transfer (CT) mechanism when the molecules functional groups are in direct contact
with the metal tip
Illustrative data is shown in figure 2. An AFM image is on the left and background corrected TERS spectra on the right. The latter
were produced when the tip was a few nanometers from the surface (nearfield). In contrast, when the tip was the order of
microns from the surface (far-field), it had no effect and no spectral signature was evident even with very long exposures (10
mins). Schmid and coworkers identified characteristic marker bands for the macromolecules studied. They observed shifts in the
Raman band positions for these complex macromolecules, in contrast to observations for the corresponding bulk samples of the
same material which showed no shifts. It also contrasts with less complex molecules where there was no observed shift in the
bands for the TERS spectra. They attributed the shifting in large part to the influence of chemical enhancement (CE) processes
occurring at the tip interface.
In the first application of TERS on alginates, the group
successfully demonstrated the collection of weak Raman
spectra at high spatial resolutions from extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) without the need for labeling. Such materials
include polysaccharides, nucleic acids and proteins. This work
represents a significant step forward in the development of the
TERS technique as a reliable, accessible, and robust analytic
technique for many applications in the life science, medical and
materials fields.
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