Mitsubishi Corporation

The University of Arizona

University of Denver

Donald Ray Huffman

Wolfgang Krätschmer

John Alexander Huffman

Lowell D Lamb

Provided are inexpensive devices and methods for obtaining emission or scattering spectra of multiple particles simultaneously and for characterizing the particles based on their emission or scattering spectra. The disclosed devices and methods are useful for analyzing multiple particles to determine one or more characteristics of the particles, such as size, type, elastic scattering, fluorescence and/or Raman characteristics, for distinguishing between biological and non-biological particles, and for biomedical assaying applications. Laboratory or research grade spectroscopic devices are described. Smartphone-based spectroscopic devices are also described, where various components of a smartphone are used for data collection and analysis purposes.

Wavelength dispersive microscope spectrofluorometer for characterizing multiple particles simultaneously

Cand Ccarbon atom compounds are prepared by evaporating graphite in an inert quenching gas. The vapor of carbon is collected and is selectively extracted with an organic non-polar solvent.

Form of carbon

A hybrid material comprising an extremely porous, carbon-bearing substrate, such as a carbon-bearing aerogel, and fullerene molecules loaded in the pores of the substrate. The hybrid compound is obtained by several approaches, including chemical vapor infiltration of fullerenes into finished carbon-containing aerogels; infiltration of fullerenes during the solvent displacement step of aerogel preparation; and addition of fullerenes to solgel starting materials.

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