Jeremy and Keith recently published work with the Otago Department of Geology (Matthew Tarling and Steven Smith) entitled “Crystallographic orientation mapping of lizardite serpentinite by Raman spectroscopy” in the European Journal of Mineralogy (2022) 34, 285 – 300  https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-285-2022 This shows the importance of crystal orientation for observed Raman spectra and can be used to […]

Kārlis, Peter, Sara and Keith recently published a paper entitled “Nondestructive Spatial Dehydration Analysis of Crystalline Hydrates in Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms Using Spatially Offset Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy” in Crystal Growth and Design (2022) 22 2946–2953 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.1c01401. The paper showcases the capabilities of Spatially Offset Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy (SOLFRS) in being able to examine subsurface […]

Keith, in collaboration with Bishal Adhikari and Shyamal Das, researchers from the School of Pharmacy (Otago), recently published “Amino acids improve aerosolization and chemical stability of potential inhalable amorphous Spray-dried ceftazidime for Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection” in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2022) 621 121799 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121799.  The paper describes how amino acids can stabilize an […]