One of the most widely cited advantages of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is
that it does not require sample preparation, but this may also be the biggest factor holding it …

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has achieved promising performance as an
elemental imaging technology, and considerable progress has been achieved in the …

Geological studies increasingly require highly sensitive elemental techniques able to image
the distribution of elements in minerals with microscopic-scale resolution. In this paper, we …

The potential of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the rapid determination of
platinum in liquid silicone oils has been evaluated in the framework of on-line process …

Effective drug delivery is restricted by pathophysiological barriers in solid tumors. In human
pancreatic adenocarcinoma, poorly-permeable blood vessels limit the intratumoral …

Cave walls are affected by different kinds of alterations involving preservative issues in the
case of ornate caves, in particular regarding the rock art covering the walls. In this context, …

Pathologists typically encounter many disparate exogenous materials in clinical specimens
during their routine histopathological examinations, especially within the skin, lymph nodes, …

While doping of semiconductors or oxides is crucial for numerous technological applications,
its control remains difficult especially when the material is reduced down to the nanometric …

The titanium distributions in Ti-doped sapphires grown by Czochralski and Kyropoulos
techniques were evaluated using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and …

Imaging the distribution of reactive molecules in an internal diffusion-limited catalyst is of
primary importance in the comprehension and modeling of these systems. Mesoporous …