Publications
Breast cancer and melanoma cell line identification by FTIR imaging after formalin-fixation and paraffin-embedding Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Over the past few decades, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy coupled to microscopy has been recognized as an emerging and potentially powerful tool in cancer research and diagnosis. For this purpose, histological analyses performed by pathologists are mostly carried out on biopsied tissue that undergoes the formalin-fixation and paraffin-embedding (FFPE) procedure. This processing method ensures an optimal and permanent ...
Characterization and classification of PGI Moroccan Argan oils based on their FTIR fingerprints and chemical composition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this work Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was selected as a reliable, fast and non-destructive technique to record spectroscopic fingerprints of Moroccan Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Argan oils. Classification and discrimination according to their five geographical origins (Ait-Baha, Agadir, Essaouira, Tiznit and Taroudant) was performed. A total of 120 PGI Argan oil samples were collected during four harvest ...
Discrimination of diesel fuels marketed in Morocco using FTIR, GC-MS analysis and chemometrics methods Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The purpose of this study was to perform a discrimination and classification of diesel samples from the four major suppliers of petroleum products in Morocco using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and chemometrics tools. Eighty diesel samples were collected from different gas stations owned by the four biggest brands in the Moroccan market. Principal Component Analysis ...
FTIR fingerprints associated to a PLS-DA model for rapid detection of smuggled non-compliant diesel marketed in Morocco Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy was selected as a rapid, non-destructive, cheap and a high sensitive technique combined with chemometric tools in order to detect and discriminate smuggled diesel samples from authentic products. A total of nineteen authentic diesels and eleven smuggled diesel samples were collected, their quality was checked by determining their chemical composition using the GC–MS technique in order to avoid the use ...