Purchase of a UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley GA

Investigators

Abstract

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Fort Valley State College will acquire a stopped-flow UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Research will focus on the following studies: a) the biological interaction of gold colloidal particles in antibody-antigen reactions; b) stability of laboratory peptide-DNA hybrids; and c) the photodegradation of organic water pollutants by visible irradiation of photosensitizing catalysts. . Absorption spectroscopy using ultraviolet or visible light (UV-VIS) is one of the most standard methods in modern chemistry for quantitative and qualitative analysis. These studies will have an impact in a variety of areas including environmental sciences and biochemistry.