Frontiers of NIR Imaging

Abstract

After a brief introduction to the technique, this review will discuss the state-of-the-art NIR imaging instrumentation and its applications, including applications of an ordinary NIR imaging system to solvent diffusion into a polymer. Other imaging applications discussed include the use of a portable NIR imaging system in the pharmaceutical industry, high-speed and wide-area monitoring of polymers, and imaging for fish embryos development research. Also discussed is an imaging-type two-dimensional Fourier spectroscopy (ITFS) system and its application to medaka (Japanese rice fish, Oryzias latipes) egg development. Finally, general perspectives on NIR imaging will be provided.