20120301917 | HYDROPHILIC IR TRANSPARENT MEMBRANE, SPECTROSCOPIC SAMPLE HOLDER COMPRISING SAME AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention features hydrophilic IR-transparent porous membranes, particularly hydrophilic IR-transparent porous polyethylene membranes and methods of preparing the hydrophilic membranes by treatment of hydrophobic IR-transparent porous membranes with plasma. The present invention further features spectroscopic sample holders which incorporate the hydrophilic IR-transparent porous membranes and methods of identifying bacteria and other microorganisms in samples by infrared spectroscopy. | 11-29-2012 |