Micro-droplets of liquid confining organic molecules of interest are dried
on selected planar solvo-phobic substrates under conditions facilitating
segregated precipitation of the larger, less soluable analytes toward
edge portions of the deposit. Micro-spectrometer imaging using white
light and FTIR false color can identify points of interest, and the same
optics generally directed perpendicularly to the substrates selectively
captures normal Raman spectra from selected points in the deposit. The
spectra are manipulated using various data techniques to extract reliable
information concerning analytes present at pico-Molar levels. The
selected spots can also be subjected to FTIR spectroscopy followed by
MALDI mass spectroscopy to obtain a variety of information from the
identical specimen.