Magnets and Molecules: An NMR Look at T2 Relaxation in Bananas and pineapple
Designed and executed a comprehensive NMR spectroscopy study investigating the relaxation dynamics of water molecules in banana and pineapple tissues. Using NMR equipment including permanent magnets, RF oscillators, and pulse programmers, collected high-quality T1 (longitudinal) and T2 (transverse) relaxation data through inversion recovery and spin-echo pulse sequences.
Applied mathematical modeling techniques to analyze the experimental data, implementing multiple fitting approaches including standard inversion recovery, stretched exponential decay, and modulated exponential models. Used Python for data processing and curve fitting algorithms, achieving excellent statistical fits with R² values exceeding 0.97 for all models. Complemented Python analysis with Excel for data visualization and preliminary analysis.