Deymis Cecilia Albor Patiño

Prof. Deymis Cecilia Albor Patiño

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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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1 October 2026 in Applied Sciences
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DPDeymis Cecilia Albor Patiño
Deymis Cecilia Albor Patiño
RAROMERO CLONGE MARIO ALBERTO
ROMERO CLONGE MARIO ALBERTO
AHAndrea Carolina Ramos Hernández
Andrea Carolina Ramos Hernández
VAVictoria Arana
Victoria Arana
CMCarlos Mario Meléndez
Carlos Mario Meléndez
MOMaría L. Liliana Ospina-Castro
María L. Liliana Ospina-Castro
Reliable analytical methods for quantifying the major phytocannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) are essential to ensure quality control and regulatory compliance of cannabis-derived products. This study evaluated attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), combined with Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Classical Least Squares (CLS) chemometric models, to quantify cannabinoids in cannabis extract oils. FTIR-ATR spectra were collected over 4000–400 cm−1 and processed using principal component analysis (PCA), Multiplicative Scatter Correction (MSC), and multivariate calibration. The PLS model, built on the optimal spectral regions of 1000–1800 cm−1 and 3500 cm−1 and validated by leave-one-out cross-validation, achieved strong predictive performance (RMSEC = 0.559%, RMSECV = 0.675%; R2cal = 0.910, R2cv = 0.869), indicating good predictive ability with no evidence of overfitting. Notably, the variables with the highest VIP scores were mainly associated with the extract-to-diluent ratio rather than CBD-specific absorbance bands. The CLS model, in turn, showed excellent agreement for pure cannabinoid standards (MSE on the order of 10−6; β coefficients between 0.98 and 0.99) but performed poorly in complex matrices, yielding negative coefficients for several samples. This limitation stems from unmodeled matrix components and the near-collinearity of the THC and CBD infrared spectra, which renders the CLS system ill-conditioned and causes noise to redistribute between the two basis vectors. Taken together, these findings indicate that the FTIR-ATR/PLS approach offers a robust, rapid, and cost-effective alternative for routine cannabinoid analysis. In contrast, the CLS model remains valuable for residual-based detection of unmodeled spectral contributions that may signal sample anomalies or contamination.