Emerging Raman applications and techniques in biomedical and pharmaceutical fields

The book presents the latest technological advances in Raman spectroscopy that are presently redrawing the landscape of many fields of biomedical and pharmaceutical R&D. Numerous examples are given to illustrate the application of the new methods and compared with established and related techniques. The book is suitable for both new researchers and practitioners in this area as wellas for those familiar with the Raman technique but seeking to keep abreast ofthe latest dramatic advances in this field." Covers the major developments inRaman scattering for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications Introduces basics and applications of Raman techniques for tissue Covers the application intomography, dentistry, forensics, ophthalmology, cancer detection, blood and urine analysis and bacteriology/virology Appeals to medical physicists and graduate students INDICE: 1. Lasers, spectrographs and detectors.- 2. Fiber optic Raman probes for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.- 3. Deep layer tissue and powder spectroscopy: SORS and transmission Raman.- 4. SERS and its applicationsto biological samples.- 5. Raman, mapping, imaging and tomography.- 6. Coherent Raman scattering microscopy.- 7. Raman optical activity (ROA).- 8. Chemometrics.- 9. Discovery and formulation.- 10. Raman spectroscopy: a strategic toolin the process analytical technology toolbox.- 11. Emerging dental applications of Raman spectroscopy.- 12. Raman spectroscopy of ocular tissues.- 13. Raman spectroscopy for early cancer detection, diagnosis and elucidation of disease specific biochemical changes.- 14. Raman spectroscopy of bone and cartilage.- 15. Vibrational microscopic imaging of skin: applications to drug delivery, single cell biochemistry and wound healing.- 16. Raman spectroscopy of blood and urine specimens.- 17. Quantitative Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy of artificial hip prostheses.- 18. Raman spectroscopy: a tool for tissue engineering.- 19. Biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of Raman spectroscopy.- 20. Future directions.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-02648-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 656
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés