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Raman Spectroscopy—A Prospective Tool in the Life Sciences
Author(s) -
Petry Renate,
Schmitt Michael,
Popp Jürgen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200390004
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , biocompatibility , spectroscopy , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , optics , physics , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Although the physics of Raman spectroscopy and its application to purely chemical problems is long established, it offers a noninvasive, nondestructive, and water‐insensitive probe to problems in the life sciences. Starting from the principles of Raman spectroscopy, its advantages, and methods for signal enhancement, the bulk of the review highlights recent applications. Structural investigations of a hormone receptor, testing the biocompatibility of dental implants, probing soil components and plant tissue alkaloids, and localization of single bacteria are just four problems in which Raman spectroscopy offers a solution or complements existing methods.