Applied Raman Spectroscopy: Concepts, Instrumentation, Chemometrics, and Life Science Applications synthesizes recent developments in the field, providing an updated overview. The book focuses on the modern concepts of Raman spectroscopy techniques, recent technological innovations, data analysis using chemometric methods, along with the latest examples of life science applications relevant in academia and industries. It will be beneficial to researchers from various branches of science and technology, and it will point them to modern techniques coupled with data analysis methods. In addition, it will help instruct new readers on Raman spectroscopy and hyphenated Raman spectroscopic techniques.
The book is primarily written for analytical and physical chemistry students and researchers at a more advanced level who require a broad introductory overview of the applications of Raman spectroscopy, as well as those working in applied industry and clinical laboratories. Students, researchers, and industry workers in related fields, including X-ray and materials science, agriculture, botany, molecular biology and biotechnology, mineralogy, and environmental science will also find it very useful.
Section I: Introduction and Modern Raman Spectroscopy 1. Introduction of Basic Theory and Principle of Raman Scattering and Spectroscopy 2. Theory and Instrumentation of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Recent Advances 3. The Remote Raman Technique and Its Applications 4. Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy for Depth Resolved Measurements (SORS) 5. Raman micro Spectroscopy and Imaging Methods (Micro-Raman Spectroscopy) 6. Theoretical Developments, Instrumentation and Biological Applications in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy 7. Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Basic Fundamentals and Applications Section II: Chemometrics in Raman Spectroscopy 8. Overview of Chemometric Methods 9. Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: A Potential Method for Life Science Applications 10. Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: Theoretical Background, Data Analysis and Applications 11. Chemometrics for Raman Spectroscopy Harmonization Section III: Life Science Applications 12. Challenges in Applications of Raman Spectroscopy to Biological Systems and Materials 13. Clinical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy 14. Raman Spectroscopy for Medical Diagnostics: From In-vitro Biofluid Assays to In-vivo Cancer Detection 15. Raman Spectroscopy of Soft Tissues and Body Fluids 16. Raman Spectroscopy of Blood and Blood Components 17. Bacterial Studies using Raman Spectroscopy 18. Raman Spectroscopic Studies on Calcified Tissues (Teeth, Bones, Hairs and Nails) 19. Raman Spectroscopy of Gallstones and Renal Stones 20. Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Agricultural Products and Food Analysis 21. Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometric Assessment for Agricultural: Step Toward Digital Farming 22. Environmental Diagnosis with Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Diatoms 23. Applications of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Environmental Detection Section IV: Hyphenated Techniques and Scope 24. Emerging Hyphenated SEM-EDX and Raman Spectroscopy Systems: Applications in Life and Environmental Sciences 25. Hyphenated Raman Spectroscopic Systems: Applications in Biological, Environmental and Materials Sciences 26. Current and Future Prospects of Raman Spectroscopy Applications
Vivek Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Lucknow. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience at the university level. His current research interests include multi-spectroscopy studies of biological samples, plant samples, agricultural and food products, and nano-phosphor samples. He has published more than 90 international research papers and reviews articles. Dr Singh is a recipient of the prestigious “Raman Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkley, USA.
