Biological, Medical, and Clinical Analysis

Chinese scientists recently combined confocal microscopy and an echelle-grating spatial-heterodyne Raman spectrometer (CM-ESHRS) to create a new system for detecting microplastics.

Spectroscopy sat down with Molly Lockart and Brad Pierce to discuss their group’s work with pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to improve our understanding of enzyme dysfunction and the mechanism of sulfur-oxidation.

A group of scientists led by Zozan Guleken of the Gaziantep University of Science and Technology in Gaziantep, Turkey looked into the blood serum composition of childhood obesity (CO) tissues using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.

Scientists from Zhenjiang, China recently tested different analysis methods of using portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to detect Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus within silkworms.

Scientists from the Czech Republic developed an automated classification pipeline meant to provide real-time in vivo examinations of normal and cancerous colorectal tissue.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of Spectroscopy published this week.

Brazilian scientists recently discussed and showed findings that show near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a potentially effective technique for detecting ecstasy.

Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Afeka Tel-Aviv Academic College of Engineering, and the Shamoon College of Engineering recently created a system that combines Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy with machine learning algorithms to identify bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.

Scientists from Beijing, China recently tested a combination of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and fluorescence analysis in studying cell and drug interactions.

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In a study led by scientists from Northwest University in Xi’an, China, carbon quantum dots were tested on how well they can detect hypochlorite and aid in cellular imaging.

This article highlights the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to characterize biomarkers of metabolic syndrome at different stages of progression.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of Spectroscopy published this week.

A PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania has won the 2024 Physics of Medical Imaging Student Paper Award, which is given out annually by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), at the Medical Imaging Symposium in San Diego, California.

In a recent study from the Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP), scientists studied how excited-state proton transfer based fluorescence works with Kaempferol powder and different solutions.

Scientists from the Beijing Technology and Business University in Beijing, China recently evaluated the capabilities of ceramide nanoemulsions (NEs) using confocal Raman spectroscopy.

In a new study, scientists are investigating Raman spectroscopy as a technique for monitoring postmenopausual osteoporosis.

Tessa Calhoun, PhD, an associate professor of biochemistry & cellular and molecular biology and chemistry at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, discusses her group’s most recent work employing the optical technique, second harmonic scattering (SHS), to probe how living bacterial membranes uptake and transport small molecules, including antibiotics.

A recent study from Jagiellonian University examined how spectroscopic techniques can aid in the detection of pancreatic cancer.

Peter M. Carlson will take over as CEO of Spectral AI, replacing Wensheng Fan.

A research team from Marquette University recently proposed a new machine learning model that could improve cancer diagnosis by analyzing the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) better.

Juergen Popp of the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology presented at Pittcon 2024 about how artificial intelligence (AI) can help scientists with tumor removal processes.

A R&D chemist at Inorganic Ventures held a presentation at Pittcon about detecting toxic metals in hemp samples using inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP–OES).

A recent study published in Advanced Photonics looks at three-dimensional (3D) imaging of cells and tissue using phase-modulated stimulated Raman scattering tomography (PM-SRST).

A team of scientists from the Masschusetts Institute of Technology are combining Raman spectroscopy with holo-tomography to monitor early embryonic development.

Boris Mizaikoff of the University of Ulm recently held a presentation on how analyzing a subject’s exhaled breath can help identify who is suffering from long COVID-19.

Boris Mizaikoff of the University of Ulm in Germany held a presentation on how mid-infrared spectroscopy techniques and exhaled breath analysis can help detect diseases like gastric cancer.

This interview with Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer of the University of Birmingham highlights new research her team is working on that includes a Raman-based system for detecting early traumatic brain injuries.

Scientists from the United Kingdom recently created a Raman spectroscopy-based system for detecting early signs of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in patients.

Scientists recently tested a new means of detecting early-stage liver cancer using surface-enhance Raman spectroscopy (SERS).