Applied Raman Spectroscopy: Concepts, Instrumentation, Chemometrics, and Life Science Applications

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.

• Provides a thorough discussion of the modern concepts and recent instrumental developments of Raman Spectroscopy in one resource
• Presents comprehensive discussions on laser spectrometers, Raman Spectrometers, and detectors that can be used for apparatuses
• Furnishes the latest updates on remote Raman spectroscopy in nanoscale optics, stimulated Raman microscopy and clinical as well as biomedical applications of surface-enhanced and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
• Covers the newest advances and capabilities of Raman-LIBS instruments, ranging from basic set-ups to more advanced configurations
• Demonstrates updated chemometrics and numerical methods and shows the analytical capabilities of methods in terms of detection limits, accuracy, and precision of measurements for biological and environmental samples

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.