News tagged with raman spectroscopy
For diabetics, spectroscopy may replace painful pinpricks
Part of managing diabetes involves piercing a finger several times daily to monitor blood sugar levels. Raman spectroscopy could let diabetics monitor glucose without those daily pinpricks. In the past, this would have required ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Raman nanoparticle-aided imaging of tumors moves closer to human trials
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2008, a team of investigators at Stanford University's Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence demonstrated that they could use a technique known as nanoparticle-aided Raman spectroscopy to look at ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Biosensors: Sweet and simple
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a highly sensitive and versatile analytical tool that is widely used in biosensing applications. In conventional Raman spectroscopy, molecules are detected by ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Capturing the fugitive... in art
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do Winslow Homer's For to Be a Farmer's Boy (1887) and Vincent van Gogh's The Bedroom (1889) have in common?
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Researchers develop rapid diagnostic test for common type of pneumonia
University of Georgia researchers have developed a technique that can diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes, potentially replacing existing tests that can take several days for results.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Utilizing Raman spectroscopy to monitor catalysts in action
Israel E. Wachs, G. Whitney Snyder Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, and Charles A. Roberts, a graduate student at Lehigh, have published a critical review on Raman spectroscopy entitled “Monitoring ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Securing the nation with fingerprinting materials
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers may have found a way to improve Raman spectroscopy as a tool for identifying substances in extremely low concentrations. Potential applications for Raman ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Taking a closer look at plaque
A team of University of Rochester scientists is using the technique of Raman spectroscopy to study two common dental plaque bacteria, Streptococcus sanguis and mutans. The relative balance of the two may be an indicator of ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Faster CARS, less damage: Chemical microscopy shows potential for cell diagnostics
A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may breathe new life into the use of a powerful -- but tricky -- diagnostic technique for cell biology. The paper,* appearing this ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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'Molecular Rollar Coaster' can distinguish between molecules
Research that made it to the cover of the authoritative scientific journal Analytical Chemistry this week has shown that the detection method developed by Dutch researchers at the University of Twente is eve ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Tiny rulers to measure nanoscale structures
With the advent of nanometer-sized machines, there is considerable demand for stable, precise tools to measure absolute distances and distance changes. One way to do this is with a plasmon ruler. In physics ...
Aug 31, 2010 |
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New hydrogen-storage method discovered
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach ...
Nov 22, 2009 |
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Distinguishing Single Cells With Nothing But Light
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a novel optical technique that permits rapid analysis of single human immune cells using only light.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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