title: Deep non-invasive Raman spectroscopy of living tissue and powders.
abstract: This tutorial review examines emerging Raman spectroscopy techniques for deep non-invasive probing of diffusely scattering media such as living tissue and powders. As generic analytical tools, the methods pave the way for a range of new applications for Raman spectroscopy, including disease diagnosis, non-invasive probing of pharmaceutical products in quality control and security screening.
authors.affiliation: Central Laser Facility, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK OX11 0QX. P.Matousek@rl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matousek
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D011786:Quality Control; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*