We report measurements of chemical concentrations in clinical blood serum and urine
samples using liquid-core optical fiber (LCOF) Raman spectroscopy to increase the …

A novel surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based approach for the quantitative
determination of creatinine in human serum is described. Using isotopically labeled (2-13C …

Analysis of biomarkers present in the blood stream can potentially deliver crucial information
on patient health and indicate the presence of numerous pathologies. The potential of …

There has been an increasing demand for rapid and sensitive techniques for the
identification and quantification of pharmaceutical compounds in human biofluids during the …

Extremely brilliant infrared (IR) beams provided by synchrotron radiation sources are now
routinely used in many facilities with available commercial spectrometers coupled to IR …

Raman spectra of whole blood and oxy-hemoglobin (Hb) were measured under the same
conditions with visible (514.5 nm) and near-infrared (NIR; 720 and 1064 nm) excitation, and …

Although several in vivo blood glucose measurement studies have been performed by
different research groups using near-infrared (NIR) absorption and Raman spectroscopic …

A comprehensive formulation of the governing equations, boundary conditions, and
numerical solution technique is presented for modeling the thermal aspects of the …

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that results in human body due to insulin deficiency, insulin
resistance or both. In the management of diabetes, glucose monitoring technology has been …

The design and characterization of an instrument combining Raman, fluorescence, and
reflectance spectroscopic modalities is presented. Instrument development has targeted skin …