scholarly journals Non-invasive depth determination of inclusion in biological tissues using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy with external calibration

The Analyst ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (23) ◽  
pp. 7623-7629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Mosca ◽  
Priyanka Dey ◽  
Marzieh Salimi ◽  
Francesca Palombo ◽  
Nick Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Early Disease ◽  
External Calibration ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Depth Determination

Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) allows chemical characterisation of biological tissues at depths enabling in vivo localization of biomarkers for early disease diagnosis.

scholarly journals Detection of Age-Related Changes in Tendon Molecular Composition by Raman Spectroscopy—Potential for Rapid, Non-Invasive Assessment of Susceptibility to Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2150
Author(s):  
Nai-Hao Yin ◽  
Anthony W. Parker ◽  
Pavel Matousek ◽  
Helen L. Birch
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Flexor Tendon ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Ring Structure ◽  
Total N ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon

The lack of clinical detection tools at the molecular level hinders our progression in preventing age-related tendon pathologies. Raman spectroscopy can rapidly and non-invasively detect tissue molecular compositions and has great potential for in vivo applications. In biological tissues, a highly fluorescent background masks the Raman spectral features and is usually removed during data processing, but including this background could help age differentiation since fluorescence level in tendons increases with age. Therefore, we conducted a stepwise analysis of fluorescence and Raman combined spectra for better understanding of the chemical differences between young and old tendons. Spectra were collected from random locations of vacuum-dried young and old equine tendon samples (superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) and deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT), total n = 15) under identical instrumental settings. The fluorescence-Raman spectra showed an increase in old tendons as expected. Normalising the fluorescence-Raman spectra further indicated a potential change in intra-tendinous fluorophores as tendon ages. After fluorescence removal, the pure Raman spectra demonstrated between-group differences in CH2 bending (1450 cm−1) and various ring-structure and carbohydrate-associated bands (1000–1100 cm−1), possibly relating to a decline in cellular numbers and an accumulation of advanced glycation end products in old tendons. These results demonstrated that Raman spectroscopy can successfully detect age-related tendon molecular differences.

scholarly journals Non-invasive chemically specific measurement of subsurface temperature in biological tissues using surface-enhanced spatially offset Raman spectroscopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 329-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gardner ◽  
Nicholas Stone ◽  
Pavel Matousek
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Temperature Monitoring ◽  
Subsurface Temperature ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Subsurface Monitoring ◽  
Mean Square Errors

Here we demonstrate for the first time the viability of characterising non-invasively the subsurface temperature of SERS nanoparticles embedded within biological tissues using spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS). The proposed analytical method (T-SESORS) is applicable in general to diffusely scattering (turbid) media and features high sensitivity and high chemical selectivity. The method relies on monitoring the Stokes and anti-Stokes bands of SERS nanoparticles in depth using SORS. The approach has been conceptually demonstrated using a SORS variant, transmission Raman spectroscopy (TRS), by measuring subsurface temperatures within a slab of porcine tissue (5 mm thick). Root-mean-square errors (RMSEs) of 0.20 °C were achieved when measuring temperatures over ranges between 25 and 44 °C. This unique capability complements the array of existing, predominantly surface-based, temperature monitoring techniques. It expands on a previously demonstrated SORS temperature monitoring capability by adding extra sensitivity stemming from SERS to low concentration analytes. The technique paves the way for a wide range of applications including subsurface, chemical-specific, non-invasive temperature analysis within turbid translucent media including: the human body, subsurface monitoring of chemical (e.g. catalytic) processes in manufacture quality and process control and research. Additionally, the method opens prospects for control of thermal treatment of cancer in vivo with direct non-invasive feedback on the temperature of mediating plasmonic nanoparticles.

scholarly journals Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy for Analysis of Connective Tissues

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 922
Author(s):  
William Querido ◽  
Shital Kandel ◽  
Nancy Pleshko
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Vibrational Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Connective Tissues ◽  
Bone Properties ◽  
Composition And Structure

Advances in vibrational spectroscopy have propelled new insights into the molecular composition and structure of biological tissues. In this review, we discuss common modalities and techniques of vibrational spectroscopy, and present key examples to illustrate how they have been applied to enrich the assessment of connective tissues. In particular, we focus on applications of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy to assess cartilage and bone properties. We present strengths and limitations of each approach and discuss how the combination of spectrometers with microscopes (hyperspectral imaging) and fiber optic probes have greatly advanced their biomedical applications. We show how these modalities may be used to evaluate virtually any type of sample (ex vivo, in situ or in vivo) and how “spectral fingerprints” can be interpreted to quantify outcomes related to tissue composition and quality. We highlight the unparalleled advantage of vibrational spectroscopy as a label-free and often nondestructive approach to assess properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with normal, developing, aging, pathological and treated tissues. We believe this review will assist readers not only in better understanding applications of FTIR, NIR and Raman spectroscopy, but also in implementing these approaches for their own research projects.

Non-invasive analysis of hormonal variations and effect of postmenopausal Vagifem treatment on women using in vivo high wavenumber confocal Raman spectroscopy

The Analyst ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 138 (14) ◽  
pp. 4120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiyamala Duraipandian ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Joseph Ng ◽  
Jeffrey J. H. Low ◽  
A. Ilancheran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Confocal Raman

Virus induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and protein biomarkers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Abbas Jaffari ◽  
Sumaira Mazhar
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Protein Biomarkers ◽  
Early Disease ◽  
Detection Systems ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Viral Hepatitis B ◽  
Current Article

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a standout amongst the most widely recognized cancers around the world, and just as the alcoholic liver disease it is also progressed by extreme viral hepatitis B or C. At the early stage of the disease, numerous patients are asymptomatic consequently late diagnosis of HCC occurs resulting in expensive surgical resection or transplantation. On the basis of the alpha fetoprotein (AFP) estimation, combined with the ultrasound and other sensitive imaging techniques used, the non-invasive detection systems are available. For early disease diagnosis and its use in the effective treatment of HCC patients, the identification of HCC biomarkers has provided a breakthrough utilizing the molecular genetics and proteomics. In the current article, most recent reports on the protein biomarkers of HBV or HCV-related HCC and their co-evolutionary association with liver cancer are reviewed.

In Vivo Determination of Moisturizers Efficacy on Human Skin Hydration by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 3177-3186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vamshi Krishna Tippavajhala ◽  
Taciana D. Magrini ◽  
Daniele C. Matsuo ◽  
Michely G. P. Silva ◽  
Priscila P. Favero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Skin Hydration ◽  
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Confocal Raman

Investigation of chemical composition of meat using spatially off-set Raman spectroscopy

The Analyst ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 144 (8) ◽  
pp. 2618-2627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeideh Ostovar pour ◽  
Stephanie M. Fowler ◽  
David L. Hopkins ◽  
Peter J. Torley ◽  
Harsharn Gill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Non Invasive

Spatially off-set Raman spectroscopy (SORS) offers non-invasive chemical characterisation of the sub-surface of various biological tissues as it permits the assessment of diffusely scattering samples at depths of several orders of magnitude deeper than conventional Raman spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Confocal Raman spectroscopy: Evaluation of a non-invasive technique for the detection of topically applied ketorolac tromethamine in vitro and in vivo

2019 ◽  
Vol 570 ◽  
pp. 118641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian J.F. Bertens ◽  
Shuo Zhang ◽  
Roel J. Erckens ◽  
Frank J.H.M. van den Biggelaar ◽  
Tos T.J.M. Berendschot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Invasive Technique ◽  
Ketorolac Tromethamine ◽  
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Confocal Raman

scholarly journals A Robust Method for Adjustment of Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging during Transcranial Mouse Brain Visualization

Photonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav Kalchenko ◽  
Anton Sdobnov ◽  
Igor Meglinski ◽  
Yuri Kuznetsov ◽  
Guillaume Molodij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Laser Speckle ◽  
Robust Method ◽  
Scattering Media ◽  
Contrast Imaging ◽  
Speckle Contrast ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Sagittal Sinus ◽  
Brain Vasculature

Laser speckle imaging (LSI) is a well-known and useful approach for the non-invasive visualization of flows and microcirculation localized in turbid scattering media, including biological tissues (such as brain vasculature, skin capillaries etc.). Despite an extensive use of LSI for brain imaging, the LSI technique has several critical limitations. One of them is associated with inability to resolve a functionality of vessels. This limitation also leads to the systematic error in the quantitative interpretation of values of speckle contrast obtained for different vessel types, such as sagittal sinus, arteries, and veins. Here, utilizing a combined use of LSI and fluorescent intravital microscopy (FIM), we present a simple and robust method to overcome the limitations mentioned above for the LSI approach. The proposed technique provides more relevant, abundant, and valuable information regarding perfusion rate ration between different types of vessels that makes this method highly useful for in vivo brain surgical operations.

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