Raman Spectroscopy: Emerging Technologies and Applications in Biological and Biomedical Fields

Dear Colleagues,

Raman spectroscopy (RS) has already been proven to be a formidable tool for the study of complex biological processes, detection of specific endogenous biomarkers, assessment of pathological conditions, and disease-site tracking with exogenous contrast agents for diagnostic purposes. RS research has encouraged cross-disciplinary interaction between researchers from different fields,  including physicists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, biologists, biostatisticians, and medical doctors, leading to the development of several Raman-based methods and technologies covering numerous applications in the biomedical field. The field is now also benefitting from the use of the new analytical methods provided by artificial intelligence. These new approaches allow the rapid and accurate analysis of the large volume of data typically generated during the study of biological samples by vibrational spectroscopy.

This Special Issue aims to collect research papers and review articles focused on the evolution of Raman spectroscopy with the aim of answering technological and analytical needs in the biological and medical fields.

To sustain and stimulate the involvement of young and emerging researchers (less than 40 years old at the time of submission), we strongly encourage their participation in a prominent role (first author and/or corresponding author, shared or not with a senior author).

The Special Issue topics include, but are not limited to:

• Tools and technologies: spontaneous RS, Raman imaging, stimulated RS (e.g., SRS and CARS), nano-enhanced RS (e.g., SERS), deep RS (e.g., SORS and SESORS), RS probes designed or applied to biological/biomedical applications;
• Applications from biochemical studies to in vivo studies, from cells and tissues to biofluids; and
• Biostatistical and chemometric tools

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Applied Sciences.

Dr. Renzo Vanna
Dr. Carlo Morasso
Dr. Priyanka Dey
Guest Editors

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• Raman spectroscopy
• clinical spectroscopy
• CRS
• SERS
• SORS
• SESORS
• artificial intelligence
• vibrational spectroscopy
• diagnosis
• nanotechnology