Forensic and Security Applications

In the security sector, a particular topical application is the detection of liquid explosives concealed in bottles without opening them for scanning of passenger 

The advent of new noninvasive Raman spectroscopic techniques promises to have a significant impact on many biomedical, security, and industrial analytical applications. Many new exciting practical applications are already emerging including aviation security and pharmaceutical quality control, and others are under intense development. The latter include the diagnosis of diseases such as osteoporosis, brittle bone disease, breast cancer, and monitoring of glucose levels noninvasively. 

Pelletier, M.J. (1999) Analytical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy, Blackwell Science, Oxford. 

Pivonka, D.E., Chalmers, J.M., and Griffiths, P.R. (2007) Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy in Pharmaceutical Research and Development, John Wiley Sons, Ltd, Chichester. 

Johansson, J., Svensson, O., Folestad, S., Sparen, A., and Claybourn, M. (2009) Transmission Raman spectroscopy for robust tablet assessment. FACSS Conference Proceedings, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009, Abstract 300, p. 131. 

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