Detect-to-treat: Development of analysis of Bacilli spores in nasal mucus by surfaced-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5585, Issue , 2004, Pages 53-57

  Inscore, Frank E ^a   Gift, Alan D ^a   Farquharson, Stuart ^a  

^a Real Time Analyzers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus spores; Dipicolinic acid; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS SPORES; DIPICOLINIC ACID; SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOL-GELS;

BACTERIA;

EID: 16644378868     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.580460     Document Type: Conference Paper

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