Raman spectroscopy and microscopy of individual cells and cellular components

Laser and Photonics Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 325-349

  Chan, James ^a,b   Fore, Samantha ^a   Wachsmann Hogiu, Sebastian ^a   Huser, Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CARS microscopy; Coherent anti stokes Raman scattering; Laser tweezers; Nanoparticles; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; Single cell microscopy; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Time correlated single photon counting

Indexed keywords

EID: 57549084830     PISSN: 18638880     EISSN: 18638899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.200810012     Document Type: Review

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