Prospects for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for biomedical applications: A review

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 673-687

  Singh, Vivek Kumar ^a   Rai, Awadhesh Kumar ^b  

^a SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Elemental analysis technique; Laser; LIBS

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MINERAL;

AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOMEDICINE; CALIBRATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; GAS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; SPECTROSCOPY; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE FORMATION; TISSUE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOLS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCULI; HUMANS; LASERS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MINERALS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 80051583445     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0921-2     Document Type: Review

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