Spectroscopic techniques in the study of human tissues and their components. part II: Raman spectroscopy

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 121-133

  Olsztyńska Janus, Sylwia ^a,b   Gasior Głogowska, Marlena ^a,b   Szymborska Małek, Katarzyna ^a   Komorowska, Małgorzata ^a,b   Witkiewicz, Wojciech ^b   Pezowicz, Celina ^a,b   Szotek, Sylwia ^a   Kobielarz, Magdalena ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b REGIONAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atr ftir; Raman; Tissues; Vibrational spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BLOOD VESSEL; BONE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PH; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SKIN;

BLOOD VESSELS; BONE AND BONES; DNA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SKIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873289560     PISSN: 1509409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5277/abb120414     Document Type: Article

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