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Raman spectroscopy for the life sciences

Raman spectroscopy is being successfully applied to the analysis of human, animal, and plant cells and tissue.

Use this label-free analytical technique to get chemical and structural information in a range of life science applications.
  • Bioprocessing
  • Protein/peptide structural analysis
  • Microbiology
  • Drug delivery in vitro and in vivo
  • Cancer research/pathology
  • Redox biology
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases,
  • Biofuel and agricultural research
  • Lipidomics
  • Metabolomics
  • Developmental biology
  • Reproductive biology
  • Virology

Click on the links below to find out how we can help with your life sciences applications:

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Cells
Extract chemical information without the need to manipulate genes, or use stains or antibodies.
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Tissue
Extract a full spectrum of chemical information without the need for targeting biomolecules, markers, stains or dyes.
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Micro-organisms
Raman spectroscopy enables the rapid detection and identification of micro-organisms in a variety of settings.
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Plant biology
Use Raman imaging to view the changes and distribution of metabolites, proteins, lipids, and pigments in studies of plant growth/development.

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Brochure: Biological analysis using Raman spectroscopy and imaging
Raman imaging is a non-invasive and label-free technique to obtain chemical and structural information about biological specimens. Discover applications for Raman imaging across cytology, proteomics and genomics, tissue and biofluid diagnostics and pathology.
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Application note: Raman imaging for biological applications. No stains. No labels.
Raman spectroscopy is an information-rich, label-free, non-invasive imaging technique that is ideal for life sciences research. It uses laser light scattering to provide a chemical fingerprint at each point of the analysed area and identifies the molecules present in samples.