Raman spectroscopy: A powerful technique for biochemical analysis and diagnosis

The present work focuses on the recent applications of Raman spectroscopy (RS) on biochemical analysis and diagnosis of several biological materials with or without pathological alterations. Important published works about Raman spectroscopy and its use for medical applications were critically reviewed, including articles form our group in order to evaluate the state of the art of the subject. The potential for sample characterization with RS associated to the possibility of analysisin situ makes this instrumental technique in a very auspicious tool of biochemical analysis. RS can promote a significant improvement in the chemical identification and characterization of biological systems, clinical diagnosis and prognosis regarding several diseases and quality of life of innumerous patients. The spectroscopic evaluation is based on the analysis of the Raman spectrum regarding the identification of fingerprint bands of main biological macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins and fat, present in the tissue structure. This review evaluates the employment of RS in diagnosing such pathological manifestations as well as the efforts focused on the instrumental development to biomedical applications. Furthermore, advantages and limitations of this kind of approach are discussed in order to improve the biochemical analysis and diagnosis of several diseases.

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