Book Description

Vibrational spectroscopy provides molecular specific information that has long been used in the field of biochemistry. Technical advances in the last decades have led to the application of vibrational spectroscopy to address many biological and biomedical problems. In particular, NIR and mid-IR absorption as well as Raman spectroscopy and imaging have received tremendous interest in biomedicine. Furthermore, special techniques such as SERS, CARS, SRS, TERS, or even MIR-laser spectroscopy have begun dedicating a lot of attention to the applications in biology and medicine. The fingerprint nature of all of these techniques allows precise analysis of biological materials that can be used for applications ranging from the macroscopic to the micro and sub-microscopic levels. The development of NIR-enhanced cameras, diode lasers and novel designs of fiber optic probes have led to the potential of applying these techniques in vivo. This year's conference will be organized based on biomedical and clinical systems to facilitate cross-fertilization of solutions to problems in implementation. Where feasible, the specific sessions will be co-localized with the specific clinical conference to ensure increased awareness of vibrational spectroscopy by clinicians. This year's conference will focus on bringing together a variety of different fields wherein vibrational spectroscopy has played a powerful role in their development for a specific application. We would like to particular encourage the participation of molecular processes community to foster interactions with the researches active in the field of tissues and cells. An added agenda will be interaction between research and industry and the synergy therein. This call solicits abstracts in biomedical applications of vibrational spectroscopy and imaging as well as new discoveries in its implementation. This conference will encompass methodologies that probe vibrational energies at tissue, cell, sub-cellular and molecular levels.