Spectroscopy-10-01-2009
Spectroscopy Ramps Up as the Year Winds Down
October 1st 2009It has been said that time seems to move faster the older you get, and judging by how quickly we have reached the end of 2009, I would say this cliché is certainly valid. With the holiday season just around the corner, 2009 is nearing a close, and even though this may mean vacation time and more time away from work for many, for those in the field of spectroscopy, this time of year (ironically) has always meant an uptick in conference and symposia activity.
Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigating Lipid-Protein Interactions
October 1st 2009The authors discuss the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopic markers for the study of lipid-protein complexes in model systems and review relevant Raman spectroscopic markers for lipids and proteins.
Statistics and Chemometrics for Clinical Data Reporting, Part II: Using Excel for Computations
October 1st 2009In this installment, columnists Jerome Workman and Howard Mark describe the statistical underpinnings related to computation and interpretation of chemometric methods and statistics for reporting clinical quantitative measurement methods.
Discrimination of Complex Substances with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
October 1st 2009The authors present results obtained with two specialized LIBS systems. The data illustrate how LIBS and LIBS/Raman analyzers can answer a multitude of real-world needs for chemical analysis of various substances.
Market Profile: Laboratory FT-Raman
October 1st 2009Fourier transform (FT)–Raman spectroscopy is one of two general categories of Raman spectroscopy. Its adoption helped make Raman spectroscopy a commercially viable analytical technique, and it is still widely used. Although it has become somewhat of a niche technique, demand continues to grow.
