About the Instructors: Jay R. Powell, Ellen V. Miseo

Researchers at the Institute of Photonics and Photon-Technology, Northwest University, China, have described a non-invasive method for monitoring blood glucose using Raman spectroscopy. Their study, published in Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, explores the technique’s effectiveness in both animal models and human subjects, showing promise for future clinical applications.

Researchers at the University of Lublin and the Medical University of Lublin have demonstrated the first application of FT-IR imaging in zebrafish larvae, revealing that frozen samples better preserve tissue structure than chemical fixation.

Researchers have developed a small near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer dedicated to achieve painless, accurate glucose measurements.

A recent study explores how smaller microplastics (MPs) are routinely found in potable water, calling into question EU Directive 2020/2184.