Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Bio-Applications.
Krzysztof Bernard BećJustyna GrabskaChristian Wolfgang HuckPublished in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy occupies a specific spot across the field of bioscience and related disciplines. Its characteristics and application potential differs from infrared (IR) or Raman spectroscopy. This vibrational spectroscopy technique elucidates molecular information from the examined sample by measuring absorption bands resulting from overtones and combination excitations. Recent decades brought significant progress in the instrumentation (e.g., miniaturized spectrometers) and spectral analysis methods (e.g., spectral image processing and analysis, quantum chemical calculation of NIR spectra), which made notable impact on its applicability. This review aims to present NIR spectroscopy as a matured technique, yet with great potential for further advances in several directions throughout broadly understood bio-applications. Its practical value is critically assessed and compared with competing techniques. Attention is given to link the bio-application potential of NIR spectroscopy with its fundamental characteristics and principal features of NIR spectra.
Keyphrases
- photodynamic therapy
- single molecule
- drug release
- raman spectroscopy
- fluorescence imaging
- high resolution
- fluorescent probe
- density functional theory
- optical coherence tomography
- solid state
- human health
- molecular dynamics
- healthcare
- working memory
- machine learning
- drug delivery
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- social media
- climate change
- monte carlo