Description
Book SynopsisFilling the need for a title devoted to Raman spectroscopy for this important class of materials, Raman Spectroscopy for Soft Matter Applications assembles a group of global authorities from various institutions to discuss their areas of expertise.
Table of ContentsPreface.
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION, THEORY AND INSTRUMENTATION.
Chapter 1: Introduction & Overview (Maher S. Amer).
Chapter 2: Raman Scattering Theory and Elements of Raman Instrumentation (Philippe Colomban, and Gwénaël Gouadec).
SECTION II: POLYMERS, COLLOIDAL & FOOD APPLICATIONS.
Chapter 3: Raman Applications in Polymer Films for Real-time Characterization (Giriprasath Gururajan and Amod A. Ogale).
Chapter 4: Raman Applications in Synthetic and Natural Polymer Fibers and Their Composites (Robert Young and Steve Eichhorn).
Chapter 5: Raman Application in Emulsion Polymerization Systems (Oihana Elizalde and Jose Ramon Leiza).
Chapter 6: Raman Applications in Liquid Crystals (Naoki Hayashi).
Chapter 7.Raman Applications in Foams (Maher S. Amer).
Chapter 8: Raman Applications in Food Analysis (Nanna Viereck, Tina Salomonsen, Frans van den Berg, and Søren Balling Engelsen).
SECTION III: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS.
Chapter 9: Raman Applications in Bone Imaging (S. Gamsjäger, M. Kazanci, E.P. Paschalis, and P. Fratzl).
Chapter 10: Raman Applications in Cancer Studies (Young-Kun Min, Satoru Naito, Hiroya Yamazaki, Ehiichi Kohda, and Hiro-o Hamaguchi).
