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Study of live cell by Raman Spectroscopy (CAT#: STEM-ST-0094-WXH)

Introduction

The cell is the basic biological unit of all living organisms, and the understanding of cellular dynamics and processes is vital for biological research as most diseases occur as a result of cellular abnormalities due to intracellular biochemical changes. Cell imaging allows these intracellular biochemical changes, along with normal behaviour, to be observed. Raman spectroscopy is an advancing cell imaging method that overcomes some of the limitations of current techniques.




Principle

Raman Spectroscopy is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique which provides detailed information about chemical structure, phase and polymorphy, crystallinity and molecular interactions.
The principle behind Raman spectroscopy is that the monochromatic radiation is passed through the sample such that the radiation may get reflected, absorbed, or scattered. The scattered photons have a different frequency from the incident photon as the vibration and rotational property vary.

Applications

• Analysis of biocompatibility of a material.
• Analysis of nucleic acids.
• Study of interactions between drugs and cells.
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT).
• Analyzing metabolic accumulations of a substance or compounds.
• Diagnosis of disease.
• Analysis of individual cells.
• Cell sorting applications.
• Analyzing the features of biomolecules.
• Study of bone structure.

Procedure

1. Preparation of samples
2. Determine instrument parameters
3. Perform background scan
4. Test the sample
5. Data analysis

Materials

• Raman Spectrometer
• Raman Imaging Microscope