{"title":"Infrared spectroscopy as a new tool for studying single living cells: Is there a niche?","authors":"S. Sabbatini, C. Conti, G. Orilisi, E. Giorgini","doi":"10.3233/BSI-170171","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"FTIR spectroscopy is an analytical technique widely applied for studying the vibrational fingerprint of organic compounds. In recent years, it has been applied to many biomedical fields because of its potential to detect the composition and molecular structure of various biological materials without the need of probe molecules. The coupling of IR spectrometers with visible microscopes has led to perform the imaging analysis of non-homogeneous samples, such as tissues and cells, in which the biochemical and spatial information are close related. In this review, we report the most significant applications of FTIR to the study of cells in different conditions (fixed, dried and living) with the aim to monitor their biochemical modifications, either induced or naturally occurring.","PeriodicalId":44239,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging","volume":"6 1","pages":"85-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/BSI-170171","citationCount":"39","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3233/BSI-170171","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SPECTROSCOPY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 39
Abstract
FTIR spectroscopy is an analytical technique widely applied for studying the vibrational fingerprint of organic compounds. In recent years, it has been applied to many biomedical fields because of its potential to detect the composition and molecular structure of various biological materials without the need of probe molecules. The coupling of IR spectrometers with visible microscopes has led to perform the imaging analysis of non-homogeneous samples, such as tissues and cells, in which the biochemical and spatial information are close related. In this review, we report the most significant applications of FTIR to the study of cells in different conditions (fixed, dried and living) with the aim to monitor their biochemical modifications, either induced or naturally occurring.
期刊介绍:
Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging (BSI) is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the timely publication of basic and applied research that uses spectroscopic and imaging techniques in different areas of life science including biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bionanotechnology, environmental science, food science, pharmaceutical science, physiology and medicine. Scientists are encouraged to submit their work for publication in the form of original articles, brief communications, rapid communications, reviews and mini-reviews. Techniques covered include, but are not limited, to the following: • Vibrational Spectroscopy (Infrared, Raman, Teraherz) • Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR, ESR) • UV-vis Spectroscopy • Mössbauer Spectroscopy • X-ray Spectroscopy (Absorption, Emission, Photoelectron, Fluorescence) • Neutron Spectroscopy • Mass Spectroscopy • Fluorescence Spectroscopy • X-ray and Neutron Scattering • Differential Scanning Calorimetry • Atomic Force Microscopy • Surface Plasmon Resonance • Magnetic Resonance Imaging • X-ray Imaging • Electron Imaging • Neutron Imaging • Raman Imaging • Infrared Imaging • Terahertz Imaging • Fluorescence Imaging • Near-infrared spectroscopy.