Raman Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Biological Materials

With a confocal Raman microspectrometer it is possible to collect Raman signal of a volume of only 1 µm3 Therefore, this technique offers the possibility to obtain information about the chemical composition of small cell structures like granules, without destroying the cell [1], This makes Raman microspectroscopy veiy useful for investigating cell structures in living cells. It is even possible to follow processes and reactions taking place in cells