The Potential of Linear and Non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy for Bedside and Intraoperative Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

In recent years, Raman spectroscopic approaches have established themselves as powerful analytical diagnostic methods to research a wide range of biomedical problems [1]. In this contribution, we review our latest results on researching Raman spectroscopic methods for the diagnosis and targeted therapy of infectious diseases and cancer. These investigations are accompanied by the development of spectroscopic instrumentations, which can be used outside specialized optics labs in a clinical environment.