Raman spectroscopic evaluation of human serum using metal plate and 785- and 1064-nm excitation lasers

PLoS One. 2019 Feb 15;14(2):e0211986. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211986. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

In this study, we utilized a stainless steel (SUS304) plate for measuring the Raman scattering spectra of body fluid samples. Using this stainless steel plate, we recorded the Raman scattering spectra of 99.5% ethanol and human serum samples by performing irradiation with 785- and 1064-nm lasers. Raman scattering spectra with intensities equal to or greater than those reported previously were obtained. In addition, the Raman scattering spectra acquired using the 1064-nm laser were less influenced by autofluorescence than those obtained via use of the shorter-wavelength laser. Moreover, the shapes of the spectra did not show any dependence on integration time, and denaturation of the samples was minimal. Our method, based on 1064-nm laser and the stainless steel plate, provides performance equal to or better than the methods reported thus far for the measurement of Raman scattering spectra from liquid samples. This method can be employed to rapidly evaluate the components of serum in liquid form without using surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electroplating
  • Humans
  • Lasers
  • Optical Imaging
  • Serum / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / instrumentation*
  • Stainless Steel

Substances

  • Stainless Steel

Grants and funding

Hiroaki Ito received a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (KAKENHI Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Number JP17K09022). JSR Corporation did not provide research funding for this study. JSR Corporation lent the micro-Raman spectrometer to the researchers for the measurements. Both JSPS and JSR Corporation played no role in the study design; collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; writing of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.