Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2011
Volume 56, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2011; Dallas, Texas
Abstract: S1.00158 : Raman Spectroscopy Studies of Normal and Burned Biological Tissue
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Burn injuries are a significant medical problem, and need to be
treated quickly and precisely. Burned skin needs to be removed
early, within hours (less than 24 hrs) of injury, when the
margins of the burn are still hard to define. Studies show
that treating and excising burn wounds soon after the injury
prevents the wound from becoming deeper, reduces the release of
proinflammatory mediators, and reduces or prevents the systemic
inflammatory reaction syndrome. Also, removing burned skin
prepares the affected region for skin grafting. Raman
spectroscopy could be used as an objective diagnostic method
that will assist burn surgeons in removing burned skin
precisely. As a first step in developing a diagnostic tool, we
present Raman spectroscopy information from normal and burned
ex vivo rat skin, and a comparison of our findings. Raman
spectroscopy is explored for its specificity and sensitivity.
To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2011.MAR.S1.158
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