Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for human and animal health: A review

• Published in: Spectrochimica acta. Part B: Atomic spectroscopy Vol. 152; pp. 123 - 148
• Main Authors: Gaudiuso, Rosalba, Melikechi, Noureddine, Abdel-Salam, Zienab A., Harith, Mohamed A., Palleschi, Vincenzo, Motto-Ros, Vincent, Busser, Benoit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 01.02.2019; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analytical methods; Animal health; Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Biological materials; Biopsy; Cancer; Chemical Sciences; Chemometrics; Dentistry; Detection; Diagnosis; Engineering Sciences; Fluids; Imaging techniques; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Lasers; Learning algorithms; Machine learning; Mapping; Nanoparticles; Physics; Soft tissues; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; Substrates; Surgery; Tissue; Trace elements; Urine; Viruses

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is in a stage of great vitality as an analytical technique. In the past few years, significant advances have been made in the area of LIBS applications to human and animal health. In this review, we have tried to capture their essence by describing briefly...