"Infrared Spectroscopy: Life and Biomedical Sciences" ed. by Theophile Theophanides

This informative and state-of-the art book designed for researchers, academics as well as for those working in industry, agriculture and in pharmaceutical companies features 20 chapters of applications of MIRS and NIRS in brain activity and clinical research. It shows excellent FT-IR spectra of breast tissues, atheromatic plaques, human bones and projects assessment of haemodynamic activation in the cerebral cortex, brain oxygenation studies and many interesting insights from a medical perspective.

Contents
Introductory - Introduction to Infrared Spectroscopy in Life and Biomedical Sciences
Part 1 Brain Activity and Clinical Research
1 Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Management of Patients in Neonatal Intensive Care Units - An Example of Implementation of a New Technology
2 Effects of Sleep Debt on Cognitive Performance and Prefrontal Activity in Humans
3 Applications of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Neurorehabilitation
4 The Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Detect Differences in Brain Activation According to Different Experiences with Cosmetics
5 Using NIRS to Investigate Social Relationship in Empathic Process
6 Introduction of Non-lnvasive Measurement Method by Infrared Application
7 Brain Activity and Movement Cognition - Vibratory Stimulation-Induced Illusions of Movements
8 Probing Brain Oxygenation Waveforms with Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
9 Comparison of Cortical Activation During Real Walking and Mental Imagery of Walking - The Possibility of Quickening Walking Rehabilitation by Mental Imaginary of Walking
10 Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Assessment of Haemodvnamic Activation in the Cerebral Cortex - A Review in Developmental Psychology and Child Psychiatry
Part 2 Cereals, Fruits and Plants
11 The Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Wheat Quality Control
12 Vis/Near- and Mid- Infrared Spectroscopy for Predicting Soil N and С at a Farm Scale
13 The Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Assessment of Avocado Quality Attributes
14 Time-Resolved FTIR Difference Spectroscopy Reveals the Structure and Dynamics of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Triplets in Photosynthetic Light-Harvesting Complexes
Part 3 Biomedical Applications
15 The Role of ^-Antagonists on the Structure of Human Bone - A Spectroscopic Study
16 FT-IR Spectroscopy in Medicine
17 Chemometrics of Cells and Tissues Using IR Spectroscopy - Relevance in Biomedical Research
18 Characterization of Bone and Bone-Based Graft Materials Using FTIR Spectroscopy
19 Brain-Computer Interface Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Rehabilitation
20 Biopolymer Modifications for Biomedical Applications