Knee osteoarthritis grading by resonant Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis of synovial fluid

This study demonstrates that combined Raman and SERS spectra of synovial fluid enables an efficient grading of knee osteoarthritis based on the carotenoid and proteomic contents of synovial fluid. The turnaround time of the assay is around 10 minutes per sample, making it amenable to implementation in the point-of-care setting for aiding the diagnosis and grading of osteoarthritis.
Source: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine - Category: Nanotechnology Source Type: research