• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 24, 2400004 (2023)
Zehai Hou1, Lianbo Guo2、*, Weiliang Wang2, Yanwu Chu3, and Furi Lin1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 2Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 3Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, Sichuan, China
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    Zehai Hou, Lianbo Guo, Weiliang Wang, Yanwu Chu, Furi Lin. Research Progress on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Biomedicine[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(24): 2400004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the principle of LIBS technology[18]
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the principle of LIBS technology[18]
    LIBS for blood cancer discrimination[41]. (a) Sample preparation steps; (b) classification accuracy of different methods; (c) confusion matrix of RSM-LDA
    Fig. 2. LIBS for blood cancer discrimination[41]. (a) Sample preparation steps; (b) classification accuracy of different methods; (c) confusion matrix of RSM-LDA
    LIBS detection of drug half-life[45]. (a) Schematic of sample preparation process; (b) schematic of LIBS system and spectral acquisition method; (c) spectra of samples and silicon substrate
    Fig. 3. LIBS detection of drug half-life[45]. (a) Schematic of sample preparation process; (b) schematic of LIBS system and spectral acquisition method; (c) spectra of samples and silicon substrate
    Classification results of LIBS combined with SVM and KNN in infiltrating glioma[55]. (a) Experimental setup for LIBS; (b) LIBS spectra of glioma samples; (c) classification results of SVM and KNN
    Fig. 4. Classification results of LIBS combined with SVM and KNN in infiltrating glioma[55]. (a) Experimental setup for LIBS; (b) LIBS spectra of glioma samples; (c) classification results of SVM and KNN
    Preprocessing of hair samples and analysis of experimental results[58]
    Fig. 5. Preprocessing of hair samples and analysis of experimental results[58]
    LIBS imaging technology. (a) Schematic diagram of the LIBS imaging principle[66]; (b) single-cell nanoscale LIBS imaging[64]
    Fig. 6. LIBS imaging technology. (a) Schematic diagram of the LIBS imaging principle[66]; (b) single-cell nanoscale LIBS imaging[64]
    LIBS-based skin tissue imaging[67]. (a) Elemental imaging of healthy skin tissue; (b) elemental imaging of different types of skin cancer
    Fig. 7. LIBS-based skin tissue imaging[67]. (a) Elemental imaging of healthy skin tissue; (b) elemental imaging of different types of skin cancer
    Milestones of LIBS imaging in biomedical applications[66].(a) 3D imaging of the entire kidney; (b) slice imaging; (c) depth ablation imaging; (d) sample surface under SEM
    Fig. 8. Milestones of LIBS imaging in biomedical applications[66].(a) 3D imaging of the entire kidney; (b) slice imaging; (c) depth ablation imaging; (d) sample surface under SEM
    Diagrams of elemental imaging in deep ablated brain tissue block[73]. (a) Right brain; (b) left brain; (c) LIBS layer-by-layer analysis; (d) brain sample embedded in paraffin wax; (e) samples after LIBS ablation; (f) elemental imaging of right brain; (g) elemental imaging of left brain
    Fig. 9. Diagrams of elemental imaging in deep ablated brain tissue block[73]. (a) Right brain; (b) left brain; (c) LIBS layer-by-layer analysis; (d) brain sample embedded in paraffin wax; (e) samples after LIBS ablation; (f) elemental imaging of right brain; (g) elemental imaging of left brain
    ApplicationElementSamplePretreatmentMethodReference
    ElectrolyteNa,K,CaSerumDifferent substratesPLSR23
    CholesterolCN,H,OSerumDry pressingLDA24
    Blood-borne virusFull spectrumBloodFiltration and dryingPLSDA25
    SARS-CoV-2Zn,Ba,CNPlasmaDryingPCA-LDA,PLS-DA26
    Rectal CancerKSerumDryingPCA,LDA,QDA27
    MalariaZn,Cu,Fe,MgBloodFiltration and dryingANN,PLS28
    MelanomaCa,Mg,NaBlood/Tissue homogenatesDifferent substratesLDA,FDA,SVM,GB29
    Multiple myeloma

    Na,K,Ca,Mg

    C,H,O,N

    SerumFiltration and dryingKNN,SVM,ANN30
    Gallbladder cancerNa,K,Ca,MgBileDrying on a silicon waferWilcoxon test31
    Brain tumorCN,C2Brain tumor tissueParaffin embeddingMFS,SNN,ANN,KNN,SVM32
    Graves’ ophthalmopathy

    Na,K,Al

    Ca,O,CN

    CO

    Graves’

    ophthalmopathy

    tissue

    Paraffin embeddingLDA,SVM,KNN,GRNN33
    Skin cancer

    Mg,Zn,Fe Ca,Cu,Na

    K,CH,CN

    SkinReal-time detectionDNN34
    OsteoporosisCa,NaHairDissolving and pressingPCA35
    Dental pathologies

    Ca,P,K

    Zn,Sr

    ToothDistilled water cleaningPCA,Fluorescence36
    Table 1. Literature on the application of LIBS technology in the biomedical field in the past five years
    Zehai Hou, Lianbo Guo, Weiliang Wang, Yanwu Chu, Furi Lin. Research Progress on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Biomedicine[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(24): 2400004
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