Raman spectroscopy: the gateway into tomorrow's virology

Table 1 Raman tweezers is compared to other analytical techniques in terms of their time and sample processing requirements.

	Experimental techniques
Steps involved in processing cells	Raman tweezers	Western blotting	Northern blotting	Southern blotting	IFA	Flow cytometry
Washing	-	+	+	+	+	+
Lysing	-	+	+	+	+	+
Protein estimation	-	+	-	-	-	-
DNA/RNA estimation	-	-	+	+	-	-
Hybridization	-	+	+	+	+	+
Time	5 min	1–2 days	2 days	2 days	3–4 h	3–4 h

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