Table of Contents

High-Resolution Optical and Confocal Microscopy.- Introduction to the Fundamentals of Raman Spectroscopy.- Raman Instrumentation for Confocal Raman Microscopy.- Software Requirements and Data Analysis in Confocal Raman Microscopy.- Nanospectroscopy of Individual Carbon Nanotubes and Isolated Graphene Sheets.- Raman Spectroscopy and Confocal Raman Imaging in Mineralogy and Petrography.- Raman Micro-Spectral Imaging of Cells and Intracellular Drug Delivery using Nanocarrier Systems.- Confocal Raman Microscopy in Pharmaceutical Development.- Characterization of Therapeutic Coatings on Medical Devices.- Raman Imaging of Plant Cell Walls.- Confocal Raman Imaging of Polymeric Materials.- Stress Analysis by Means of Raman Microscopy.