An experimental set up has been developed based on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for “Trace Element Analysis for Environmental and Biomedical Applications-Development of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Technique” with the support of Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), DAE, Govt. of India. Specifically, it is proposed to quantify the trace elements in environmental samples, tissues, blood, serum etc. from patients with cancer, diseases arising from elemental deficiencies, and heavy metal influences in therapy. Remote detection of hazardous samples using LIBS is the ultimate goal of the project.

With the generous support of Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), DAE, Govt. of India, a Nd:YAG MOPO laser based Laser Induced Fluorescence Facility has been established to study spectroscopy of soft condensed matter like tissues, body fluids etc.

With the aid of funds from industry CAMP has developed a portable Laser Induced Fluorescent (LIF) instrument for the early detection of oral cancer. The technique can detect and discriminate not only malignancy but also potential malignant cases from the normal with good specificity and sensitivity. The early detection system, designed, developed and tested in our laboratory uses a very sensitive spectroscopic concept of fluorescence, which looks out for the natural fluorescence from the tissue which will be different for normal, malignant and pre-malignant conditions.