Terahertz Spectroscopy Applied to Diagnostics in Public Health: A Review

Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is an emerging technology that is that is bringing a number of technical breakthroughs in several scientific applications. This review aimed to describe potential applications of THz spectroscopy at the biochemistry and molecules detection for food industry, environment monitoring and diagnostics, and present the importance of such technological platform in disease control and Public Health.

Keywords:
diagnosis; terahertz; covid-19; pandemics; sars-cov-2; innovation; technology; public health; spectrometry; technological platform

Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy may help to detect and identify proteins.

THz has been used in clinical diagnosis of pathogens including Coronaviruses.

Platform of THz may be used as tool for disease control and public health.