Pavel Matousek
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow
Pavel Matousek is an Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Senior Fellow at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (STFC-UKRI). His research focuses on the development of advanced laser vibrational spectroscopy methods for probing deep within diffusely scattering media and through optically turbid barriers and applying these across multiple disciplines. Applications include non-invasive disease diagnosis in clinical settings (eg cancers and bones), security screening (airport security, field screening), cultural heritage (subsurface compositional analysis), pharmaceutical analysis (quality control) and forensic analysis (food and medicine).
Recent publications
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Gold Nanoraspberries for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Synthesis, Optimization, and Characterization
Mehta M. et al, (2025), ACS Omega
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Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy: Benchmarking of Photothermal Properties and Modeling of Heating at Depth in Human Tissues.
Skinner WH. et al, (2025), The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 129, 1864 - 1872
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Theoretical and Practical Considerations of Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) and Micro-SORS.
Lux A. et al, (2024), Appl Spectrosc
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Active Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS): A Novel Concept for Enhancing Signal Contrast in Complex Matrices Using External Perturbation.
Mosca S. et al, (2024), Appl Spectrosc
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Using matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry combined with machine learning for vaccine authenticity screening.
Clarke R. et al, (2024), NPJ vaccines, 9