With comprehensive coverage, Applications of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy provides practitioners of SERS with a resource of current applications described by experts in each area to guide their own applications of this technology. This book covers both the traditional applications in chemical and biochemical research as well as commercial applications in the areas of environmental science, forensics, and pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. It emphasizes the hot-topic areas of homeland security and medical applications. Offering groundwork for future application development, this text is essential for analytical chemists involved in trace chemical analysis and those companies selling SERS products.