Rapid diagnosis of malaria by chemometric peak-free LIBS of trace biometals in blood.

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) trace atomic species of diseased biofluids are subtle (peak-free) in complex spectra. Trace analysis requires a considerable push in analytical strategy. Enabling LIBS with chemometrics can help identify, extract, analyze and interpret the trace species' spectral signatures to give an insight on the biophysiological status of the bodies from which the biofluids originate.