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Wiley adds data to its KnowItAll Raman collection including polymers, minerals, and consumer goods

Tu, 20.5.2025
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Wiley expands the KnowItAll Raman Spectral Library with new databases for polymers, minerals, and consumer goods, growing the collection to over 26,000 high-quality spectra.
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Wiley announced further expansion of its KnowItAll Raman Spectral Library collection, including three new Raman databases covering polymers, minerals, and consumer goods, bringing the collection to over 26,000 spectra. The addition of new data to their collections underscores Wiley's continued commitment to providing analytical data to increase lab efficiency and throughput. Below is a summary of recent updates:

  • A new database, Raman – Minerals – Wiley, containing 171 new mineral spectra added.
  • A new database, Raman – Consumer Goods – Wiley, containing 11 new spectra of illicit adulterants that could be found in dietary supplements added. 
  • A new database, Raman – Polymers – Wiley, containing 87 new polymer spectra added. 
  • 8 new Raman spectra added to the Raman – Materials – Wiley database.
  • 195 new Raman spectra added to the Raman – Sadtler Controlled & Prescription Drugs 3 – Wiley database.
  • 112 new Raman spectra added to the Raman – Pigments & Dyes – Wiley database.

Wiley's spectral libraries cover multiple spectral techniques across a wide range of applications including polymer, materials, environmental, forensics, toxicology, pharmaceutical, biotech, automotive, aerospace, food, cosmetics, and more. Consistently evolving to increase coverage for meeting today's research demands, Wiley spectral libraries are critical to analytical laboratory workflows for the interpretation, identification, verification, and classification of spectra.

These databases, along with Wiley's comprehensive KnowItAll software solutions offer an unparalleled solution for fast, reliable spectral analysis.

Learn more about Wiley's spectral libraries

Current KnowItAll database subscribers: How to update to the latest version

If your KnowItAll Spectral Library subscription license is active, you can always access the most recent data available in your licensed subscription. We recommend you enable automatic updates to ensure you are taking full advantage of your subscription. Learn how to update databases here.

About Raman Spectral Analysis

Researchers use spectral search software along with spectral reference databases to identify “unknown” substances or verify the composition of materials. First, the Raman spectrometer measures a substance and produces a spectrum, which is expressed as a graph showing a series of peaks that is specific to the sample material. That spectrum is then compared to a spectral database containing the measured spectra of known substances using spectral search software. By using algorithms, the spectroscopy software finds the best match between the measured unknown spectrum and the library of known spectra, and the results suggest the most likely identity of the substance.

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Wiley (NYSE: WLY) is one of the world’s largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning. Our industry-leading content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of our customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. We empower knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, Wiley has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential. Visit us at Wiley.com

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