Peer Reviewed Papers

I. V. Ermakov, M. R. Ermakova, P. S. Bernstein, G. M. Chan, W. Gellermann, “Resonance Raman Based Skin Carotenoid Measurements in Newborns and Infants”, J. Biophotonics, 6, No 10, p. 793-802 (2013) [selected as a feature cover paper]

Igor V. Ermakov, Maia Ermakova, Mohsen Sharifzadeh, Aruna Gorusupudi, Kelliann Farnsworth, Paul S. Bernstein, Jodi Stookey, Jane Evans, Tito Arana, Lisa Tao-Lew, Carly Isman, Anna Clayton, Akira Obana, Leah Whigham, Alisha H. Redelfs, Lisa Jahns, Werner Gellermann, “Optical assessment of skin carotenoid status as a biomarker of vegetable andfruit intake”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 646, p. 46-54, (2018)

P. Bernstein, F. Ahmed, A. Liu, S. Allman, X. Sheng, M. Sharifzadeh, I.V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, “Macular pigment imaging in AREDS2 participants: An ancillary study of AREDS2 subjects enrolled at the Moran Eye Center”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), 53, No 10, p. 6178-6186 (2012)

Akira Obana, Masaki Tanito, Yuko Gohto, Shigetoshi Okazaki, Werner Gellermann, Paul S. Bernstein “Changes in Macular Pigment Optical Density and Serum Lutein Concentration in Japanese Subjects Taking Two Different Lutein Supplements”, PLoS One., 10, No. 10, p.1/16-16/16 (2015)

S. Scarmo, K. Henebery, H. Peracchio, B. Cartmel, H. Lin, I.V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, P.S. Bernstein, V.B. Duffy, S.T. Mayne, “Skin carotenoid status measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children”, Eur J Clin Nutr., 66, (5) :555-60

I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, “Dermal Carotenoid Measurements via Pressure Mediated Reflection Spectroscopy”, J. Biophotonics, 5, No. 7, p. 559-570 (2012)

B. S. Henriksen, G. Chan, R. O. Hoffman, M. Sharifzadeh, I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, P. S. Bernstein, “Interrelationships Between Maternal Carotenoid Status and Newborn Infant Macular Pigment Optical Density and Carotenoid Status”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), 54, No 8, p. 5568-5577 (2013)

For a list of peer-reviewed “Veggie Meter® articles” published over the past several years in the scientific literature see

For a complete list see

T. R. Hata, T. A. Scholz, I. V. Ermakov, R. W. McClane, F. Khachik, W. Gellermann, L. K. Pershing, “Non-Invasive Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Carotenoids in Human Skin”, J.Invest.Dermatology, 115, No 3, p. 441-448 (2000)

Lori M. Beccarelli, Rachel E. Scherr, Madan Dharmar, Igor V. Ermakov, Werner Gellermann, Lisa Jahns, Jessica D Linnell, Carl L. Keen, Francene M. Steinberg, Heather M. Young, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, “Using Skin Carotenoids to Assess Dietary Changes in Students After 1 Academic Year of Participating in the "Shaping Healthy Choices Program"”, J Nutr Educ Behav., 49, No. 1, p. 73-78 (2017)

P. S. Bernstein, M. Sharifzadeh, A. Liu, I. Ermakov, K. Nelson, X. Sheng, C. Panish, B. Carlstrom, R. O. Hoffman, W. Gellermann, “Blue-Light Reflectance Imaging of Macular Pigment in Infants and Children”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), 54, No 6, p. 4034-4040 (2013)

G. M. Chan, M. M. Chan, W. Gellermann, I. Ermakov, M. Ermakova, P. Bhosale, P. Bernstein, C. Rau, “Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and the Preterm Infant Carotenoid Status”, J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr., 56, No 5, p. 556 – 559 (2013)

S. T. Mayne, B. Cartmel, S. Scarmo, H. Lin, D. J. Leffell, E. Welch, I. Ermakov, P. Bhosale, P. S. Bernstein, and W. Gellermann, “Noninvasive Assessment of Dermal Carotenoids as a Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake”, Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 92, No. 4, p. 794 - 800, (2010)

Christopher D. Conrady, James P. Bell, Brian M. Besch, Aruna Gorusupudi, Kelliann Farnsworth, Igor Ermakov, Mohsen Sharifzadeh, Maia Ermakova, Werner Gellermann, Paul S. Bernstein, “Correlations Between Macular, Skin, and Serum Carotenoids”, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci., 58, No. 9, p. 3616-3627 (2017)

Veggie Meter Articles Index

Peer Reviewed Scientific Manuscripts

S. Scarmo, B. Cartmel, H. Lin, D. J. Leffell, I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, P. S. Bernstein, S. T. Mayne, “Single vs. Multiple Measures of Skin Carotenoids by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy as a Biomarker of Usual Carotenoid Status”, Br. J. Nutr., 110, No 5, p. 911-917 (2013)

S. T. Mayne, B. Cartmel, S. Scarmo, L. Jahns, I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, “Resonance Raman Spectroscopic Evaluation of Skin Carotenoids as a Biomarker of Carotenoid Status for Human Studies”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 539, No 2, p. 163-170, (2013)

L. Jahns, L. K. Johnson, S. T. Mayne, B. Cartmel, M. J. Picklo, I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, L. D. Whigham, “Skin and Plasma Carotenoid Response to a Provided Intervention Diet High in Vegetables and Fruit: Uptake and Depletion Kinetics”, Am. J. Clin. Nutr., (2014)

I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, “Optical Detection Methods for Carotenoids in Human Skin”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 572, p. 101-111, (2015)

Longevity Link Corporation

I. V. Ermakov, M. R. Ermakova, R. W. McClane, W. Gellermann, “Resonance Raman Detection of Carotenoid Antioxidants in Living Human Tissues”, Opt. Letters 26, No 15, p. 1179-1181 (2001)

Selected articles

I. V. Ermakov, L. D. Whigham, A. H. Redelfs, L. Jahns, J. Stookey, P. S. Bernstein, W. Gellermann, “Skin Carotenoids as Biomarker for Vegetable and Fruit Intake: Validation of the Reflection-Spectroscopy Based “Veggie Meter””, The FASEB Journal, 30, No. 1, Supplement 409.3 (2016)

OPTICS FOR HEALTH

I. V. Ermakov, M. R. Ermakova, T. D. Rosenberg, W. Gellermann, “Optical Detection of Carotenoid Antioxidants in Human Bone and Surrounding Tissue”, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 18, No 11, 117006-1 – 117006-8 (2013)

I. V. Ermakov, W. Gellermann, “Validation Model for Raman Based Skin Carotenoid Detection”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 504, No 1, p. 40-49, (2010)