Infrared light scattering in biological tissues and fluids
Abstract
We have studied the elastic and Raman scattering from whole blood, blood serum and related biological fluids and tissues. The motivation of this work is to determine the composition and elastic scattering properties with a non-invasive, optical method. An example of the possible applications is the determination of the glucose concentration and its variations in a way that would be clinically effective for patients with diabetes. We have imaged the elastically scattered light and determined the scattering parameters in order to assess appropriate geometries for efficient collection of the Raman scattering. Using the Raman apectra we have determined the concentration of glucose and the other analytes under laboratory conditions.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 2001
- Bibcode:
- 2001APS..MARY23004T