Cylindrical Cell-Based Refractometers to Analyse Biomedical Liquids

IFMBE Proceedings. Vol.50: First European Biomedical Engineering Conference for Young Investigators (ENCY2015) 2015
Dmitrijs Merkulovs, Jurijs Dehtjars, O Vilitis, Peteris Šipkovs, V Merkulova

Compact device of high sensitivity for measurement of the refractive indices of both stationary and flowing liquids has been developed. This device can be used to analyse a variety of biomedical liquids: urine, serum protein. The refractive index (RI) is determined by measuring the deviation of a laser beam passing through a cylindrical cell containing the test liquid. In order to significantly improve the resolution and stability of RI measurements, the repeated reflections and refractions of the light beam travelling through the cylindrical cell are employed.

Keywords
refractive index, refractometer, optical cell, cuvette, laser
DOI
10.1007/978-981-287-573-0_4
Hyperlink
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-287-573-0_4

Merkulovs, D., Dehtjars, J., Vilitis, O., Šipkovs, P., Merkulova, V. Cylindrical Cell-Based Refractometers to Analyse Biomedical Liquids. In: IFMBE Proceedings. Vol.50: First European Biomedical Engineering Conference for Young Investigators (ENCY2015), Hungary, Budapest, 28-30 May, 2015. Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, 2015, pp.16-19. ISBN 978-981-287-572-3. e-ISBN 978-981-287-573-0. ISSN 1680-0737. e-ISSN 1433-9277. Available from: doi:10.1007/978-981-287-573-0_4

Publication language
English (en)