Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the condition of a medium in a channel, based on the transmission/emission of light, in which a light at a set wavelength is conducted through a medium layer defined by a measuring gap in a measuring head pushed in from an opening in the wall of the channel the intensity of the light passed through medium layer, or a variable proportional to it is measured, and the condition of the medium is evaluated, using measuring electronics, from the change of the intensity, according to established criteria. In the method, the wavelength of light used is such that the resolution of the aging phenomenon of the medium being monitored is optimal and the relationship of the temperature dependence of the medium to the measuring variable is taken into account. In addition, the invention also relates to a corresponding device.
Abstract:
An optical absorption gas analyser for determining the concentration of a target gas in a sample is disclosed. The analyser comprises a chamber for containing the sample in use; a radiation source assembly arranged to emit radiation into the chamber; a first radiation detector assembly arranged to detect radiation transmitted along a first optical path through the chamber and a second radiation detector assembly arranged to detect radiation transmitted along a second optical path through the chamber, wherein the length of the second optical path which the sample can intercept is shorter than that of the first optical path. The analyser further comprises a processor adapted to generate a sensing signal SS based on the detected radiation transmitted along the first optical path and a reference signal SR based on the detected radiation transmitted along the second optical path. The processor determines the concentration of the target gas in the sample based on a comparison of the sensing signal with the reference signal.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a method for measuring the concentrations of sugars in liquids by the use of near infrared as well as an apparatus for practicing said method.The method comprises a step wherein the absorption spectrum of the sugar under investigation existing at a first depth relatively close to the surface in a sample is computed by using relatively weak power of near infrared, a step wherein the absorption spectrum of the sugar under investigation existing at a relatively deep second depth in the sample is computed by using relatively strong power of infrared, and a step wherein the concentration of the sugar under investigation in the sample is determined by computing the absorption spectrum of the sugar at a different depth between said first and second depths on the basis of the results of measurement in said first and second steps. The wavelengths for the use for said absorption spectrum are selected from anyone of wavelength bands of 950-1,150 nm, 1,150-1,300 nm, and 1,300-1,450 nm.Since, according to this method, wavelengths which are shorter and closer to the visible region than in the prior art are used, the method enables the measuring light beams to penetrate deeper in a living tissue and makes it possible to measure the concentrations of sugars existing in a deeper region non-invasively.
Abstract:
A sensing system and method for sensing a component in a liquid is disclosed. The system comprises a microfluidic channel, the microfluidic channel comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the microfluidic channel is open at the first end and closed at the second end. The system also comprises at least one measurement sensor positioned adjacent the first end, the measurement sensor being arranged for detecting a measurement signal and a reference sensor positioned in the microfluidic channel adjacent the second end, the reference sensor being arranged for detecting a reference signal of the liquid. The system further is configured for combining the measurement signal and the reference signal so as to filter out background influences.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a counting compartment or counting chamber for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, said counting compartment or chamber comprising at least two different depths provided by the bottom and top measurement window. The present invention further relates to a counting device comprising the counting compartment or counting chamber of the present invention. The present invention further relates to a method for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, comprising the step of determining the difference between the value measured at the at least two different depths of a counting compartment or counting chamber. The present invention further relates to a method for analyzing samples comprising cells or particles, comprising the step of controlling the depth of a counting compartment.
Abstract:
Method for detecting clots (1) in a liquid (2), the liquid (2) being comprised in a sample container (3), the method comprising the steps: a) irradiating light having a first wavelength to the sample container (3) by means of a first light source (4) at a changeable vertical irradiating position (P_0 to P_n), such that the light irradiated by the first light source (4) passes through the sample container (3) along a first measurement path, b) measuring an intensity of light having the first wavelength passing along the first measurement path and exiting the sample container (3), and c) detecting clots (1) in response to the measured intensity.
Abstract:
In an apparatus and method of noninvasively measuring a concentration of a blood component, the method includes (a) varying a thickness of a body part of a subject, measuring absorption spectrums at different thicknesses of the body part, obtaining a first differential absorption spectrum between the absorption spectrums measured at different thicknesses, actually measuring concentrations of the blood component, and establishing a statistical model using the first differential absorption spectrum and the actually measured concentrations; and (b) estimating the concentration of the blood component using a second differential absorption spectrum obtained with respect to the body part based on the statistical model.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for detecting biological activity within a sample are disclosed. The present invention provides a combination of a first and a second infrared light source arranged on the side of a sample vial, and a first and a second narrow-band infrared detector similarly arranged on the side of the vial approximately opposite the sources. The disclosed arrangement cancels the sources of error while measuring the carbon dioxide content of the headspace gas above the sample. In operation, the present invention sequentially measures the photocurrents generated at each detector with no source turned on, with the first source turned on, and with the second source turned on and the first source turned off. The C0 2 absorption coefficient of the vial headspace gas is then calculated based on the photocurrents measured. This present invention allows compensation for source aging, detector aging, and vial wall thickness changes. Moreover, the present invention permits a determination of the absolute absorption coefficient at a selected wavelength, most preferably about 4.26 µm, which is the C0 2 absorption characteristic wavelength. The determination of the absolute C0 2 concentration within the headspace permits the detection of bacterial growth processes. Additionally, the disclosed source/detector combination can be produced at low cost. Thus, in preferred embodiments, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a plurality of vials that are simultaneously monitored by providing each of the plurality of vials with its own source/detector combination and activating and deactivating the sources and detectors using a multiplexer/demultiplexer arrangement.
Abstract:
Method for detecting clots (1) in a liquid (2), the liquid (2) being comprised in a sample container (3), the method comprising the steps: a) irradiating light having a first wavelength to the sample container (3) by means of a first light source (4) at a changeable vertical irradiating position (P_0 to P_n), such that the light irradiated by the first light source (4) passes through the sample container (3) along a first measurement path, b) measuring an intensity of light having the first wavelength passing along the first measurement path and exiting the sample container (3), and c) detecting clots (1) in response to the measured intensity.