Effect of light scattering on biological tissue thermometry from photoluminescence spectra of up-conversion nanoparticles

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Yu Yanina ◽  
E K Volkova ◽  
E A Sagaidachnaya ◽  
V I Kochubey ◽  
V V Tuchin
Author(s):  
John R. D. Hervey ◽  
Paolo Bombelli ◽  
David J. Lea-Smith ◽  
Alan K. Hulme ◽  
Nathan R. Hulme ◽  
...  

AbstractAbsorption spectroscopy is widely used to determine absorption and transmission spectra of chromophores in solution, in addition to suspensions of particles, including micro-organisms. Light scattering, caused by photons deflected from part or all of the cells or other particles in suspension, results in distortions to the absorption spectra, lost information and poor resolution. A spectrophotometer with an integrating sphere may be used to alleviate this problem. However, these instruments are not universally available in biology laboratories, for reasons such as cost. Here, we describe a novel, rapid, and inexpensive technique that minimises the effect of light scattering when performing whole-cell spectroscopy. This method involves using a custom made dual compartment cuvette containing titanium dioxide in one chamber as a scattering agent. Measurements were conducted of a range of different photosynthetic micro-organisms of varying cell size and morphology, including cyanobacteria, eukaryotic microalgae and a purple non-sulphur bacterium. A concentration of 1 mg ml−1 titanium dioxide, using a spectrophotometer with a slit width of 5 nm, produced spectra for cyanobacteria and microalgae similar (1–4% difference) to those obtained using an integrating sphere. The spectrum > 520 nm was similar to that with an integrating sphere with the purple non-sulphur bacterium. This system produced superior results to those obtained using a recently reported method, the application of the diffusing agent, Scotch™ Magic tape, to the side of the cuvette. The protocol can be completed in an equivalent period of time to standard whole-cell absorbance spectroscopy techniques, and is, in principle, suitable for any dual-beam spectrophotometer.


2002 ◽  
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pp. 482-490 ◽  
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A. W. Siu ◽  
M. K. Yap ◽  
B. Brown

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rene A. Bolt ◽  
Johannes S. Kanger ◽  
Frits F. M. de Mul

1960 ◽  
Vol 82 (18) ◽  
pp. 4790-4792 ◽  
Author(s):  
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H. A. Scheraga

1972 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1691-1692
Author(s):  
T. P. Myasnikov ◽  
R. Ya. Evseeva

1972 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 845-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Soskin ◽  
E. N. Sal'kova ◽  
P. P. Pogoretskii

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
A. S. Perminov ◽  
S. I. Yuran

Представлены результаты математического моделирования распространения лазерного излучения в биологической ткани с учетом многослойности данной среды и конечного размера падающего пучка с помощью метода Монте-Карло. Полученные результаты могут найти применение при конструировании планарных оптоэлектронных датчиков для фотоплетизмографии, предназначенных для использования на различных участках биологической ткани.


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