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Application: Glucose
Detection via Raman Spectroscopy
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing deseases in
the present time. It requires a frequent detection of the glucose level within
the blood. The detection of glucose is very painful because it is required
to get some blood for analyisis, i.e. by a fingerstick. Therefore, large
efforts are currently performed for overcoming the fingerstick tests.
Optical detection of Gulcose via absorption
spectroscopy is very difficult due to weak absorption of the glucose molecule. A
more suitable detation method is Raman Spectroscopy.
LighTouch Medical and Sacher Lasertechnik Group have
formed a strategic partnership for developing a Raman based in-vivo measuring
method for glucose. This method is suitable to replace the painful fingerstick
test in the near future.
The graphic shows a Raman Spectrum directly measured
by LighTouch Medical with a Sacher Laser System in-vivo without using a finger
stick. The accurancy is comparble with conventional fingerstick tests. For more
information, please contact us.
We gratefully acknowledge financial support by the
BMBF within contract 13N8062. |
