Title :
Effects of saline on terahertz absorption of aqueous glucose at physiological concentrations probed by THz spectroscopy
Author :
Bolus, Michael F. ; Balci, Sinan ; Wilbert, David S. ; Kung, Peter ; Kim, Song Min
Author_Institution :
CBE Dept., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Abstract :
Terahertz time domain spectroscopy in the range 0.3-1.5 THz has been conducted for D-glucose at physiological concentrations from 25-200 mg/dL in pure water and in 0.9% saline by mass. The results show that the ions do not uniformly affect absorption of aqueous glucose, so NaCl ions should not be modeled simply as transparent holes in the water framework.
Keywords :
absorption; chemical variables measurement; sugar; terahertz spectroscopy; D-glucose; THz spectroscopy; aqueous glucose; frequency 0.3 THz to 1.5 THz; physiological concentrations; saline effect; terahertz absorption; terahertz time domain spectroscopy; water framework; Absorption; Bonding; Hydrogen; Ions; Solids; Spectroscopy; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665565
