Programmable standard for use in an apparatus and process for the noninvasive measurement of optically absorbing compounds
US5748308A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2003/2866
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a programmable filter for use as a standard in correlation spectrometers. Also provided is the use of the programmable standard in a process for determining the concentration of an optically absorbing compound. Also provided is a method and apparatus for noninvasively determining the concentration of an optically absorbing biological sample which incorporates the programmable standard of the invention.
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