Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 8, 081701(2019)

Spectrophotometer with enhanced sensitivity for uric acid detection

Nurfatihah Che Abd Rashid1, Nor Hafizah Ngajikin2、*, Asrul Izam Azmi1, Rashidah Arsat1, Suhaila Isaak1, Noran Azizan Cholan2, and Nur Ellina Azmi3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
  • 2Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Bt. Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • 3Industrial Biotechnology Research Centre, SIRIM Berhad, 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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    Configuration of spectrophotometer.
    Samples with different uric acid concentrations (a) before and (b) after stirring.
    Light beam at 10 mm distance from the input fiber. (a) Halogen beam. (b) Gray-scale percentage for halogen light. (c) LED beam (460 nm wavelength). (d) Gray-scale percentage for LED light.
    Spectrometer output spectra. (a) Halogen. (b) LED (460 nm wavelength).
    Light absorbance with variations of uric acid concentration at wavelengths of 460, 525, and 630 nm. (a) Halogen. (b) LED.
    Human urine sample in cuvette after mixing with NaOH solution.
    Absorbance analysis on human urine sample at 460 nm wavelength.
    • Table 1. Comparison of Light Characteristics Between Halogen and LED Light Sources at 460 nm Wavelength

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      Table 1. Comparison of Light Characteristics Between Halogen and LED Light Sources at 460 nm Wavelength

      ParameterHalogenLED
      Pbeam (μW)15.41.7
      Abeam (mm2)33.189.08
      φinteracted (nlm)7.33372.9582
      Le (mlm/W)0.47621.7401
    • Table 2. Comparison of Spectrophotometer Performance

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      Table 2. Comparison of Spectrophotometer Performance

      Light SourceWavelength (nm)Sensitivity (dL/mg)Accuracy (%)
      Halogen4600.001286.51
      5250.001191.17
      6300.000884.27
      LED4600.004696.62
      5250.003177.57
      6300.004579.43
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    Nurfatihah Che Abd Rashid, Nor Hafizah Ngajikin, Asrul Izam Azmi, Rashidah Arsat, Suhaila Isaak, Noran Azizan Cholan, Nur Ellina Azmi. Spectrophotometer with enhanced sensitivity for uric acid detection[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(8): 081701

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    Paper Information

    Category: Medical optics and biotechnology

    Received: Jan. 7, 2019

    Accepted: May. 6, 2019

    Posted: May. 14, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 26, 2019

    The Author Email: Nor Hafizah Ngajikin (norhafizah@uthm.edu.my)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201917.081701

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