Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 1, 112002(2021)

Method of Food and Drug Detection Under Shielding of Common Wrappings Based on Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy

Cao Enda*, Yu Yong, Song Changbo, and Zhao Yiming
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Laser telemetry Technology, Beijing Research Institute of Telemetry, Beijing 100076, China
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    Schematic of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy detection system
    Treatment results of different samples before and after water vapor absorption interference suppression. (a) EPE; (b) loratadine
    Different performance curves of 7 kinds of wrapping materials. (a) Refractive index; (b) absorption coefficient
    Different performance curves of starch samples covered by multiple wrappers. (a) Refractive index; (b) absorption coefficient
    Different performance curves of sucrose crystals covered by multiple coatings. (a) Refractive index; (b) absorption coefficient
    Different performance curves of loratadine covered by multiple wrappers. (a) Refractive index; (b) absorption coefficient
    • Table 1. Types and characteristics of materials

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      Table 1. Types and characteristics of materials

      No.Wrapping materialMaterial thickness/mmExperimental characteristic
      1Plastic bag0.32Double layer
      2Paper5.34Four sheets of paper folded twice
      3Cotton14.43Two pieces of compression
      4Foam board6.99EPE sheet
      5Tape0.21Four layers pasting
      6Plastic bottle slice0.46Chun Yue mineral water bottle
      7Wood board3.22Double pasting
    • Table 2. Comparison of characteristics of food and medicine

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      Table 2. Comparison of characteristics of food and medicine

      No.SampleMaterial thickness /mmExperimental characteristic
      aStarch1.27Plastic bag uniformly compacted and sealed
      bSucrose5.99Cutting square crystal along the crystal dissociation plane
      cLoratadine3.45Pharmaceutical standard tablets
    • Table 3. Inhibitory effect of atmospheric absorption

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      Table 3. Inhibitory effect of atmospheric absorption

      No.MaterialSuppression maximumAverage inhibitory ability/%
      1Plastic bag0.92691.7
      2Paper0.95489.6
      3Cotton0.91783.4
      4Foam board0.96495.5
      5Tape0.97093.1
      6Plastic bottle slice0.94292.8
      7Wood board0.88973.3
      8Starch0.80072.3
      9Sucrose0.92074.9
      10Loratadine0.90275.9
    • Table 4. Refractive index parameters and characteristic absorption peak positions of three samples

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      Table 4. Refractive index parameters and characteristic absorption peak positions of three samples

      No.SampleAverage refractive indexCharacteristic absorption peak position/THz
      aStarch2.353
      bSucrose1.8240.0590, 0.0730, 0.1025, 0.1245, 0.1465, 0.1685, 0.8130, 1.1060, 1.1280, 1.1790, 1.2230, 1.3620
      cLoratadine1.6320.1685, 0.1904, 0.2124, 0.2344, 0.2637, 0.2856, 0.5347, 0.8936, 1.0690, 1.2380, 1.3260, 1.3700, 1.5010, 1.5670
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    Cao Enda, Yu Yong, Song Changbo, Zhao Yiming. Method of Food and Drug Detection Under Shielding of Common Wrappings Based on Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(1): 112002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Apr. 7, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Enda Cao (Enda_Cao@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0112002

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