Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Jae Kim

Publications

• Research Article
  Noninvasive Uric acid Monitoring Device using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  Author(s): Jae KimJae Kim
  
  The prevalence of gout in the United States has risen over the last twenty years and gout now affects 8.3 million Americans. Currently, gout is diagnosed either by extracting a fluid sample from the joint to look for formation of uric acid crystals or by drawing blood to measure the level of uric acid. Both of these methods are invasive, cumbersome, and time-consuming. The purpose of this study is to prevent gout attack with a novel approach called "noninvasive infrared uric acid monitoring." This approach utilizes a cost-effective and portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopybased device that can offer quick, noninvasive, and preventative way to monitor the patient's uric acid level. By using uric acid infrared spectroscopy characteristics, infrared wavelengths between 1400 to 1700nm are emitted on uric acid samples and detector senses non-absorbed Infrar.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6210.1000188

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