IT1223785B - Metodo e apparecchiatura per monitorare i componenti del sangue - Google Patents

Metodo e apparecchiatura per monitorare i componenti del sangue

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IT1223785B
IT1223785B IT67772/88A IT6777288A IT1223785B IT 1223785 B IT1223785 B IT 1223785B IT 67772/88 A IT67772/88 A IT 67772/88A IT 6777288 A IT6777288 A IT 6777288A IT 1223785 B IT1223785 B IT 1223785B
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equipment
blood components
monitoring blood
monitoring
components
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Terry Dean Boucher
Brian Marshall Holmes
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Cobe Lab
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/47Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
    • G01N21/49Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
    • G01N21/53Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke
    • G01N21/532Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid within a flowing fluid, e.g. smoke with measurement of scattering and transmission
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N15/00Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
    • G01N15/01Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials specially adapted for biological cells, e.g. blood cells
    • G01N2015/018Platelets
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N15/00Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume or surface-area of porous materials
    • G01N15/04Investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions
    • G01N15/042Investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions by centrifuging and investigating centrifugates
    • G01N2015/045Investigating sedimentation of particle suspensions by centrifuging and investigating centrifugates by optical analysis
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/25Colour; Spectral properties, i.e. comparison of effect of material on the light at two or more different wavelengths or wavelength bands
    • G01N21/31Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
    • G01N21/314Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry with comparison of measurements at specific and non-specific wavelengths
    • G01N2021/3181Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry with comparison of measurements at specific and non-specific wavelengths using LEDs
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/47Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
    • G01N2021/4704Angular selective
    • G01N2021/4711Multiangle measurement

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Optical Measuring Cells (AREA)
IT67772/88A 1987-08-24 1988-08-23 Metodo e apparecchiatura per monitorare i componenti del sangue IT1223785B (it)

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US07/088,686 US4810090A (en) 1987-08-24 1987-08-24 Method and apparatus for monitoring blood components

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AU (2) AU594248B2 (it)
CA (1) CA1325162C (it)
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FR (1) FR2619923B1 (it)
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GB2208927B (en) 1992-02-19
AU4699189A (en) 1990-04-26
DE3828618C2 (it) 1992-11-05
IT8867772A0 (it) 1988-08-23
FR2619923B1 (fr) 1994-04-29
AU610029B2 (en) 1991-05-09
GB2208927A (en) 1989-04-19
DE3828618A1 (de) 1989-03-16
US4810090A (en) 1989-03-07
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