Title :
Quantification of glucose and cytosine hydrochloride by THz-TDS
Author :
Shala, Kastriot ; Yang, Bin ; Dudley, Richard ; Chowdhury, Tina T. ; Donnan, Robert S.
Author_Institution :
Antenna & Electromagn., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK
Abstract :
A device for quantifying glucose and cytosine HCL by THz-TDS is described. Absorption spectral data showed concentration-dependent differences in transmittance for glucose and cytosine HCL, making this cuvette design a promising new tool for detecting protein conformations by THz-TDS.
Keywords :
biological techniques; molecular biophysics; molecular configurations; proteins; terahertz spectroscopy; THz-TDS; absorption spectral data; cytosine HCl transmittance; cytosine hydrochloride quantification; glucose quantification; glucose transmittance; protein conformations; time domain spectroscopy; Antennas and propagation; Electromagnetic devices; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical transmitters; Proteins; Sugar; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas & Propagation Conference, 2009. LAPC 2009. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2720-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2721-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352455
