Title :
Design of a high-sensitivity, low-power instrument for chlorophyll a measurements
Author :
Yang, Yi-min ; Lou, Kai-kai ; Zhou, Le-chuan ; Ye, Shu-ming
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Biomed. Eng. of Minist. of Educ., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Detection of chlorophyll a is important in the protection of marine ecosystem. This paper focused on designing and developing a high-sensitivity, low-power instrument (Named HME Chlometer) for chlorophyll a measurements. Chlorophyll a samples of different concentration were measured, using HME Chlometer and Seapoint Chlorophyll Fluorometer for comparison, and the result showed HME Chlometer was of high sensitivity, great stability, and excellent linearity. And it was able to work well in seawater for at least 6 months.
Keywords :
biological techniques; botany; fluorescence; molecular biophysics; oceanography; seawater; HME Chlometer; Seapoint Chlorophyll Fluorometer; chlorophyll a measurement; fluorescence technique; high-sensitivity low-power instrument; marine ecosystem; seawater; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Instruments; Light emitting diodes; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Sea measurements; chlorophyll a measurements; fluorescence technique; low-power instrument;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2010 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yantai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6495-1
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2010.5639387
