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INVESTIGATING LOW-COST OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR SENSING PRESSURE ULCERS

Mirchandani, Smruti S
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-0988
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1501240867911294

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2017, Master of Science, Miami University, Chemical, Paper and Biomedical Engineering.
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy has been used widely to characterize tissue properties for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. This thesis focuses on the use of spectroscopy for early pressure ulcer detection. The most common early diagnosis technique for pressure ulcers is a blanch test. A major issue with a blanch test is that it is purely visual and cannot be visibly observed on dark skinned individuals. Studies have already proven that spectroscopy can be used to detect blanch response in skin across light and dark skinned individuals. The portable reflectance spectroscopy setup showed that pressure changes to the skin can be detected spectroscopically. Some work on an iPhone based spectrometer was also done to have a low-cost spectroscopy alternative to the usual DRS equipment. This study failed to develop an iPhone based spectrometer but various factors that can be changed to better this research have been mentioned in this thesis.
Karthik Vishwanath, PhD (Advisor)
Jessica Sparks , PhD (Advisor)
Robert Applebaum, PhD (Committee Member)
62 p.
Biomedical Engineering; Physics
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy; DRS; Pressure ulcers; Spectroscopy

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  • Mirchandani, S. S. (2017). INVESTIGATING LOW-COST OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR SENSING PRESSURE ULCERS [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1501240867911294

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mirchandani, Smruti. INVESTIGATING LOW-COST OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR SENSING PRESSURE ULCERS. 2017. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1501240867911294.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mirchandani, Smruti. "INVESTIGATING LOW-COST OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR SENSING PRESSURE ULCERS." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1501240867911294

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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