In vitro terahertz monitoring of muscle tissue dehydration under the action of hyperosmotic agents

A. S. Kolesnikov, E. A. Kolesnikova, Alexey P. Popov, M. M. Nazarov, A. P. Shkurinov, V. V. Tuchin

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Abstract

Dehydration of muscle tissue in vitro under the action of biologically compatible hyperosmotic agents is studied using a laser terahertz spectrometer in the frequency range from 0.25 to 2.5 THz. Broadband terahertz absorption and reflection spectra of the bovine skeletal muscle tissue were obtained under the action of glycerol, polyethylene glycol with the molecular weight 600 (PEG-600), and propylene glycol. The presented results are proposed for application in developing the methods of image contrast enhancement and increasing the depth of biological tissue probing with terahertz radiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)633-640
JournalQuantum Electronics
Volume44
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • hyperosmotic agents
  • noninvasive dehydration
  • optical clearing of biotissues
  • pulsed terahertz spectroscopy

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