Concentration of uric acid removed during dialysis. Estimated by multi wavelength and processed ultra violet absorbance spectra

Jana Jerotskaja; Fredrik Uhlin; Kai Lauri; Risto Tanner; Merike Luman; Ivo Fridolin

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627831

Concentration of uric acid removed during dialysis. Estimated by multi wavelength and processed ultra violet absorbance spectra

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010:2010:5791-4. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627831.

Authors

Jana Jerotskaja¹, Fredrik Uhlin, Kai Lauri, Risto Tanner, Merike Luman, Ivo Fridolin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technomedicum, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086, Estonia. [email protected]

PMID: 21097101
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627831

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the concentration of uric acid (UA) optically by using original and processed ultra violet (UV) absorbance spectra's of the spent dialysate. Also the effect of using several wavelengths for estimation was examined.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Light*
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Biological
Renal Dialysis*
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / methods*
Uric Acid / analysis*
Uric Acid / isolation & purification*

Substances

Uric Acid