Abstract:
A Raman sensor includes a light source assembly having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to a plurality of skin points of skin, each of the plurality of skin points having a predetermined separation distance from a light collection region of the skin from which Raman scattered light is collected; a light collector configured to collect the Raman scattered light from the light collection region of the skin; and a detector configured to detect the collected Raman scattered light.
Abstract:
A Raman sensor includes a light source assembly having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light to a plurality of skin points of skin, each of the plurality of skin points having a predetermined separation distance from a light collection region of the skin from which Raman scattered light is collected; a light collector configured to collect the Raman scattered light from the light collection region of the skin; and a detector configured to detect the collected Raman scattered light.
Abstract:
An apparatus for and method of detecting biological information. The apparatus for detecting biological information includes a supporting member that is attached to an object, a biosignal sensor that is configured to detect biological information of the object and mounted in the supporting member; and a plurality of position sensors configured to detect a position of the apparatus with respect to the object. The position sensors may detect position information of an area of the object where the apparatus is attached. Position data detected by the position sensors may be compared with reference position data.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating a skin barrier function or transepidermal water loss of an object may include a spectrum acquisition assembly configured to obtain a Raman spectrum of the object, and a processor configured to extract one or more Type-1 Raman band spectra related to lipids from the obtained Rama spectrum; extract one or more Type-2 Raman band spectra related to lipids and proteins from the obtained Raman spectrum; extract respective features of each of the extracted one or more Type-1 Raman band spectra and the extracted one or more Type-2 Raman band spectra; and estimate the skin barrier function or the transepidermal rater loss of the object based on the extracted features.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for predicting an in vivo concentration of an analyte, including: estimating an in vivo intrinsic spectrum of the analyte; and predicting the in vivo concentration of the analyte by using a concentration predicting algorithm based on the estimated in vivo intrinsic spectrum and an in vivo spectrum obtained during a section in which the in vivo concentration of the analyte is not substantially changed.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for processing food information. The method may include detecting, by a sensor, food information of food consumed by a subject from blood of the subject in a non-invasive manner; and determining, by a processor, a digestive capacity of the subject based on the detected food information.
Abstract:
Provided are a Raman probe and a bio-component analyzing apparatus using the same. The Raman probe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a probe head having a concave part configured to receive skin of an object being inserted into the concave part when the probe head comes into contact with the skin of the object; a light source part configured to emit light onto the skin inserted into the concave part; and a light collector formed above the concave part and configured to collect Raman scattered light from the skin inserted into the concave part. The light source part may be disposed on a side of at least one of the light collector and the concave part.
Abstract:
A spectroscopic apparatus and method for analyzing a biological material are provided. The spectroscopic apparatus may analyze a biological material which has an internal non-uniform tissue depending on a position thereof. The apparatus may include at least one detector configured to obtain respective detection spectrums corresponding to a plurality of measurement regions that are at mutually different positions of the biological material, and an information processor to determine whether the measurement regions are normal by mutually comparing the detection spectrums, or converting contribution degrees of data for a specific component of the biological material by differentiating the detection spectrums.
Abstract:
A spectral detector includes a plurality of spectral detection units, each of the spectral detection units including an optical signal processor configured to deliver an optical signal incident to the spectral detection unit to an outside of the spectral detection unit, and a resonator configured to modulate a spectrum of an optical signal incident to the optical signal processor by interacting with the optical signal processor, at least some of the resonators of the plurality of spectral detection units having different lengths from each other, and a number of optical signal processors included in each respective spectral detection unit varying according to a length of the resonator included in the respective spectral detection unit.
Abstract:
A spectroscopy system includes detectors configured to obtain detection spectrums of respective detection areas that are located at different positions of an object; and an information processor configured to obtain a target spectrum of a target area by using position information of the detection areas and the detection spectrums obtained by the detectors.