LIBS and LIFS for rapid detection of Rb traces in blood

Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery; Helmut H. Telle

doi:10.1117/12.465241

1 May 2002 LIBS and LIFS for rapid detection of Rb traces in blood

Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery, Helmut H. Telle

Proceedings Volume 4613, Optical Biopsy IV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465241
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2002, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Tests that can quickly and efficiently detect traces of illegal performance enhancing drugs are becoming essential. Certain performance enhancing drugs lead to an increase in the count of red blood cells. The proportion of blood made up of red cells is normally around 42 percent. At least 90 percent of Rubidium measured in whole blood is located in the red blood cells. If Rubidium Chloride (RbCl) is given to an athlete around 30 minutes before competing and a sample of their blood (a drop on a filter) was subsequently tested for Rubidium content, the test will give a direct indication of the red blood cell count. In this contribution, we describe an efficient and fast test based on spectroscopic techniques that can be used to detect trace levels of Rubidium. Our experiments employed Rubidium nitride (RbNO3) and trace levels down to 0.3 percent were successfully detected.

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Mohammad Omar Al-Jeffery and Helmut H. Telle "LIBS and LIFS for rapid detection of Rb traces in blood", Proc. SPIE 4613, Optical Biopsy IV, (1 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465241

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