Author: Abraham C1, Beiderman Y1, Ozana N1, Tenner F2, Schmidt M2, Sanz M3, Garcia J3, Zalevsky Z4.
Affiliation: 1Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel ; The Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel. 2Institute of Photonic Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Konrad-Zuse-Str. 3-5, 91052 Erlangen, Germany ; Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Paul-Gordan-Str. 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany. 3Departamento de Óptica, Universitat de València, c/Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain. 4Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel ; The Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel ; Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Paul-Gordan-Str. 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Conference/Journal: Biomed Opt Express.
Date published: 2015 Sep 28
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Volume ID: 6 , Issue ID: 10 , Pages: 4144-53 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1364/BOE.6.004144 , Word Count: 140
The ability to measure the blood lactate level in a non-invasive, non-contact manner is very appealing to the sports industry as well as the home care field. That is mainly because this substance level is an imperative parameter in the course of devolving a personal workout programs. Moreover, the blood lactate level is also a pivotal means in estimation of muscles' performance capability. In this manuscript we propose an optical non-contact approach to estimate the concentration level of this parameter. Firstly, we introduce the connection between the physiological muscle tremor and the lactate blood levels. Secondly, we suggest a photonic optical method to estimate the physiological tremor. Lastly, we present the results of tests conducted to establish proof of concept to this connection.
KEYWORDS:
(030.6140) Speckle; (170.0170) Medical optics and biotechnology; (260.2110) Electromagnetic optics; (260.5430) Polarization; (280.0280) Remote sensing and sensors
PMID: 26504661 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4605070