Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy for Analysis of Connective Tissues

Advances in vibrational spectroscopy have propelled new insights into the molecular composition and structure of biological tissues. In this review, we discuss common modalities and techniques of vibrational spectroscopy, and present key examples to illustrate how they have been applied to enrich the assessment of connective tissues. In particular, we focus on applications of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy to assess cartilage and bone properties. We present strengths and limitations of each approach and discuss how the combination of spectrometers with microscopes (hyperspectral imaging) and fiber optic probes have greatly advanced their biomedical applications. We show how these modalities may be used to evaluate virtually any type of sample (ex vivo, in situ or in vivo) and how “spectral fingerprints” can be interpreted to quantify outcomes related to tissue composition and quality. We highlight the unparalleled advantage of vibrational spectroscopy as a label-free and often nondestructive approach to assess properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with normal, developing, aging, pathological and treated tissues. We believe this review will assist readers not only in better understanding applications of FTIR, NIR and Raman spectroscopy, but also in implementing these approaches for their own research projects.     

基于形态学空间特征的高光谱遥感图像分类方法

传统的高光谱图像分类主要是基于像素的光谱特征,在一定程度上忽略了高光谱遥感图像中像素之间的空间相关性。为了充分利用高光谱图像中的空间信息,提出了一种基于加权多结构元素无偏差形态学的空间特征提取方法,并基于形态学的多尺度特征和结构保持性提出了基于邻域的多尺度空间特征提取方法,得到了高光谱遥感图像的空间特征。对k-NN分类算法进行改进,提出了基于变精度粗糙集和重构误差的k-NN分类算法,实现了基于空间特征的高光谱遥感图像分类。在两个不同的高光谱遥感图像的实验验证了基于空间特征和改进k-NN分类算法的性能。     

基于聚类和最佳指数的快速高光谱波段选择方法

最佳指数法是常用的高光谱图像数据波段选择方法,但存在运算时间过长的问题。运用K-means聚类算法,对最佳指数方法进行了改进,提出了聚类最佳指数法,并进行了一系列伪装目标识别的对比实验。实验结果表明,与最佳指数法相比,改进后的方法在保证目标分类精度的前提下,运算速度提高了数十倍;与单纯使用K-means聚类运算相比,不仅运算时间缩短,而且分类精度有所提高。利用改进算法能够在伪装环境下更加快速有效地识别目标。     

基于局部Gabor二进制模式的高光谱伪装目标图像分类

为提高光谱伪装目标图像分类精度,提出了一种基于局部Gabor二进制模式（LGBP)的空间分类方法。LGBP作为一种多尺度算法,被用来提取高光谱图像的纹理特征。然后高光谱图像中的每一个像元可以用一个光谱特征向量及一个纹理特征向量表示。通过这种方法,增大类间距离。最后使用多核支持向量机结合光谱信息和空间纹理信息实现对高光谱伪装目标图像的分类。实验证明了该方法的有效性,分类总体精度和Kappa系数分别达到了95.6%和0.937。所提出的方法对于提高分类精度及鲁棒性具有重要意义。     

Maize kernel hardness classification by near infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging and multivariate data analysis

The use of near infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging and hyperspectral image analysis for distinguishing between hard, intermediate and soft maize kernels from inbred lines was evaluated. NIR hyperspectral images of two sets (12 and 24 kernels) of whole maize kernels were acquired using a Spectral Dimensions MatrixNIR camera with a spectral range of 960-1662 nm and a sisuChema SWIR (short wave infrared) hyperspectral pushbroom imaging system with a spectral range of 1000-2498 nm. Exploratory principal component analysis (PCA) was used on absorbance images to remove background, bad pixels and shading. On the cleaned images, PCA could be used effectively to find histological classes including glassy (hard) and floury (soft) endosperm. PCA illustrated a distinct difference between glassy and floury endosperm along principal component (PC) three on the MatrixNIR and PC two on the sisuChema with two distinguishable clusters. Subsequently partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was applied to build a classification model. The PLS-DA model from the MatrixNIR image (12 kernels) resulted in root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) value of 0.18. This was repeated on the MatrixNIR image of the 24 kernels which resulted in RMSEP of 0.18. The sisuChema image yielded RMSEP value of 0.29. The reproducible results obtained with the different data sets indicate that the method proposed in this paper has a real potential for future classification uses.     

Detection of explosives on the surface of banknotes by Raman hyperspectral imaging and independent component analysis

The aim of this study was to develop a methodology using Raman hyperspectral imaging and chemometric methods for identification of pre- and post-blast explosive residues on banknote surfaces. The explosives studied were of military, commercial and propellant uses. After the acquisition of the hyperspectral imaging, independent component analysis (ICA) was applied to extract the pure spectra and the distribution of the corresponding image constituents. The performance of the methodology was evaluated by the explained variance and the lack of fit of the models, by comparing the ICA recovered spectra with the reference spectra using correlation coefficients and by the presence of rotational ambiguity in the ICA solutions. The methodology was applied to forensic samples to solve an automated teller machine explosion case. Independent component analysis proved to be a suitable method of resolving curves, achieving equivalent performance with the multivariate curve resolution with alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) method. At low concentrations, MCR-ALS presents some limitations, as it did not provide the correct solution. The detection limit of the methodology presented in this study was 50 μg cm⁻².     

成像技术在食品安全与质量控制中的研究进展

食品质量与安全是政府、食品行业以及消费者十分关注的问题。为了保证食品质量与安全,需要对食品中的风险因子进行检测。传统的分析方法如生物化学方法和仪器分析方法(色谱法、色谱-质谱法)存在前处理比较复杂,耗时,对样品具有破坏性及无法获取目标物空间信息等缺点。因此,开发快速,无损,实时和可视化的检测技术十分重要,这也是食品领域研究的热点。近年来,高光谱成像技术融合了成像和光谱两种技术,可以作为一种用于食品质量和安全评估的非破坏性和实时检测的工具。拉曼光谱成像技术可以同时获得待测物的光谱和空间信息,具有快速,无损和低成本等优点,在食品安全评价和质量控制中也得到了成功应用。质谱成像技术不需要标记和染色,即可实现样品组织表面待测物的可视化和高通量分析。它作为一种分子可视化技术,可以获得食品中营养成分及内、外源性有害物质的空间分布信息,在食品领域也表现出良好的应用前景。本文检索了近几年国内外发表的成像技术在食品研究中的相关文献,介绍了高光谱成像技术、拉曼光谱成像技术和质谱成像技术的原理,并综述了它们在食品安全与质量控制中的应用。此外,本文分析和讨论了这几种成像技术的优缺点,并对成像技术在食品领域的发展...     

Porcelain Insulator Crack Location and Surface States Pattern Recognition Based on Hyperspectral Technology

A porcelain insulator is an important part to ensure that the insulation requirements of power equipment can be met. Under the influence of their structure, porcelain insulators are prone to mechanical damage and cracks, which will reduce their insulation performance. After a long-term operation, crack expansion will eventually lead to breakdown and safety hazards. Therefore, it is of great significance to detect insulator cracks to ensure the safe and reliable operation of a power grid. However, most traditional methods of insulator crack detection involve offline detection or contact measurement, which is not conducive to the online monitoring of equipment. Hyperspectral imaging technology is a noncontact detection technology containing three-dimensional (3D) spatial spectral information, whereby the data provide more information and the measuring method has a higher safety than electric detection methods. Therefore, a model of positioning and state classification of porcelain insulators based on hyperspectral technology is proposed. In this model, image data were used to extract edges to locate cracks, and spectral information was used to classify the surface states of porcelain insulators with EfficientNet. Lastly, crack extraction was realized, and the recognition accuracy of cracks and normal states was 96.9%. Through an analysis of the results, it is proven that the crack detection method of a porcelain insulator based on hyperspectral technology is an effective non-contact online monitoring approach, which has broad application prospects in the era of the Internet of Things with the rapid development of electric power.     

高光谱成像仪等效焦面装调模组设计

高光谱成像仪CCD组件在装调时,纵向需要满足20 μm焦深要求,横向需要实现光谱维、空间维的对准。为了避免检测时对昂贵的CCD频繁安装、拆除,设计了一种等效焦面装调模组。等效模组按照CCD组件的实测尺寸精密制造,提供了可供显微镜观察的模拟光谱像。通过测量实际光谱像和模拟光谱像的位置差别能够获取修磨垫的修整量,并实现光谱像和CCD像元的横向对准。试验表明,存在工具显微镜测量误差、修磨垫加工误差、互换性误差时,光谱像面各处离焦量均小于焦深。试验中仅用3次迭代即达到MTF为0.3的要求,提高了装调效率和操作安全性。     

Effective detection of benzoyl peroxide in flour based on parameter selection of Raman hyperspectral system

Penetration depth and spatial resolution of Raman hyperspectral imaging system were studied for effective detection of benzoyl peroxide in flour. The determinations of parameters were achieved by using the single-band background-correct image of a benzoyl peroxide Raman characteristic band and a simple threshold method. The selected parameters were used to detect mixture samples with different concentrations. Percentage of detected benzoyl peroxide pixels was positively correlated to its concentration. The result shows that parameters selected in this study are effective for the detection of benzoyl peroxide additive in flour and can be used for quantitative analysis in the future.