Establishment of an integrated data fusion method between the colorimeter and near-infrared spectroscopy to discriminate the stir-baked Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Stir-heating is a common method to process Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. The processing of the G. jasminoides Ellis which do not meet the regulated requirements can result in the unqualified products, finally decreasing the efficacy of the drug. To guarantee the quality of the stir-baked G. jasminoides Ellis, a rapid and efficient method to discriminate the qualified stir-baked G. jasminoides Ellis from the unqualified was developed based on the middle level data fusion. 61 batches of qualified and unqualified stir-baked G. jasminoides Ellis were collected and analyzed using colorimeter and near-infrared spectroscopy, separately. L*, A*, and B* were apparent features that quantitatively described the characteristics of samples. The latent variables of partial least squares discriminant analysis model were extracted as the features of near-infrared spectroscopy. The extracted features from colorimeter and near-infrared spectroscopy were fused and a discriminant model was built using partial least squares discriminant analysis method. Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were used to evaluate the ability of classification. As a result, the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the optimal partial least squares discriminant analysis model based on fused data were all equal to 1. It demonstrated that the developed method can be capable of discriminating the qualified stir-baked G. jasminoides Ellis from the unqualified. Compared with classification model results using color parameters or near infrared data alone, this data fusion strategy greatly improved the accuracy of classification.     

A new label dosimetry system based on pentacosa-diynoic acid monomer for low dose applications

The dosimetric characteristics of γ-radiation sensitive labels based on polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and a conjugated diacetylene monomer, 10,12-pentacosa-diynoic acid (PCDA) have been investigated using reflectance colorimeter. Two types of labels (colourless and yellow) based on PCDA monomer were prepared using an Automatic Film Applicator System. Upon γ-ray exposure, the colourless label turns progressively blue, while the yellow colour label turns to green then to dark blue. The colour intensity of the labels is proportional to the radiation absorbed dose. The useful dose range was 15 Gy-2 kGy depending on PCDA monomer concentration. The expanded uncertainty of dose measurement of the colourless label was 6.06 (2σ).     

A Simple and Cheap Device for Colorimetric Determination of Serum Iron

A simple and cheap device for colorimetric determination of serum iron and TIBC (total iron‐binding capacity) was devised. The proposed device employs an LED as a light source and a common light dependent resistor (LDR) as a detector. This device functions on the basis of the light intensity received by LDR, connected to a digit multimeter, yielding resistance readings. The serum, standard, and blank solutions were prepared according to the kits instructions and introduced into the colorimeter with a disposable syringe. The iron content of the serum was calculated from the resistance difference of serum and standard solutions. The precision of the method was assessed with two commercially available serum‐based chemistry controls. The values obtained with the proposed device indicated that the serum iron concentrations correlated well with the values obtained with the commercial automated analyzer. The calibration graph was linear for iron concentrations up to 90 μmol/L (500 μg/dL). The proposed fabricated colorimeter is considerable cheaper, requires smaller sample volumes, and is suitable for serum iron assay.     

CCD多道快速测色仪研制

本文介绍一种新型测色仪。它以常温ＣＣＤ作探头，配合专用的多色仪，在计算机的控制下进行快速色度测量，获得了稳定性好，精度高的色度数据