Process Spectroscopy Offers Potential in Detecting and Monitoring of Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19)

 

Process Spectroscopy

The commercial application of process spectroscopy has developed over the years to facilitate many different applications in numerous fields. The spectroscopic instrumentation required for many of these applications are typically sensitive to high frequencies, requiring fast measurement capabilities. Engineers and scientists have developed new techniques to improve upon the measurement speed of the existing instruments. Some of these improvements have resulted in better quality and less power consumption.

Process spectroscopy can be used as a tool for detection and monitoring of Coronavirus (COVID-19). In Germany, from 3 January 2020 to 4:20pm CEST, 4 May 2021, there have been 3,433,516 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 83,591 deaths, as reported to the World Health Organization. In August 2020, Advanced Nano Technologies, a provider of materials and surface applications based on nanotechnology, in collaboration with Starna Scientific and Trinity College Schools of Chemistry and Engineering, announced to provide an update on progress toward developing a Point of Interaction Indicative Test (POIN2T) for Covid-19. The test is the application of Raman spectroscopy and functionalized nanoparticles for early detection of Covid-19.

Non-contact spectrometry can also be applied in the medical imaging field for non-invasive analysis of biological samples. There are a number of different types of non-contact process analysis instruments used for this purpose. The most common instrument used in medical imaging is the Raman microscope, which uses light waves to fluoresce various molecules for determining the chemical makeup of the sample. However, due to the non-polarized nature of light, the Raman microscope is limited to pass through some molecules and thus results in inaccurate chemical composition measurement.

It is therefore important for the development of advanced and highly-functional instrumentation to increase the accuracy and performance of process spectroscopy procedures. To this end, various sectors are looking to develop cost-effective spectroscopy instruments, which can effectively deliver superior analytical results. It is for this reason that a number of international quality standards have been developed to regulate the performance of various instruments used for this purpose.


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