Application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique to hair tissue mineral analysis

Year: 2003

Authors: Corsi M., Cristoforetti G., Hidalgo M., Legnaioli S., Palleschi V., Salvetti A., Tognoni E., Vallebona C.

Autors Affiliation: IPCF – CNR CNR, Appl Laser Spect Lab, Area Res Pisa, I-56124 Pisa, Italy

Abstract: The concentration of the main minerals present in human hair is measured on several subjects by Calibration-Free Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (CF-LIBS) and compared with the results obtained through a commercial analytical laboratory. The possibility of using CF-LIBS for mineral analysis in hair is discussed, as well as its feasibility for the fast and inexpensive determination of the occurrence of heavy-metal poisoning in hair. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.

Journal/Review: APPLIED OPTICS

Volume: 42 (30)      Pages from: 6133  to: 6137

KeyWords: LIBS
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.006133

Citations: 114
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