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Aluminium foil as an alternative substrate for the spectroscopic interrogation of endometrial cancer
Author(s) -
Paraskevaidi Maria,
Morais Camilo L.M.,
Raglan Olivia,
Lima Kássio M.G.,
Paraskevaidis Evangelos,
MartinHirsch Pierre L.,
Kyrgiou Maria,
Martin Francis L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of biophotonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1864-0648
pISSN - 1864-063X
DOI - 10.1002/jbio.201700372
Subject(s) - foil method , endometrial cancer , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , medicine , cancer , urology , biology , composite material , ecology
The potential of aluminium foil as a cost‐effective and robust alternative to other costly substrates used in spectroscopic techniques (eg, infrared and Raman spectroscopy) has been explored in this study. Using blood samples from women with endometrial cancer, as well as healthy controls, it was demonstrated that aluminium foil is performing equally well as a substrate, achieving remarkable diagnostic accuracies. This could facilitate the implementation of biospectroscopy within clinical practice.