Diagnostic and Analysis of Human Sperm Characteristics Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

• 作者: Alexander Shulzinger Amir Abramovich
• 来源期刊: 泌尿学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: HUMAN SPERM FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（6）
• 页码范围: 97-101
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

A spectroscopic method for human sperm evaluation and characterization using Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) is presented. The high sensitivity of FTIR to changes in chemical structure and arrangement of molecules and proteins makes it a powerful diagnostic tool. Our experimental results show that a simple MIR (400 cm-1?- 4000 cm-1) transmission spectrum of a human sperm is very fast and can be used to determine the level of structure, compare to conventional LAB tests. No sample preparations are required, the semen has to be put on a special ZnSe substrate and inserted into the measurement compartment of the FTIR. Furthermore, this method can distinguish between immature sperm cell to white blood cell which by using a microscope is difficult and re-quires experience.