Effects of cold storage on double integrating sphere optical property measurements of porcine dermis and subcutaneous fat from 400 to 1100 nm.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Accurate values of skin optical properties are essential for developing reliable computational models and optimizing optical imaging systems. However, published values show a large variability due to a variety of factors, including differences in sample collection, preparation, experimental methodology, and analysis.

Aim

We aim to explore the influence of storage conditions on the optical properties of the excised skin from 400 to 1100 nm.

Approach

We utilize a double integrating sphere system and inverse adding-doubling approach to determine absorption, μa , and reduced scattering, μs' , coefficients of the porcine dermis and subcutaneous fat before and after refrigeration, freezing, or flash freezing.

Results

Our findings indicate a small average

SUBMITTER: Hoffman MAT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751729 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature