Evaluation of Automatic Densitometer with Laser Diode

Pedro J. Larrea Cox; Lorenzo Hernández Tabares; Cirilo E. Suárez San Pedro; Aradys Vázquez Cano; Marlén de los Reyes Rodríguez

Pedro J. Larrea Cox Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN). La Habana, Cuba
Lorenzo Hernández Tabares Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo Nuclear (CEADEN). La Habana, Cuba
Cirilo E. Suárez San Pedro Laboratorio de Ensayos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones en Metrología (INIMET), Oficina Nacional de Normalización (ONN). La Habana, Cuba
Aradys Vázquez Cano Área de Control de Procesos, Empresa de Sueros y Productos Hemoderivados “Adalberto Pesant”, La Habana, Cuba
Marlén de los Reyes Rodríguez Área de Control de Procesos, Empresa de Sueros y Productos Hemoderivados “Adalberto Pesant”, La Habana, Cuba

Abstract

The evaluation of a prototype of an automatic scanning densitometer, transmission mode, is presented. It contains a semiconductor diode laser as light source, is primarily intended for analysis of protein electrophoresis, and was developed at the Center for Technological Applications and Nuclear Development (CEADEN). Its technical specifications were determined and certified in the National Institute of Researches on Metrology (INIMET), and also the equipment was tested at the Laboratory of Process Control on Company of Sera and Blood Products “Adalberto Pesant”, in Havana, where it was used to control the quality of intermediate products that are produced there, obtaining satisfactory results.