Fabrication and characterization of phantoms made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

A. E. Villanueva-Luna; A. Santiago-Alvarado; J. Castro-Ramos; B. Licona-Moran; S. Vazquez-Montiel; A. Flores-Gil; J. A. Delgado-Atencio

doi:10.1117/12.874285

10 February 2011 Fabrication and characterization of phantoms made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

A. E. Villanueva-Luna, A. Santiago-Alvarado, J. Castro-Ramos, B. Licona-Moran, S. Vazquez-Montiel, A. Flores-Gil, J. A. Delgado-Atencio

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Proceedings Volume 7906, Optical Diagnostics and Sensing XI: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics; and Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue III; 79060I (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874285
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The transparent elastomer Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Sylgard 184 is increasingly used in optical applications, as in the manufacture of microlens, waveguides (optical fibers) and to elaborated phantoms (simulator of biological tissue); The wide range of applications is due to its excellent physic-chemical properties, its low cost, easy operation and null toxicity. This paper describes the manufacturing process and physic-chemical characterization of Phantoms prepared with PDMS as grid and doped with some elements present as Gliceryl, ink, glucose 10% and melanin provided by sigma aldrich. We made phantoms with different concentrations and elements; we measured their profiles, and thicknesses. Finally, we obtained their Raman Spectra. We present the experimental results obtained of the physic-chemical parameters of the phantoms and the conclusions.

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A. E. Villanueva-Luna, A. Santiago-Alvarado, J. Castro-Ramos, B. Licona-Moran, S. Vazquez-Montiel, A. Flores-Gil, and J. A. Delgado-Atencio "Fabrication and characterization of phantoms made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)", Proc. SPIE 7906, Optical Diagnostics and Sensing XI: Toward Point-of-Care Diagnostics; and Design and Performance Validation of Phantoms Used in Conjunction with Optical Measurement of Tissue III, 79060I (10 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874285

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