Investigation of pharmaceutical drugs and caffeine-containing foods using Fourier and terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Mindaugas Karaliūnas; Rimvydas Venckevičius; Irmantas Kašalynas; Uroš Puc; Andreja Abina; Anton Jeglič; Aleksander Zidanšek; Gintaras Valušis

doi:10.1117/12.2188015

31 August 2015 Investigation of pharmaceutical drugs and caffeine-containing foods using Fourier and terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Mindaugas Karaliūnas, Rimvydas Venckevičius, Irmantas Kašalynas, Uroš Puc, Andreja Abina, Anton Jeglič, Aleksander Zidanšek, Gintaras Valušis

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Proceedings Volume 9585, Terahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications VI; 95850U (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188015
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Several pharmaceutical drugs, such as alprazolam, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, activated carbon and others, and caffeine-containing foods were tested using terahertz (THz) time domain spectroscopy in the range from 0.3 to 2 THz. The dry powder of pharmaceutical drugs was mixed with HDPE and pressed into the pellets using hydraulic press. The coffee grounds were also pressed into the pellets after ball-milling and mixing with HDPE. The caffeine containing liquid foods were dried out on the paper strips of various stacking. Experiments allow one to determine characteristic spectral signatures of the investigated substances within THz range caused by active pharmaceutical ingredients, like in the case of caffeine, as well as supporting pharmaceutical ingredients. Spectroscopic THz imaging approach is considered as a possible option to identify packaged pharmaceutical drugs. The caffeine spectral features in the tested caffeine containing foods are difficult to observed due to the low caffeine concentration and complex caffeine chemical surrounding.

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Mindaugas Karaliūnas, Rimvydas Venckevičius, Irmantas Kašalynas, Uroš Puc, Andreja Abina, Anton Jeglič, Aleksander Zidanšek, and Gintaras Valušis "Investigation of pharmaceutical drugs and caffeine-containing foods using Fourier and terahertz time-domain spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 9585, Terahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications VI, 95850U (31 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188015

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