Dependence of optical scattering from Intralipid in gelatin-gel based tissue-mimicking phantoms on mixing temperature and time

Puxiang Lai; Xiao Xu; Lihong V. Wang

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.19.3.035002

6 March 2014 Dependence of optical scattering from Intralipid in gelatin-gel based tissue-mimicking phantoms on mixing temperature and time

Puxiang Lai, Xiao Xu, Lihong V. Wang

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 19, Issue 3, 035002 (March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.3.035002

Abstract

Intralipid is widely used as an optical scattering agent in tissue-mimicking phantoms. Accurate control when using Intralipid is critical to match the optical diffusivity of phantoms to the prescribed value. Currently, most protocols of Intralipid-based hydrogel phantom fabrication focus on factors such as Intralipid brand and concentration. In this note, for the first time to our knowledge, we explore the dependence of the optical reduced scattering coefficient (at 532 nm optical wavelength) on the temperature and the time of mixing Intralipid with gelatin-water solution. The studied samples contained 1% Intralipid and were measured with oblique-incidence reflectometry. It was found that the reduced scattering coefficient increased when the Intralipid-gelatin-water mixture began to solidify at room temperature. For phantoms that had already solidified completely, the diffusivity was shown to be significantly influenced by the temperature and the duration of the mixing course. The dependence of the measured diffusivity on the mixing conditions was confirmed by experimental observations. Moreover, the mechanism behind the dependence behavior is discussed.

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Puxiang Lai, Xiao Xu, and Lihong V. Wang "Dependence of optical scattering from Intralipid in gelatin-gel based tissue-mimicking phantoms on mixing temperature and time," Journal of Biomedical Optics 19(3), 035002 (6 March 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.19.3.035002

Published: 6 March 2014

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