Authors:
Panayiota Demosthenous
;
Kleanthis Erotokritou
and
Marios Sergides
Affiliation:
Cy.R.I.C. Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd, 28th October Avenue, 2414, Nicosia, Cyprus
Keyword(s):
Ethanol Detection, Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC), Transdermal Alcohol Concentration (TrAC), Tissue Alcohol Concentration (TAC), Near Infrared (NIR), Diffused Reflectance, Tissue Phantoms, Integrating Sphere, Touch-Based Detection, Gas-Based Detection.
Abstract:
This paper demonstrates a prototype system called IREDA, which is an IR-based Portable Electronic Detection System for Blood Alcohol Concentration. IREDA examines, a) the feasibility on detecting Ethanol on human body via near-infrared diffused reflectance with a touch-based oriented detection, and b) the feasibility on detecting Ethanol in human respiration via multiple light absorptions with gas-based detection. IREDA has proved the feasibility on detecting ethanol vapour with limit of detection of about 12 mg/L, and the feasibility on detecting Ethanol in solid gelatine samples. Even though, it is challenging to compare these results with data alcohol consumption in humans, IREDA can be considered as a promising prototype towards this direction.