Blood Analysis:
Most blood analysis occurs in clinical laboratories, either within hospitals or at private sites. However, new technologies, including some that use photonics components, are moving this type of test out of the lab and closer to the patient Whether laboratory or point-of-care, most analysis devices are either optical or electrochemical, and many large instrument companies are moving to all-optical methods. Optical devices are useful in conventional devices, and long-term trends in the industry...
Photonics Spectra, August 1998