Title: Effectiveness of calibration on flame photometer performance

Authors: Alnazier O.M. Hamza; Rashad A.A. Mohammed; Issam O.E. Elkhalifa; Mohamed O. Khider

Addresses: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, P.O. Box 12810, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan ' Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan ' Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan ' Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, P.O. Box 12810, Khartoum, Sudan

Abstract: Flame emission spectroscopy is the quantitative method of analysis based on determination of intensity of light emitted by a metallic compound in flame. This study was done over a period of three months to evaluate the influence of calibration procedures on flame photometers performance by means of certified tools (digital pressure indicator, standard calibrator, etc.), the comparison of readings pre and post calibration showed a positively variations in readings Na and K level in controls serum after calibration which improved the importance of accurately calibration procedures for using flame photometer instrument.

Keywords: clinical laboratory; endocrinology; immunology; pharmacology; calibration; spectrophotometers; flame photometry; atomic emission; biochemistry calibrators; effectiveness; quality assurance; monochromators; photocells; atomisers; flame photometer performance; flame emission spectroscopy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2013.057673

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2013 Vol.12 No.4, pp.334 - 345

Received: 25 Mar 2013
Accepted: 28 Sep 2013
Published online: 27 Sep 2014 *

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