Abstract: Provided is a measurement probe of which hygiene can be easily secured. The measurement probe (1) receives fluorescence emitted by radiation of excitation light to a fingertip (90). The measurement probe (1) includes: a radiating portion that radiates the excitation light; a light-receiving portion that receives the fluorescence; a sleeve (16) disposed at a front end portion of the radiating portion or the light-receiving portion; and a transparent quartz plate (15) disposed at a front end surface (14I) of the radiating portion or the light-receiving portion. The sleeve (16) is provided with an opening in which the quartz plate (15) is detachably mounted.

Abstract: A measuring device that can obtain a stable measurement result is realized. The measuring device includes a measuring portion (14) that is arranged in one of a placing portion (12) where a fingertip portion (A) is placed, and an interposing portion (11) facing the placing portion (12), and interposing, together with the placing portion, the fingertip portion (A), emits excitation light and receives fluorescence, and a fixing force supply portion (13) that supplies, to the fingertip portion (A) through the interposing portion (11), force which is capable of fixing a relative positional relationship between the fingertip portion (A) and the measuring portion (14).

Abstract: Provided is a measurement probe of which hygiene can be easily secured. The measurement probe (1) receives fluorescence emitted by radiation of excitation light to a fingertip (90). The measurement probe (1) includes: a radiating portion that radiates the excitation light; a light-receiving portion that receives the fluorescence; a sleeve (16) disposed at a front end portion of the radiating portion or the light-receiving portion; and a transparent quartz plate (15) disposed at a front end surface (14I) of the radiating portion or the light-receiving portion. The sleeve (16) is provided with an opening in which the quartz plate (15) is detachably mounted.

Abstract: A measuring device (9) of the present invention includes a detector control module (31) for obtaining, from a scanning mechanism including an excitation light source (4) for emitting excitation light and a detector (8) for receiving fluorescence generated from the measurement target upon irradiation with the excitation light, measurement data of the fluorescence, a position information obtaining module (32) for obtaining, from a driving mechanism for controlling relative positions of the scanning mechanism and the measurement target, information of a position where the measurement target is irradiated with the excitation light when the measurement data is obtained, and a fluorescence characteristic management module (33) for preparing fluorescence characteristic data including the measurement data and the position information.

Abstract: A measuring device (10) includes an analysis unit (101) that holds a fluid pool (B) of blood or serum therein, an irradiation unit (105) that irradiates fluorescent substances contained in the fluid pool (B) with excitation light, and a light receiving unit (106) that receives fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substances. An amount of the fluorescent substances contained in the blood or the serum after artificial dialysis is estimated from the intensity of the fluorescence.

Abstract: A measuring device that can obtain a stable measurement result is realized. The measuring device includes a measuring portion (14) that is arranged in one of a placing portion (12) where a fingertip portion (A) is placed, and an interposing portion (11) facing the placing portion (12), and interposing, together with the placing portion, the fingertip portion (A), emits excitation light and receives fluorescence, and a fixing force supply portion (13) that supplies, to the fingertip portion (A) through the interposing portion (11), force which is capable of fixing a relative positional relationship between the fingertip portion (A) and the measuring portion (14).

Abstract: A detection device (1) includes a light receiving unit (13a) which receives fluorescence; a light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) which calculates light receiving intensity of fluorescence which is received by the light receiving unit (13a) while changing a relative position (L) between the light receiving unit (13a) and a test subject (100); and a specifying unit (33) which specifies an optimal position of the relative position (L) where the light receiving intensity which is calculated by the light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) becomes a maximum, and in which fluorescence is detected using the optimal position which is specified by the specifying unit (33).

Abstract: A measurement device (1) includes a probe (7) which irradiates a specific part or a specific location of a living body with excitation light and which receives fluorescence generated by irradiating the specific part or the specific location with excitation light.

Abstract: In order to easily associate body sound information with measurement position information, a terminal device (30) includes an information manager (35) that associates body sound information obtained by a stethoscope (1) with position information indicating a position at which the body sound information has been obtained. The position information is information input into a sound collector and is input into the terminal device (30) as voice.

Abstract: A method for evaluating aging of the present invention, evaluates a progress degree of aging, based on a fluorescent material which increases in a body, along with the aging of a living being. Moreover, a device for evaluating aging of the present invention, includes an aging determining unit that outputs a determination result indicating the progress degree of the aging, by irradiating the living being with excitation light having a wavelength of a predetermined range, and by performing a predetermined calculation using a fluorescence intensity of a fluorescence spectrum emitted from a fluorescent material which is characteristic in an old stage in comparison with an immature stage, and a controlling unit for a display device to display the determination result which is output by the aging determining unit. According to the present invention, it is possible to simply evaluate the aging on the spot without using a genetic analysis or the like.

Abstract: The present invention detects a fluorescent signal from AGEs at a blood vessel tissue of an individual to determine the condition of the tissue of the individual. This solves a problem that in measurement of AGEs used in diagnosis of diabetes, data indicative of fluorescent spectrum from AGEs at the skin of a forearm varies depending on where to measure on skin of even the same forearm, which results in variations in measurement values, leading to unreliable data and incorrect measurement result.

Abstract: A measuring device (10) includes an analysis unit (101) that holds a fluid pool (B) of blood or serum therein, an irradiation unit (105) that irradiates fluorescent substances contained in the fluid pool (B) with excitation light, and a light receiving unit (106) that receives fluorescence generated from the fluorescent substances. An amount of the fluorescent substances contained in the blood or the serum after artificial dialysis is estimated from the intensity of the fluorescence.

Abstract: Provided are a transmissive suction mechanism (1), a suction hole (5), provided in the suction mechanism (1), through which skin is pulled into the suction mechanism (1), and an exhaust hole (4), provided in the suction mechanism (1), through which air in the suction mechanism (1) is removed so as to reduce the pressure in the suction mechanism (1).

Abstract: A detection device (1) includes a light receiving unit (13a) which receives fluorescence; a light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) which calculates light receiving intensity of fluorescence which is received by the light receiving unit (13a) while changing a relative position (L) between the light receiving unit (13a) and a test subject (100); and a specifying unit (33) which specifies an optimal position of the relative position (L) where the light receiving intensity which is calculated by the light receiving intensity calculation unit (32) becomes a maximum, and in which fluorescence is detected using the optimal position which is specified by the specifying unit (33).

Abstract: A measuring device (9) of the present invention includes a detector control module (31) for obtaining, from a scanning mechanism including an excitation light source (4) for emitting excitation light and a detector (8) for receiving fluorescence generated from the measurement target upon irradiation with the excitation light, measurement data of the fluorescence, a position information obtaining module (32) for obtaining, from a driving mechanism for controlling relative positions of the scanning mechanism and the measurement target, information of a position where the measurement target is irradiated with the excitation light when the measurement data is obtained, and a fluorescence characteristic management module (33) for preparing fluorescence characteristic data including the measurement data and the position information.

Abstract: A gas analyzer having a compact and simple structure and having a high performance in separating components of a sample gas is provided. The gas analyzer according to the present invention includes a gas introduction unit including a gas introduction port for introducing a sample gas; a gas separation unit including a microcolumn for separating components of the sample gas supplied from the gas introduction unit; and a gas detection unit detecting a gas component separated by the gas separation unit. The microcolumn is provided with an internal channel having a wall surface modified by a stationary phase. This stationary phase is made of a polar material having a relative permittivity of not less than 10 at 30° C.

Abstract: A chemical substance sensing element 142 for detecting a specific chemical substance included in biological information includes a carbon nanostructure and, because of metal complex or a fluorescent molecule modifying its surface, exhibits substance selectivity and high sensitivity. Of the substances modifying the surface of carbon nanostructures, CoPc reacts with NO and pentane and DAF-2 reacts with NO, as the components contained in the biological information, respectively, and both produce reaction products. The reaction product derived from CoPc changes electric resistance between nodes 154 and 156, and the reaction product derived from DAF-2 generates fluorescence of a specific wavelength when irradiated with excitation light. Therefore, by measuring the change in electric resistance or presence/absence and wavelength of fluorescent of the present element, sensing of NO or pentane is possible.

Abstract: A measurement device (1) includes a probe (7) which irradiates a specific part or a specific location of a living body with excitation light and which receives fluorescence generated by irradiating the specific part or the specific location with excitation light.

Abstract: The present invention detects a fluorescent signal from AGEs at a blood vessel tissue of an individual to determine the condition of the tissue of the individual. This solves a problem that in measurement of AGEs used in diagnosis of diabetes, data indicative of fluorescent spectrum from AGEs at the skin of a forearm varies depending on where to measure on skin of even the same forearm, which results in variations in measurement values, leading to unreliable data and incorrect measurement result.

Abstract: An adsorbent including a porous member having holes and a nanostructure formed on at least a portion of a surface of the porous member, and an air cleaning device including the adsorbent. A porous filter including a porous member having holes and a nanostructure formed on at least a portion of a surface of the porous member, and an air cleaning device including the porous filter. A method of cleaning air for decomposing a hazardous substance using the porous filter and a decomposition gas including a superheated water vapor. A method of manufacturing a porous filter including the steps of growing a nanostructure on at least a portion of a surface of a porous member having holes, allowing a catalyst particle to be contained in a dispersion gas including a superheated water vapor, and spraying the dispersion gas on a surface of the nanostructure to attach the catalyst particle thereto.