Noninvasive Uric acid Monitoring Device using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Abstract

The prevalence of gout in the United States has risen over the last twenty years and gout now affects 8.3 million Americans. Currently, gout is diagnosed either by extracting a fluid sample from the joint to look for formation of uric acid crystals or by drawing blood to measure the level of uric acid. Both of these methods are invasive, cumbersome, and time-consuming. The purpose of this study is to prevent gout attack with a novel approach called