Transmission FT-IR spectroscopic analysis of human kidney stones in the Hyderabad region of Pakistan

Authors: MUHAMMAD HUSSAN KHASKHELI, SYED TUFAIL HUSSAIN SHERAZI, HUMA MAZHAR UJAN, SARFARAZ AHMED MAHESAR

Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the composition of kidney stones removed from human patients. Seventeen samples were collected after surgery (5 females and 12 males; age range 2 to 60 years). The samples were analyzed for composition by transmission Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The 17 analyzed samples of kidney stones comprised 29.4% calcium oxalate, 29.4% uric acid, 29.4% calcium oxalate (CaOx)-uric acid, 5.9% phosphate, and 5.9% calcium oxalate-phosphate stones. The results of the study indicated that transmission FT-IR spectroscopy could be used as an environmentally friendly technique for rapid screening of kidney stones.

Keywords: Kidney stone, transmission FT-IR, stone composition

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