Table 3. Transmission of Near Infrared and Red Light through Various Concentrations of Blood.
Wavelength | Media Combinations | |||||||||||
Air only | Petri dish only | Blood | Hemolyzed Blood in H2O | Non-hemolyzed Blood in Saline | Blood in Introfiant | |||||||
1∶2 | 1∶5 | 7% Blood | 1∶2 | 1∶5 | 7% Blood | 1∶2 | 1∶5 | 7% Blood | ||||
Near Infrared Light, 830 nm (milliwatts/cm2) | 30.34 | 30.16 | 0.625 | 11.2 | 18.96 | 25.76 | 1.192 | 4.86 | 12.44 | 9.352 | 14.74 | 22.54 |
Red Light, 633 nm (milliwatts/cm2) | 59.40 | 58.32 | 0.0363 | 7.27 | 33.85 | 56.50 | 0.122 | 3.88 | 30.46 | 0.218 | 0.666 | 8.686 |