Liquid identification with Raman spectrometer

The need for exact liquid identification is obvious in pharmacies, toxic waste disposal, in supply chain management, or in the food / beverage industries.

Special group of research involves health and nutrient data for diabetic or obese patients. These devices are usually large, cumbersome and not intended for home or point of care use.

Apart from UX/UI requirements, the device also needs to be about 10x more affordable than any existing state of the art liquid identification device.

With people in mind, we set out to search for the ideal candidate for liquid identification for the purpose of research and development of a platform, which can identify liquids stored in database, and possibly quantify sugar content in the liquid or food samples.

Initially, FTIR was the plan, but with progressing time, the project required more robust and reliable solution, which presented itself in the form of the OpenRaman project, adapted to our R&D constraints.

Design by the award winning Ján Forgáč

Ján studied design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and has won numerous national and international awards for his work. We have collaborated on several projects. With the food and beverage nutritional prototype, his contribution led to the symmetrical shapes with attention to detail and ergonomy.

The initial idea was based on a microwave, as a common place where food or beverages are put. Users are familiar with the interface, and a complementing informational touch display would be ideal for the nutritional values to be displayed.

Currently Ján Forgáč is working as a designer at several companies and works on a health instrumentation in a startup http://scase.io

Jan Forgac Designer

07-Aurora-Jan Forgac concept

Rapid prototyping of Raman Spectrometer

The Raman spectrometer has been designed with speed of delivery in mind. The overall design focused on optical performance, as the deadline was nearing, and less on aesthetics. This particular build was finished within 3 months.

20191111-Spectrometer design diagram