Journal article
Feasibility of chromium measurement in skin using a portable hand-held XRF system
Abstract
Chromium (III) is a trace mineral that plays an important role in glucose and lipid metabolism in the body, in addition to being used in clinical formulations for the treatment of hypoglycemia. Chromium (Cr) deficiency in humans is known to cause insulin resistance and diabetes, however, effects of over exposure are not well studied or understood. This study aims to determine the feasibility of measuring Cr in skin using a portable InnovX XRF …
Authors
Afzal FSM; Al-Ebraheem A; Chettle DR; Desouza ED; Farquharson MJ; O’Meara JM; Pidruczny A; Wainman BC; McNeill FE
Journal
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Vol. 433, , pp. 1–9
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2018.07.012
ISSN
0168-583X