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

摘要

The purpose of the present study was to investigate thecomposition of kidney stones removed from human patients. Seventeensamples were collected after surgery (5 females and 12 males; agerange 2 to 60 years). The samples were analyzed for composition bytransmission Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The 17analyzed 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 ofthe study indicated that transmission FT-IR spectroscopy could be usedas an environmentally friendly technique for rapid screening of kidneystones.