Absorbance Measurement With Spectrometers

Absorbance provides information about the chemical composition of materials in all states of matter. Use absorbance as a qualitative technique to identify substances, or as a quantitative technique to determine the concentration of a molecule in solution.

Use Ocean Optics Spectrometers for Absorbance Applications

Small-volume Samples
(1.0-3.5 mL)

  • Blood and biofluids analysis
  • Optical filter color characterization
  • Protein concentration monitoring

High-volume Samples
(>10 mL)

  • Bioreactor chemical analysis
  • Chemical and industrial sample process monitoring
  • Pharmaceuticals identification for cleaning processes

How to Measure Absorbance with Ocean Optics Spectrometers

In this video, we explain how absorbance spectroscopy works, and demonstrate how to set up an absorbance measurement using Ocean Optics spectrometers and OceanView software.

You’ll learn what absorbance spectroscopy measures, what you need to optimize your absorbance measurements and much more.