CPC G01N 21/255 (2013.01) [A61B 5/151 (2013.01); G01N 33/49 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0636 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a spectrometer configured to receive a sample of blood contained within a sample holder, to illuminate the sample of blood as the blood at least partially separates within the sample holder; and
a processor operatively coupled to the spectrometer, the processor configured with instructions to generate spectral data of the sample at a plurality of wavelengths and a plurality of times corresponding to at least partial separation of the sample of blood into a plurality of components of the sample;
wherein a number of spatially resolved sample locations along a height of the sample is within a range from about 2 mm to about 1000 mm.
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