Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector8153310.17816/kazmj81533Research ArticlePhotoelectric polarimeter for measuring sugar concentration in urineNazmeevM. M.info@eco-vector.comPenkovskyA. I.info@eco-vector.comTalantovV. V.info@eco-vector.comPlemenkovV. V.info@eco-vector.comStorozhevA. L.info@eco-vector.comDegtyarevaN. P.info@eco-vector.comHamelinD. D.info@eco-vector.comVereshchaginV. I.info@eco-vector.comKazan State Medical UniversityKOMZ Children's Medical Center150619977832322333009202130092021Copyright © 1997, Eco-Vector1997<p>In the practice of clinical laboratory research polarimeters are rarely used so far. The reason is that existing visual polarimeters are inconvenient, require special sample processing and are inaccurate (at best 0.05, which for yellow light and at L=0.5 dm corresponds to C = 0.2%), and universal photoelectric polarimeters are expensive (from 3500 to 66000 dollars), bulky and usually give readings in angles a, so difficult to maintain.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив