Bio-speckle assessment of bruising in fruits

  • M. Pajuelo
  • , Guillermo E. Baldwin
  • , H. Rabal
  • , N. Cap
  • , R. Arizaga
  • , M. Trivi

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

138 Scopus citations

Abstract

The dynamic speckle patterns or bio-speckle is a phenomenon produced by laser illumination of active materials, such as a biological tissue. Fruits, even hard peel ones, show a speckle activity that can be related to maturity, turgor, damage, aging, and mechanical properties. In this case, we suggest a bio-speckle technique as a potential methodology for the study of impact on apples and the analysis of bruises produced by them. The aim is to correlate physical properties of apples with quality factors using a non-contact and non-invasive technique. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)13-24
Number of pages12
JournalOptics and Lasers in Engineering
Volume40
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2003

Cite this