%0 Journal Article %T Development of a photometric system for continuous flow analysis %A S. S. Randhawa %A Baban K. S. Bansod %A Anirudh K. Singh %A G. Chand %A A. K. Ganju %J Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry %D 2003 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/s1463924603000087 %X Most chemical analyses carried out in a clinical laboratory are colorimetric. An improved photometric system is described where a tungsten lamp is the light source, a photo-diode is the detector and a microcontroller 8051 is used for processing and displaying absorbances. The performance characteristics of the instrument are reported. The parameters investigated are photometric linearity, precision and instrumental drift. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2003/529571/abs/