PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact simplified measuring head with excellent operability for an AGEs measuring apparatus by measuring human skin AGEs-derived fluorescent emission by direct conversion of the fluorescent emission into electric signals through a direct optical receiver without using conventional optical transmission means or indirect optical transmission means and without depending on an external power source during conversion into electric signals.SOLUTION: A measuring head for a measuring apparatus is made small enough in diameter to pick it up with fingers and incorporates: an LED light emitting part as a minimum required exciting light source a light receiving part made from a base board-integrated spectrophotometer element and a power source battery for supplying power to the parts. Thus the measuring head can directly convert skin AGEs-derived fluorescent emission into electric signals by the spectrophotometer element of the light receiving part to make it detectable by other devices.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、人の皮膚からのAGEs由来の蛍光発光を、従来のような光学的もしくは間接的な光学伝達手段を介することなく、直接的に受光部において電気信号に変換して測定する際の電源を、外部電源に依存しないようにして、小型で操作性に優れた、簡便なAGEs測定装置用の測定ヘッドを提供することである。【解決手段】測定装置用の測定ヘッドの形状を、指で摘める程度の小型の外径形状にするとともに、当該測定ヘッドには最低限必要な励起光光源としてのLED発光部と、受光部としての基盤一体型の分光光度計素子と、これ等に対する電源電池を内装してなり、皮膚からのAGEs由来の蛍光発光を、受光部の分光光度計素子にて直接的に電気信号に変換して検出可能に構成している。【選択図】 図4
