Optical sensors are typically interfaced with an optical unit. This optical component supplies the excitation light, which may be from…
The advancements in microtechnology and, in particular, nanotechnology are transforming the fields of biosensors, prosthesis & implants and medical diagnostics.…
Contrast agents emphasize or magnify the physiological features or functions that would otherwise, be invisible, weak or obscured in images.…
Thermistors are certainly the most used transducers for medical temperature measurements. Their properties facilitate clinically difficult measurements that include: hypothermia,…
The accurate measurement of blood glucose is essential in the diagnosis and long term management of diabetes. In this article,…
A differential amplifier is employed as ECG amplifier instead of the typical electronic amplifiers. The reason why the electronic amplifiers…
Building Blocks of an ECG System In Electrocardiography (ECG) recorder five leads from the patient are connected to the ECG…
The measurement of partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood is one of the key physiological chemical…
One key source of motion artifact in biopotential electrodes is the disturbance of the double layer of charge at the…
Impedance pneumography is an indirect method for the measurement of respiration. This measurement is performed by the impedance pneumograph which…
