Biomedical Sensors and Instruments - Hardcover

Togawa, Tatsuo; Tamura, Toshiyo; Oberg, P. Ake

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 142009078X ISBN 13: 9781420090789

Publisher: CRC Press, 2011

Synopsis

The living body is a difficult object to measure: accurate measurements of physiological signals require sensors and instruments capable of high specificity and selectivity that do not interfere with the systems under study. As a result, detailed knowledge of sensor and instrument properties is required to be able to select the "best" sensor from one of the many designed to meet these challenges.

From the underlying principles to practical applications, this updated edition of Biomedical Sensors and Instruments provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the various kinds of biomedical sensors. The book presents state-of-the-art discussions of sensors for the measurements of pressure, flow, motion, temperature, heat flow, evaporation, biopotential, biomagnetism, and chemical quantities.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Andris Freivalds is Professor of Industrial Engineering and the Director of The Center for Cumulative Trauma Disorders at Pennsylvania State University. He obtained a Ph.D. in Bioengineering in 1979 from the University of Michigan while assisting with the development of its 3D Static Strength Prediction Model.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 142009078X
• ISBN 13: 9781420090789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424