Advanced Sensors for Biomedical Applications

✍ Scribed by Olfa Kanoun (editor), Nabil Derbel (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 182
• Series: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, 38
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book highlights recent developments in the field of biomedical sensors with a focus on technology and design aspects of novel sensors and sensor systems. Diagnosis plays a central role in healthcare and requires a variety of novel biomedical sensors and sensor systems. This creates an enormous ongoing demand for sensors for both the everyday life as well as for medical care. Technologies concerning the analysis of human activities as well as for the early detection of diseases are moving into the focus of interest and form the basis for supporting human health and quality of life. As such, the book offers a key reference guide about novel medical sensors and systems for students, engineers, sensors designers and technicians.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
About This Book
Contents
A Survey of Human Action Recognition using Accelerometer Data
1 Introduction
2 Accelerometer's Review and Applications
3 HAR Using Accelerometer Data
3.1 Challenges
3.2 HAR Applications
3.3 Related Work
4 Datasets
4.1 Uni-Modal Databases
4.2 Multimodal Databases
5 Fusion Framework
5.1 Signal-Level Fusion
5.2 Feature Level Fusion
5.3 Score Level Fusion
5.4 Decision Level Fusion
6 Experimental Results and Analysis
6.1 Results
6.2 Discussion
7 Conclusions
References
Ultra Thin Nanocomposite In-Sole Pressure Sensor Matrix for Gait Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Gait Analysis
3 CNT/Polymer Pressure Sensor
3.1 Fabrication Process of CNT/PDMS Pressure Sensors
4 Implementation and Evaluation
4.1 During Stationary Phase
4.2 During Dynamic Phase
5 Conclusion
References
Piezo-Resistive Pressure and Strain Sensors for Biomedical and Tele-Manipulation Applications
1 Introduction
2 Nanocomposite Sensors
2.1 Pressure Sensors
2.2 Strain Sensors
3 Hybrid Glove with Implemented Pressure and Strain Sensors
3.1 SBS/C-TPU Strain Sensor
3.2 CNT/PDMS Pressure Sensor
3.3 Data Acquisition System
4 Conclusion
References
Wireless Body Sensor Networks with Enhanced Reliability by Data Aggregation Based on Machine Learning Algorithms
1 Introduction
2 Related Works
3 Proposed Model
4 Performance Evaluation
4.1 Gathering Data
4.2 Data Preparation and Analysis
4.3 Evaluation and Model Choice
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Accelerated Moving Humans Detection Algorithm using Combined Global Descriptors on GPU Based on CUDA
1 Introduction
2 Methods and Algorithms
2.1 Gaussian Mixture Model
2.2 Fourier Descriptor
2.3 Histogram of Oriented Gradients
2.4 Preprocessing: Blur Filter, Thresholding and Opening Morphological Operator
2.5 CCL: Connected Component Labeling
3 Moving Humans Detection Algorithm and Its Implementation on GPU
4 Experimental Results and Discussion
4.1 GMM Implementation on GPU
4.2 Fourier Descriptor Implementation on GPU
4.3 HOG Implementation on GPU
4.4 Moving Humans Detection Algorithm Implementation on GPU
5 Conclusion
References
Human Breathing Monitoring by Graphene Oxide Based Sensors
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Investigations
2.1 Sensor Preparation
2.2 Experimental Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Physical Characterization
3.2 Electrical Measurements and Humidity Influence
3.3 Breath Monitoring System and IoT Application
4 Conclusion
References
Impedimetric Detection of Human Interleukin 10 on Diazonium Salt Electroaddressed Gold Microelectrode Surfaces
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Investigations
2.1 Materials and Techniques
2.2 Fabrication of Gold Microelectrodes
2.3 Preparation of the Gold Microelectrode
2.4 Diazonium Electroaddressing
2.5 Biorecognition of Human IL-10
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Electrochemical Measurements
4 Conclusions
References
Review on Recent Advances in Urinary Biomarkers Based Electrochemical Sensors for Prostate Cancer Detection
1 Introduction
2 Prostate Cancer Antigen: PCA3
3 Sarcosine
4 Engrailed-2 Protein
5 Micro-RNA (miRNA)
6 α-Methylacyl-CoA Racemase (AMACR)
7 Microseminoprotein-Beta (MSMB)
8 TMPRSS2: ERG Transcripts
9 Conclusion and Perspectives
References
Recent Advances in Ultrasensitive miRNA Biomarkers Detection
1 MicroRNAs Overview
1.1 MiRNA Biogenesis and Functions
1.2 MicroRNAs in Different Pathological Processes
2 MicroRNA Detection
2.1 MicroRNA Detection Challenges
2.2 Conventional Techniques Used for miRNA Detection
2.3 Emerging Techniques for microRNA Detection
References
Early Detection of Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria in Complex Samples
1 Introduction
2 Importance of HP In-Vitro Detection
3 Recent Advances in In-Vitro HP Detection
3.1 HP Stool Antigen (HpSA) Test
3.2 Fluorescent Detection Methods
3.3 Colorimetric Detection Methods
3.4 Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection Methods
3.5 Electrochemical Detection Methods
4 Conclusions and Future Perspective
References