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Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering

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Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, development, and application of instruments and devices used in healthcare for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of medical conditions. It integrates principles from engineering, biology, and medicine to enhance patient care and improve health outcomes.
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Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the design, development, and application of instruments and devices used in healthcare for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of medical conditions. It integrates principles from engineering, biology, and medicine to enhance patient care and improve health outcomes.

Key research themes

1. How can bioimpedance measurement techniques be optimized for accurate and portable biomedical applications?

This theme investigates the technical design, comparative methodologies, and applications of bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) and electrical impedance measurements for biomedical diagnostics. It focuses on optimizing accuracy, miniaturization, reproducibility, and portability of devices while addressing challenges such as signal interpretation and calibration intrinsic to biological tissues.

Key finding: Provides a comprehensive overview of bioimpedance methods including electrode design, mathematical modeling, and noise factors, illustrating how bioimpedance can noninvasively evaluate body composition, cardiac function, and... Read more
Key finding: Conducts a systematic evaluation of three prevalent BIS measurement techniques — Gain Phase Detector (GPD), IQ demodulation, and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) — under identical experimental conditions. It reveals specific... Read more
Key finding: Develops a novel bioimpedance transducer designed for reproducibly measuring local impedance variations correlated with insulin bioavailability post subcutaneous injection. It achieves high accuracy (1% error in magnitude and... Read more
Key finding: Proposes an extended bioimpedance cell-microelectrode model accounting for variable cell-electrode overlap to enable precise cell size identification, counting, and growth monitoring in cell cultures. The model is... Read more

2. What are effective strategies for integrating low-cost and accessible biomedical instrumentation for cardiovascular and physiological parameter monitoring?

This theme explores the development and application of economical, accessible, and user-friendly biomedical devices leveraging embedded systems, open-source software, and wearable technology. It emphasizes practical cardiovascular monitoring techniques (e.g., ECG, PPG, pulse wave velocity) suitable for educational, at-home, and resource-limited settings and addresses the challenges of interfacing, calibration, and data acquisition.

Key finding: Designs two low-cost Arduino-based systems combining ECG and photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors to measure cardiovascular parameters like pulse wave velocity and heart rate variability. The systems yield waveform quality... Read more
Key finding: Presents an open-source lightweight Sensor Recording Software (SRS) enabling integration of sensors such as radar for biomedical experiments. With guided setup and usability testing protocol, the system demonstrates... Read more
Key finding: Reviews novel biosensor designs, including point-of-care and microfluidics-integrated devices, highlighting their capacity to provide rapid, actionable data for disease diagnostics and management outside traditional clinical... Read more
Key finding: Demonstrates the implementation of virtual instrumentation using LabVIEW to simulate and analyze electronic device characteristics, such as diode static I-V curves. This approach provides a cost-effective, interactive... Read more

3. How can biomedical instrumentation and engineering innovations contribute to rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions?

This research focuses on the application of biomedical engineering in rehabilitation, including therapeutic device development, evaluation of treatment modalities, and patient response assessment. It covers approaches combining physiotherapy with biomedical devices, especially in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, emphasizing technological adjuncts that can enhance recovery and patient quality of life.

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Key finding: Empirically demonstrates that combining low-level laser therapy (a biomedical engineering modality) with eccentric exercises significantly reduces pain and improves ankle range of motion in athletes with chronic Achilles... Read more
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Key finding: Shows that low-level laser therapy reduces pain levels in patients with lateral epicondylitis, highlighting the integration of novel biomedical engineering solutions within clinical physiotherapy and affirming LLLT's... Read more
Key finding: Survey-based study evidencing strong positive patient feedback on the usefulness of biomedical equipment (notably hospital beds, crutches, and wheelchairs) in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, supporting the crucial role of... Read more
Key finding: Confirms through patient surveys the significant impact of biomedical equipment on the rehabilitation process of spinal cord injury patients, underlining the necessity for adequate biomedical device availability and... Read more

All papers in Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering

Abstract This comprehensive analysis integrates 355+ peer-reviewed studies (2020-2025) with existing research to establish electromagnetic enhancement of mineral absorption as a scientifically validated phenomenon with quantifiable... more
Comment on Ultrasound and Cardiac Pacing Some readers may initially see “mismatches” for therapeutic ultrasound and cardiac pacing when applying the simple rule. This is resolved once the framework is applied in its full layered... more
This article aims to study a model of traditional agriculture using spate irrigation. To this end, we relied on a methodological approach based on the calculation of spectral indices: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI),... more
ElectroCardiogram(ECG) is used to measure and diagnose electrical activity of heart. R peak detection from ECG signal is our main concern. It is the basic mark for the identification of different arrhythmias. In this paper, R wave... more
El medidor multicota para piezas producidas por máquinas-herramienta es un sistema que permite medir simultáneamente hasta 16 cotas en piezas producidas por máquinas-herramienta, visualizando sobre una pantalla de ordenador los resultados... more
Celem niniejszej pracy jest określenie wpływu wybranych parametrów na pracę interferometru na wirach optycznych oraz rozwój metodologii analizy interferogramów uzyskanych przez ten interferometr.
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Consideraciones y precauciones que se deben tener en cuenta al conectar instrumentos para realizar mediciones confiables
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Electrocardiography (ECG) is a medical test used to measure the heart's electrical conduction system. Many cardiac abnormalities can be detected through ECG analysis. Various computerized techniques have been applied to assist physicians... more
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System HPCI-1 of U-Star Sensor Technology Co., Ltd (China), some experiments devoted to AC circuits are included. Among them there is one dedicated to determine qualitatively the phase shift between current and voltage in an RC circuit... more
This paper presents an automation of farm irrigation system embedded Linux board. The system provides a web interface to the user so that the user can control and monitor the system remotely. In this paper, Raspberry Pi is used as an... more
There is an increase in cardio logical patients all over the world due to change in modern life style. It forces the medical researchers to search for smart devices that can diagnosis and predict the onset of cardiac problem before it is... more
The future of wind energy industry passes through the use of larger and more flexible wind turbines in remote locations, which are increasingly offshore to benefit stronger and more uniform wind conditions. Cost of operation and... more
Reconfigurable circuit designs for automatic seizure detection devices are essential to prevent epilepsy affected people from severe injuries and other health-related problems. In this proposed design, an automatic seizure detection... more
Reconfigurable circuit designs for automatic seizure detection devices are essential to prevent epilepsy affected people from severe injuries and other health-related problems. In this proposed design, an automatic seizure detection... more
En el el presente trabajo se presenta el trabajo realizado para el calibrado de un sensor diseñado y construido por la EUAT, y su utilización para la determinación de vibraciones en la estructura del aparcamiento subterráneo de la... more
ElectroCardiogram(ECG) is used to measure and diagnose electrical activity of heart. R peak detection from ECG signal is our main concern. It is the basic mark for the identification of different arrhythmias. In this paper, R wave... more
El presente artículo describe el cálculo, diseño y construcción de un generador de impulsos de corriente de 5.000 Amperios, el primero de su tipo que se construye en el país, para ensayar resistencias no-lineales de carburo de silicio... more
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Background: Gunshot injuries constitute significant contributor to morbidity and mortality of the healthcare in most societies. The global burden of gunshot injuries seems to be on the rise with the increase in violent crimes and unrest... more
Se describe la metodología seguida para estimar la incertidumbre del patrón nacional de tensión eléctrica en corriente continua basado en el efecto Josephson. Se aplicó un método general con el que se estimó la incertidumbre intrínseca... more
Deuterium (D) incorporation in GeO2/Ge structures following D2 annealing was investigated. Higher D concentrations were obtained for GeO2/Ge samples in comparison to their SiO2/Si counterparts annealed in the same conditions. Oxygen... more
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Future generations of wireless networks are expected to heavily rely on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). UAV networks have extraordinary features like high mobility, frequent topology change, tolerance to link failure, and extending the... more
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) consist of low-powered devices that have computation, wireless communication and environment-sensing capabilities. These low-cost sensors are usually deployed in a dense and stationary manner for the... more
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This article deals with the safety assessment of several ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna designs for use in prototype microwave breast imaging systems. First, the performances of the antennas are validated by comparison of measured and... more
Two significant motivations for continuing development in early process detection problems are technological plant safety and dependability. To avoid economic losses in oil exploration, faults in Field Digitizing Units (FDUs) instruments... more
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