Fundamental study on measurement of ELF electric field at biological body surfaces

Author

Shimizu, Koichi ; Endo, Hideto ; Matsumoto, Goro

Author_Institution

Dept. of Bioeng., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan

Volume

38

Issue

3

fYear

1989

fDate

6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

779

Lastpage

784

Abstract

In a study of biological effects of extremely-low-frequency (ELF) electric fields, a few techniques were developed which make it possible to measure the electric field at a biological body surface with practical accuracy and spatial resolution. The following techniques were developed: pressing down a field sensor against the body surface using a thin flexible sensor: and covering the body surface with a conductive layer while leaving the point of measurement uncovered. The characteristics of these techniques were also examined with a view toward practical applications, such as the measurement of the electric field at a human surface located under high-voltage transmission lines

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biological techniques and instruments; electric field measurement; electric sensing devices; high-voltage techniques; power overhead lines; ELF electric field; biological body surfaces; biological effects; conductive layer; electric field measurement; field sensor; high-voltage transmission lines; human surface; thin flexible sensor; Biosensors; Conductivity measurement; Electric variables measurement; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Pressing; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spatial resolution; Transmission line measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.32192

Filename

32192