Title :
Instrumentation for healthcare and better life: An overview of the biomedical instrumentation development in Taiwan
Author :
Li, Shu Wen ; Wang, Juo Wen ; Chen, Fong-Zhi ; Hwang, Chi Hung ; Chiang, Don Yau ; Tsai, Din Ping
Author_Institution :
Nat. Appl. Res. Labs., Instrum. Technol. Res. Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Due to the rapid social changes in recent decades, we are now facing the challenge of an aging population structure. The rising demand for better healthcare and living quality has contributed to the huge sum of investment poured from governments, research and industry forces worldwide. As the organizer of the special session 5: Advanced Instrumentation for Healthcare of 2011 I2MTC, the I&M Society Taipei Chapter aims to provide an overview of the biomedical instrumentation development in Taiwan.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical optical imaging; cellular biophysics; field effect transistors; fluorescence spectroscopy; health care; image recognition; medical image processing; optical microscopes; optical microscopy; research and development; Taiwan; aging population structure; biomedical instrumentation development; healthcare instrumentation; living quality; Biomedical measurements; Fluorescence; Image color analysis; Medical services; Microscopy; Skin; Biomedical instrumentation;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Binjiang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7933-7
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2011.5944360
