Title :
Mobile biomedical sensing with dry electrodes
Author :
Gargiulo, Gaetano ; Bifulco, Paolo ; Calvo, Rafael A. ; Cesarelli, Mario ; Jin, Craig ; Van Schaik, André
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Monitoring patients continuously while they go about their daily activities is a challenging goal. It requires long-term recording of cardiovascular and other electrophysiological signals and contextual information such as body motion. Here we present a small, battery powered, user customisable, portable monitor capable of recording three-axial acceleration, skin temperature, and up to four bio-signals. Moreover, it is able of continuous Bluetooth transmission to any compatible device. The bio-front end can use long-lasting dry electrodes as well as novel textile electrodes that can be embedded in clothes. The device, when powered by a standard mobile phone Ni-MH 3.6 V battery, can sustain several days of continuous operation.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; bioelectric potentials; biomedical electrodes; computer displays; patient monitoring; textiles; Bluetooth transmission; bio-signals; cardiovascular signals; dry electrodes; electrophysiological signals; mobile biomedical sensing; mobile phone battery; portable monitor; skin temperature; textile electrodes; three-axial acceleration; Acceleration; Batteries; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical monitoring; Bluetooth; Cardiology; Patient monitoring; Skin; Temperature; Textiles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, 2008. ISSNIP 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3822-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2957-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSNIP.2008.4761997
