DocumentCode
3082046
Title
Characterisation of a multi-frequency wound impedance mapping instrument
Author
Weber, Sonja.A. ; Gehin, Claudine ; Moddy, Gillian ; Jossinet, Jacques ; McAdams, Eric T.
Author_Institution
Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland
fYear
2008
fDate
20-25 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
4907
Lastpage
4910
Abstract
A new instrument has been developed enabling clinicians to map and study the healing process of a wound. Early assessment of the instrument demonstrated promising results both during bench testing as well as during initial in vivo measurements on a skin abrasion. Clear differences between healthy and wounded tissue were demonstrated and a pattern was observed, potentially indicative of the healing process for this particular wound.
Keywords
Biomedical engineering; Capacitors; Epidermis; Equivalent circuits; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Instruments; Nanotechnology; Skin; Wounds; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Plethysmography, Impedance; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin; Wounds and Injuries;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650314
Filename
4650314
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