Biomedical Sensors

Lecturer:

Miroslav Husák (gar.)

Tutor:

Miroslav Husák (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

Sensors and microsensors for use in biomedicine. The physical principles of semicond. sensors and microsensors, classification, parameters, design, integration, construction, processing of sensor signals, linearisation, calibration, intelligent sensors, application of sensor ?temperature., pressure, optoelectronic, fibre optic, radiation, chemical and biochemical, mechanical, level and flow, ..., microactuators and microsystems in medicine. Nanotechnology and its medical applications.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Sensors, microsensors, semiconductor microsensors - classification, properties

2. Static and dynamic parameters, characteristics, calibration

3. Sensors for measurement of temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, position, taktil sensors

4. Pressure microsensors in biomedicine

5. Microsensors for magnetic quantity measurement. Magnetoresistor, Hall and ferromagnetic sensor

6. microsensors for radiation monitoring

7. Fibre optic sensors in biomedicine

8. Chemical microsensors

9. Biochemical microsensors

10. In-vivo microsensors

11. Microsensors for pO and pCO measurement

12. Potentiometric chemical sensors

13. Sensor signal processing

14. Microactuators and microsystems in medicine

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Sensor system design, selection of sensor

2. Property measurements of chosen sensors

3. Temperature measurement using different type of temperature microsensors

4. Pressure microsensors

5. Capacitive microsensors

6. Sensor system with infra-red passive sensor

7. Inflammable gas and alcohol detector

8. Gas flow measurement

9. Microflowmeters

10. Wireless data transmission of sensors

11. pH microsensor

12. Magnetic measurements

13. Non-contact position measurement

14. Measurement magnetic properties in biomedical

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Husák, M.: Microsystems. Academia 2002.

2. J. Fraden: Handbook of modern sensors,2nd ed. , Springer Verlag, 1997

3. Ursula, E. - Spichiger,K.: Chemical Sensors and Biosensors for Medical and Biological Applications. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 1998

4. K. Draxler, P. Kašpar, P. Ripka: Magnetic elements and measurement. ČVUT, Praha 1998

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Biomedical Engineering- structured studies (compulsory course)