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Bioimpedance and Spectroscopy is a comprehensive gateway into the applications of bioimpedance and relevant aspects of its instrumentation, which presents cutting-edge knowledge in an accessible and simplified way.
Written by experts from across the field, this book offers a rare focus on applied engineering and instrumentation, covering both theory and practical applications. This text will guide you towards successful experiments and leads to practical examination of the properties of different biological structures, whether single cells, tissues or whole organ systems, by:
- Revealing how the underlying processes of the bioimpedance spectroscopy enhance classic understanding of the impedance measurement
- Introducing new instrumentation methods and applications
- Warning against some common pitfalls and caveats
- Explaining historical perspectives, solutions to engineering problems and real-world case studies of how this technology has been successfully applied
Clear and practical, this book lays out essential requirements, typical challenges, and common compromises for both students and engineers in the field. Students of data acquisition and impedance measurement, graduate students in biomedical engineering, and engineers of practical measurement solutions will also find this book useful.
List of contents
Part I 1. Coupling and Electrodes 2. Effects of Stray Capacitance to Ground in Impedance Measurements 3. Designing a Current Source 4. Characterization of Biological Material Using Electrical Relaxation Spectroscopy
Part II 5. Spectro-tomography in Biological Applications: The Multimodal Perspective 6. Applications and Prospects for Impedance Cardiography: Stationary and Ambulatory Implementations 7. Monitoring Wound Healing 8. Monitoring Hemorrhagic Strokes Using EIT 9. Electrical Impedance Methods in Cardiology 10. Physiological Measurements of Cardio-Respiratory Activity with Impedance Pneumography
About the author
Dr Paul Annus, is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer on bioimpedance measurement and data acquisition in the Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, at Tallinn University of Technology. Having spent a decade with the Estonian Competence Centre program as an engineer, scientist, and project leader, his research focuses today on impedance spectroscopy, system identification and general data acquisition. He has published over 100 publications and registered 13 inventions.Dr Mart Min is a Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, at Tallinn University of Technology. His research focuses on sensing, signal processing, and data acquisition for performing both medical monitoring and diagnosing when basing especially on the use of electrical bioimpedance information. He has published over 200 publications and registered 50 patents.
