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Bioimpedance and Bioelectricity Basics, Fourth Edition discusses, in detail, dielectric and electrochemical aspects, as well as electrical engineering concepts of network theory. The book takes readers from an introductory (postgraduate) level to a developed understanding of core dielectric and electrochemical aspects of bioelectricity combined with the necessary electrical engineering concepts, such as network theory, to allow readers to work effectively across the interface of biology, physics and engineering. The book has a highly effective organization, and covers important concepts relating to bioelectricity and impedance, including finite element analysis, endogenic sources, control theory, tissue electrical properties, and invasive measurements. With its concentration on instrumentation and system design, data and analysis, the book is suited to readers with an applied focus on experimentation and device development. It paves an easier and more efficient way for readers seeking basic knowledge about this discipline. This book's focus is on systems with galvanic contact with tissue, and the importance of the geometry of the measuring system cannot be overemphasized.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. Electrolytics
3. Dielectrics
4. Passive Tissue Electrical Properties
5. Excitable Tissue Electrical Properties
6. Geometrical Analysis
7. Instrumentation and Measurement Data and Models
8. Selected Applications
9. History of Bioimpedance and Bioelectricity
About the author
Ørjan G. Martinsen received his M.Sc. and PhD in electronic engineering from the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo, with both of his theses focusing on the electrical properties of human skin. Since completing his PhD in 1995, Martinsen has held a permanent position in the same department and currently leads the electronics research section and is Coordinator of the Oslo Bioimpedance Group. As well as his work at the university, Martinsen also holds a part time research position in the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering at Oslo University Hospital, his main research interest being electrical bioimpedance. With Sverre Grimnes he is the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance (www.bioimpedance.net).Arto Heiskanen received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the university of the Philippines in 2001. He then went on to get his master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2004 and his PhD in 2009 from Lund University. He began work as a research assistant at Lund University in 2003, then went on to be an Assistant Professor and now a Senior Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark. His expertise is in electrochemistry, bioimpedance and electrophysiology for lab-on-a-chip systems.
