Automatic generation of Analog Hardware Description Language (AHDL) code from cell culture images

Author

Yúfera, Alberto ; Gallego, Estefanía

Author_Institution

Centro Nac. de Microelectron. (CNM-CSIC), Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 July 2010

Firstpage

535

Lastpage

538

Abstract

This paper presents a computer tool for automatic analysis of cell culture images. The program allows the extraction of relevant information from biological images for pre and post system analysis. In particular, this tool is being used for electrical characterization of electrode-solution-cell systems in which bio-impedance is the main parameter to be known. The correct modeling of this kind of systems enables both electronic system characterization for circuit design specifications and data decoding from measurements. The developed program can be used in cell culture image processing for geographic information extraction and sensor sizing, generating cell count and Analog Hardware Description Language (AHDL) equivalent circuits useful for whole system electrical simulations.

Keywords

biomedical electronics; biosensors; cellular biophysics; equivalent circuits; hardware description languages; medical image processing; microelectrodes; AHDL code; AHDL equivalent circuits; Analog Hardware Description Language; automatic analysis; automatic generation; bioimpedance; biological images; cell culture image processing; cell culture images; circuit design specifications; computer tool; data decoding; electrical characterization; electrode-solution-cell systems; electronic system characterization; generating cell count; geographic information extraction; post system analysis; pre system analysis; relevant information; sensor sizing; system electrical simulations; Biological system modeling; Electrodes; Histograms; Image processing; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Integrated circuit modeling; Analog Hardware Description Language; Microelectrode; bioimpedance sensor; image processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image Processing Theory Tools and Applications (IPTA), 2010 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Paris

ISSN

2154-5111

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7247-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPTA.2010.5586770

Filename

5586770