Title :
Automatic Generation of Hardware Description Language (HDL) Models for 2D Bio-impedance Microelectrode Sensors Useful in Electrical Simulations
Author :
Yúfera, Alberto ; Gallego, Estefanía
Author_Institution :
Centro Nac. de Microelectron., Univ. de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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 allows 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 simulations.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; biomedical electronics; biosensors; cellular biophysics; equivalent circuits; hardware description languages; medical image processing; microelectrodes; microsensors; 2d bioimpedance microelectrode sensors; analog hardware description language; biological images; cell culture images; data decoding; electrical characterization; electrode solution cell systems; equivalent circuits; geographic information extraction; image processing; Electrodes; Hardware design languages; Histograms; Image processing; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Integrated circuit modeling; Analog Hardware Description Language; Microelectrode; bioimpedance sensor; image processing;
Conference_Titel :
Sensor Device Technologies and Applications (SENSORDEVICES), 2010 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7474-5
DOI :
10.1109/SENSORDEVICES.2010.26
