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

fYear

2010

fDate

18-25 July 2010

Firstpage

106

Lastpage

109

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensor Device Technologies and Applications (SENSORDEVICES), 2010 First International Conference on

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7474-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SENSORDEVICES.2010.26

Filename

5632117