Title :
Characterisation of a multi-frequency wound impedance mapping instrument
Author :
Weber, Sonja.A. ; Gehin, Claudine ; Moddy, Gillian ; Jossinet, Jacques ; McAdams, Eric T.
Author_Institution :
Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland
Abstract :
A new instrument has been developed enabling clinicians to map and study the healing process of a wound. Early assessment of the instrument demonstrated promising results both during bench testing as well as during initial in vivo measurements on a skin abrasion. Clear differences between healthy and wounded tissue were demonstrated and a pattern was observed, potentially indicative of the healing process for this particular wound.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Capacitors; Epidermis; Equivalent circuits; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Instruments; Nanotechnology; Skin; Wounds; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Plethysmography, Impedance; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin; Wounds and Injuries;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650314
