Title :
Pressure sensing system for the study of blast-induced traumatic brain injury
Author :
Meng, X. ; Cullen, D.K. ; Tofighi, M.R. ; Rosen, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Due to extensive use of explosive weaponry, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to a significant increase in blast-induced injuries, which manifest as complicated neural cellular damage. This research is serving two purposes: 1. verifying a methodology to measure the physical characteristics of the blast waves by using a MEMS capacitor pressure sensor and 2. performing In-Vivo study for long term monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) in animal models exposed low-level blast.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomedical measurement; brain; detonation waves; explosives; injuries; micromechanical devices; patient monitoring; pressure sensors; MEMS capacitor pressure sensor; blast-induced traumatic brain injury; explosive weaponry; intracranial pressure; low-level blast; neural cellular damage; pressure sensing system; Frequency modulation; Injuries; Iterative closest point algorithm; Pressure measurement; Sonar equipment; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Troy, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-827-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778619
