Basics of Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

The Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation Systems. Some of the areas covered include: The sources of biomedical signals, Performance requirements of biomedical instrumentation systems, factors to consider when designing biomedical instruments, etc.

Causes of Measurement Errors in Thermocouple Thermometry

Reliable temperature measurement is dependent on several factors that, more or less, inexorably lead to measurement errors. In this article…

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What is Bioinstrumentation?

Bioinstrumentation involves the measurement of current or voltage signals from the different parts of the body. The measurement of various…

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5 Types of Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

We have the following five types of biomedical instrumentation/measurement systems: Direct/Indirect Invasive/Non-invasive Contact/Remote Sense/Actuate Dynamic/Static Direct/Indirect In biomedical instrumentation we…

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5 Established Isolation Architectures for Medical Isolation Amplifiers

Medical isolation amplifiers provide an ultra-low conductive pathway between the input (patient) terminals and the output terminals and ground. This…

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Biosignals Data Acquisition

Biological signals are often very minute and typically contain unwanted interference or noise. Such interference has the detrimental effect of…

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How Liquid Crystal Sensors are used in Biomedical Measurements

The principle of operation of liquid crystal sensors is based on the fact that liquid crystals change their state in…

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The Essential Requirements of Biopotential Amplifiers for Medical applications

Biopotential amplifiers are also termed to as Bioamplifiers. Bioelectric measurements are normally low-level voltages with high source impedances therefore signal…

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The Functions of Signal Conditioners in Biomedical Measurement Systems

In a Biomedical measurement system, the electrodes pick up the bioelectrical potential whereas the transducer converts the physiological signal to…

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Types of Amplifiers used in Biomedical Measurement Applications

Signal amplification is essential part of any biomedical measurement. Bioelectric measurements are usually low-level i.e. microvolt level measurements, therefore amplification…

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Key Performance Requirements of Effective Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

The information obtained from a medical sensor or transducer is usually in form of current intensity, voltage level, frequency or…

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