BIOSTEC BIODEVICES 2011: Rome, Italy
Pedro Vieira, Ana L. N. Fred, Joaquim Filipe, Hugo Gamboa (Eds.): BIODEVICES 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Rome, Italy, 26-29 January, 2011. SciTePress 2011 ISBN 978-989-8425-37-9
Invited Speakers
Keynote Lectures
Sergio Cerutti: Cardiovascular Variability Signals - Towards a Quantitative Assessment of the Complexity of Autonomic Controlling Systems with Novel Application Tools. 05
Alberto Cliquet Jr.: The Application of Biomedical Instrumentation for Sensory-motor Recovery and Functional Assessment in Spinal Cord Injured Individuals. 07
Mário Forjaz Secca: The Application of Simultaneous Acquisition of EEG and Functional MRI in Epilepsy. 013
Tanja Schultz: Biosignals and Interfaces. 015
Bruno W. S. Sobral: Informatics-driven Infectious Disease Research. 017
Bradley j. Nelson: Making Microrobots Move. 019
Full Papers
Abraham Otero, Teodor Akinfiev, Andrey Apalkov, Francisco Palacios Ortega, Jesús Presedo: Urine Output Monitoring - A Simple and Reliable Device for Monitoring Critical Patients' Urine Output. 5-13
Alexandra T. Sepúlveda, A. J. Pontes, Julio C. Viana, Luis A. Rocha, Isa C. T. Santos, Fabio Fachin, R. Guzmán de Villoria, B. L. Wardle: Design of a Pressure Sensor for Monitoring of Post-endovascular Aneurysm Repair. 14-22
Miguel A. Carvajal, J. Banqueri, Alberto J. Palma, A. M. Lallena, M. Vilches, D. Guirado: Portable Dosimeter with MOSFET Sensor for Radiotherapy Monitoring. 23-29
Walter Karlen, Guy A. Dumont, Chris Petersen, Jennifer Gow, J. Mark Ansermino: An Adaptive Single Frequency Phase Vocoder for Low-power Heart Rate Detection - Development of a Fast and Low-power Heart Rate Estimation Algorithm for Mobile Phone Applications. 30-35
Jakob M. Tomasik, Wjatscheslaw Galjan, Kristian M. Hafkemeyer, Dietmar Schroeder, Wolfgang H. Krautschneider: An Integrated Multi-channel System for Biomedical Signal Acquisition. 36-45
Wesley J. E. Teskey, Mohamed Elhabiby, Naser El-Sheimy: Adaptive Human Tremor Assessment and Attenuation - Six Degree-of-Freedom Motion Analysis Utilizing Wavelets. 46-54
Andres Hernandez, Robin De Keyser, Clara M. Ionescu: Application of a Novel PID Auto-tuner to a Lung Function Testing Device. 55-61
Bobak Mortazavi, Hagop Hagopian, Jonathan Woodbridge, Behrooz Yadegar, Majid Sarrafzadeh: A Wireless Body-wearable Sensor System for Designing Physically Interactive Video Games. 62-69
Cathérine Ruther, Daniel Kluess, Andreas Fritsche, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Rainer Bader, Hartmut Ewald: A New Method for Detection of Total Hip Replacement Loosening - Development and First Results of a Novel Mechano-acoustical Sensor. 70-73
Furqan Noor, Maeve Duffy: Optimum Core-winding Ratio for a Receiver Coil in a Biomedical Inductive Power System. 74-86
Ana S. Silva, Antonio J. Salazar, Miguel V. Correia, Carla M. Borges: WIMU: Wearable Inertial Monitoring Unit - A MEMS-based Device for Swimming Performance Analysis. 87-93
Short Papers

Thomas Mangeat, Hichem Benalia, Christian Pieralli, Alain Rouleau, Wilfrid Boireau, Bruno Wacogne, Jean-Sébastien Guerrini, Alain Coaquette, Georges Herbein, Lionel Pazart, Christian Davrinche: Detection of the Cytomegalovirus - A Mobile Device and a Disposable Cartridge for Detection at the Patient's Bed. 103-108
Siva Rama Krishna V., Bharadwaj Amrutur, Navakanta Bhat, Chakra Pani K., Sampath Srinivasan: Detection of Glycated Hemoglobin using 3-Aminophenylboronic Acid Modified Graphene Oxide. 109-113
Toshiyuki Horiuchi, Shinichiro Otsuka, Miyu Ozaki, Ryota Ando, Kazunari Hiraki: Novel Patterning Technology using Air-pressure Dispenser for Fabricating Micro-fluidic Devices. 114-119
Xuezhi Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Anhong Huang: A Plant Material-based Air Purification System for Swine Odour Reduction. 120-124
Ryo Hamada, Junya Suehiro: Optimization of Electric Field Frequency on Dielectrophoretic Impedance Measurement Method for Oral Bacteria Detection. 125-129
M. S. Fernandes, C. M. Pereira, José Higino Correia, Paulo Mateus Mendes: Bioelectric Activity Recording based on a Single Electrode for Use on Wearable Devices. 130-134
Eugenio Mattei, Giovanni Calcagnini, Michele Triventi, Federica Censi, Pietro Bartolini: MRI-induced SAR on Pacemaker Leads - Numerical Simulations on Three Human Phantoms. 135-139
Werner Winter, Tim Krafft, Matthias Karl: Bone Quality Testing during Dental Implant Surgery - A Novel Device for Intraoperative Compressive Testing of Alveolar Bone. 140-145
Lukasz Górski, Robert Ziólkowski, Elzbieta Malinowska, Piotr Prokaryn, Michal Zaborowski: Silicon-based Gold Transducers for DNA Biosensors. 146-149
Michele Folgheraiter, Elsa Andrea Kirchner, Anett Seeland, Su Kyoung Kim, Mathias Jordan, Hendrik Wöhrle, Bertold Bongardt, Steffen Schmidt, Jan Christian Albiez, Frank Kirchner: A Multimodal Brain-arm Interface for Operation of Complex Robotic Systems and Upper Limb Motor Recovery. 150-162
Nicola Lamberti: A Piezoelectric Actuator, based on a Langevin-type Transducer, for Dermatological Aesthetic Applications. 163-167
Daniel Aalto, Jarmo Malinen, Pertti Palo, Olli Aaltonen, Martti Vainio, Risto-Pekka Happonen, Riitta Parkkola, Jani Saunavaara: Recording Speech Sound and Articulation in MRI. 168-173
Maria de Fátima Chouzal, Maria Teresa Restivo, Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Moreira da Silva, Tiago Faustino Andrade, Maria Teresa Amaral: Adipsmeter - A New Skinfold Calliper System. 174-178
Dong Ik Shin, Pil June Pak, Ji Hoon Song, Se Kyeong Joo, Soo Jin Huh: Development of Emergency Monitoring System for Elderly Who Live Alone. 179-183
Peter D. Dowd, Jan Karolin, Carol Trager-Cowan, David J. S. Birch, William H. Stimson: Towards a New Homogeneous Immunoassay for Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone based on Time-resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy. 184-188
João Carlos Martins de Almeida, Rodrigo Horikawa Watanabe, David Jacques Cohen, Carlos Arturo Levi D'Ancona, José Wilson Magalhães Bassani: Instrumentation for Minimally Invasive Measurement of Vesical Pressure in Men. 189-193
V. Luciano, Emilio Sardini, Mauro Serpelloni, G. Baronio: Analysis of Electrical Generator for Power Harvesting from Human Movements. 194-198
Jérôme Foussier, Jennifer Caffarel, Jürgen te Vrugt, Steffen Leonhardt: Localised Temperature Perception in Healthy Adults. 199-203
Laurence P. Ketteringham, Simon A. Neild, Richard A. Hyde, Rosemary J. S. Jones, Angela M. Davies Smith: Measuring Intention Tremor in Multiple Sclerosis using Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Devices. 204-211
Claire Dalmay, Jun-Jung Lai, Laurent Griscom, Olivier Français, Bruno Le Pioufle, Frédéric Subra, Patrick Tauc, Joseph Lautru: Positioning and Orientation of Adherent Cells in a Microfluidic Chip using the Micro Patterning of a Parylene-C Film. 212-215
Pranab Roy, Hafizur Rahaman, Parthasarathi Dasgupta: A Multi-pin Droplet Routing Algorithm for Digital Microfluidic Biochips. 216-223
António Jordão, Pedro Duque, Cláudia Quaresma, Pedro Vieira: Development of Vertebral Metrics - An Instrument to Study the Vertebral Column. 224-229
Nicola Moscelli, Sander van den Driesche, Michael J. Vellekoop, Wojciech Witarski: A Real-time Cell Proliferation and Motility Monitoring System. 230-233
Seongmin Im, Byungphil Mun, Jaeyong An, Jongchan Choi, Sung Yang, Jonghyun Lee: Selectively Bonded Polymeric Check Valve for the Reliable Regulation of Intraocular Pressure. 234-237
Giancarlo Orengo, Giovanni Saggio, Stefano Bocchetti, Franco Giannini: Evaluating Strain Sensor Performance for Motion Analysis. 244-249
Christian Mauro, Helmut Krcmar, Jan Marco Leimeister: The Nature of Medical Device Services - A Multiple-case Study. 250-255
Fabiana S. B. Perez, Adson Ferreira da Rocha, João Luiz Azevedo de Carvalho, Patricia M. C. Paula, Cleyciany B. Cruz: Evaluation of a Mobile Electrode for Electrical Stimulation of the Perineal Muscle - Preventive or Therapeutic Treatment. 256-259
Jordi Madrenas, Daniel Fernández, Jordi Cosp, Juan Manuel Moreno, Luís Martínez-Alvarado, Giovanny Sánchez: Bioinspired Sensory Integration for Environment-Perception Embedded Systems. 260-267
P. Dunias, R. Gransier, A. Jin, A. Statham, P. Willems: Wearable Human Body Joint and Posture Measuring System. 268-272
Sandeep Kumar Jha, You-Cheol Jang, Rohit Chand, Kamrul Islam, Yong-Sang Kim: A PDMS based Integrated PCR Microchip for Genetic Analysis. 273-275
Kang Moo Lee, Seung Min Lee, Gih Sung Chung, Hong Ji Lee, Yong Gyu Lim, Kwang Suk Park: Portable Device to Monitor Autonomic Nervous System Activity through Clothes. 276-279
Shinichi Sato, Takashi Koyama, Kyoichi Ono, Gen Igarashi, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Ito, Mikio Muraoka: Cardiac Diagnosing by a Piezoelectric-transducer-based Heart Sound Monitor System. 280-283
Rohit Chand, You-Cheol Jang, Sandeep Kumar Jha, Yong-Sang Kim: Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis Device for Amperometric Detection of DNA with Redox Intercalation. 284-287
Wu Huang, Shihong Xia: Building Local K-d Tree for Flexibly Labeling Articulated Point Sets. 288-294
Christophe Boss, Eric Meurville, Peter Ryser, Frédéric Schmitt, Lucienne Juillerat-Jeanneret, Pablo Dosil-Rosende, Desdemona De Souza: Multi-analyte Detection for Biological Fluids - Towards Continous Monitoring of Glucose, Ionized Calcium and pH using a Viscometric Affinity Biosensor. 295-298
Posters
Oliver Heuermann, Wolfgang Fengler: Lifetime Management Systems for Medical Devices - Specific Methods for Life Extension of Equipment and Systems in Medical Devices. 301-306
Akihiro Takeuchi, Tomohiro Miwa, Minoru Sawada, Haruo Imaizumi, Hiroyuki Sugibuchi, Minoru Hirose, Noriaki Ikeda: Optical Fiber Characterized with a Low Refractive Index can Detect Blood - Blood Increased Light Loss through an Air-Cladding Optical Fiber. 307-310
Myeong-Hyeok Jeong, Jae-Won Kim, Byung-Hyun Kwak, Young-Bae Park, Byoung-Joon Kim, Young-Chang Joo: Electrical Reliability of Cu/Sn Micro-bump in Wafer Level Packaging for BioMEMS Devices. 311-314
Nicola Taccini, M. Nannizzi, C. Ciaponi, Pietro Valdastri, Paolo Dario: A Sensorized Platform to Monitor and Regulate VAD Functionalities - Wearable and Implantable Devices to Improve VAD Performances and Extend its Field of Application. 315-318
Alberto J. Palma, Miguel A. Carvajal, N. Lopez-Ruiz, J. Ballesta-Claver, M. C. Valencia-Miron, Luis F. Capitan-Vallvey: Portable Instrumentation Platform for Ecl-based Sensors and Biosensors. 319-322
Seonghan Ryu: A Multiband CMOS VCO with Switching Bondwire Inductor for Biomedical Wireless Frequency Band - Design and Performance Analysis. 323-328
Nuno M. Silva, Paulo M. Santos, Raul Morais, Clara Frias, Jorge A. F. Ferreira, António Ramos, José A. O. Simões, Manuel J. C. S. Reis: A Vibration-based Energy Harvesting System for Implantable Biomedical Telemetry Systems. 329-332
Sang-Hoon Rhee, Young-Mi Kang, Byung-Moo Min, Won Ho Park, Seung Jin Lee, Hee Jong Kim: Pre-osteoblastic Cell Responses on Poly (ε-caprolactone)-organosiloxane Nanocomposite Prepared by Sol-gel Method. 333-336
Kuo-Sheng Hung, Han-Yi Cheng, Chung-Ming Liu, Keng-Liang Ou: Research of a New Rf-assisted Device for Thermal Damage of the Liver. 337-340
Kazutaka Mitobe, Noboru Yoshimura: Low-invasive Heating and Temperature Measurement Method for Hyperthermia Treatment using the Metal Coated Ferromagnetic Implant with Low Curie Temperature. 341-344
Kow-Ming Chang, Chu-Feng Chen, Yu-Bin Wang, Chung-Hsien Liu, Jiun-Ming Kuo, Chiung-Hui Lai: Annealing Temperature Effect on the Sensitivity of SiGe Nanowire for Bio-sensor. 345-348
M. Gazzoli, Emilio Sardini, Mauro Serpelloni, G. Donzella: Human Knee Prosthesis Equipped with Force Sensors. 349-352
Malvina Orkoula, Sofia Panteliou, Christos Kontoyannis, Konstantinos Lianos: Non Conventional Methods for the Assessment of Mandible Bone Quality. 353-358
Lívia Nagy, Tünde Angyal, Geza Nagy, Matsumoto Akiko, Jan Pribyl, Petr Skládal: Sensitive Electrochemical Method Development - For "in vivo" Measurement of ROS in Ethanol Induced Stress. 359-362
Pedro Giassi Junior, João Fernando Refosco Baggio, Raimes Moraes, Maurício Gonçalves de Oliveira: Wireless Device for Noninvasive Recordings of Cardio-respiratory Signals. 363-367
Ana Ferraz, Vania Moreira, Diana Silva, Vítor H. Carvalho, Filomena O. Soares: Automatic System for Blood Type Classification using Image Processing Techniques. 368-373
Gerardo Reveriego, Javier Tellez, Cristina Urdiales, Francisco Sandoval Hernández: Sensecare - Real-time Location-based Health Monitoring System. 374-377
Eugenio Mattei, Giovanni Calcagnini, Michele Triventi, Federica Censi, Pietro Bartolini, Veronica Piacentini, Stefano Pisa: Tissue Heating Due to Endocardial Leads during MRI Scans - Numerical Models and Experimental Validation. 378-381
Carlos Abreu, Manuel Ricardo, Paulo Mendes: Monitoring QoS over Wireless Sensor Networks - For Medical Applications. 382-385
Jan Walter Schroeder, Venketesh N. Dubey, Tamas Hickish, Jonathan Cole: Electrocutaneous Feedback System to Improve the Estimation of Pressure Applied to the Foot. 386-390
V. Russino, F. Pieri, D. Paci: Frequency Characterization of a Magnetically Actuated MEMS Resonant Biosensor. 391-396
D. S. Ferreira, Luis Miguel Gonçalves, José Higino Correia, G. Minas: Development and Validation of a Pressure Transducer and its Electronics for Esophageal Manometry. 397-400
José M. Castillo, Joaquín Olivares, José M. Palomares: Design of a Wireless Pulse Oximeter using a Mesh ZigBee Sensor Network. 401-404
Arushi Raghuvanshi, Marek A. Perkowski: Image Processing and Machine Learning for the Diagnosis of Melanoma Cancer. 405-410
O. Abdallah, Q. Qananwah, Armin Bolz, J. Hansmann, S. Hinderer, H. Mertsching: Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Detection of Glucose Concentrations in DMEM-solutions and its Perspectives for Non-invasive Measurement. 411-414
U. Yegin, M. Schindler, Sven Ingebrandt, Andreas Offenhäusser, M. Seo, C. S. Hwang: High-density CMOS Array for Bi-directional Coupling of Electrogenic Cells. 415-421
Bhavin Chamadiya, Stephan Heuer, Manfred Wagner, Ulrich G. Hofmann: Textile Capacitive Electrocardiography for an Automotive Environment. 422-425
Katsutoshi Saeki, Shingo Watanabe, Toshiharu Morita, Yoshifumi Sekine: Pulse-type Neuro Devices with Two Time Windows in STDP and its Application to the Memory of Temporal Sequences Patterns. 426-431
WooBeom Lee, ChangYur Choi: A Computerized Self Visual Acuity Testing System - Method of the Optotype Presentation and Adjustment. 432-435
Hong Ji Lee, Seung Min Lee, Kang Moo Lee, Kwang Suk Park: Performance Evaluation of Electrocardiogram Measured using Capacitive Textiles on a Bed. 436-439
Cosmin Teodor Mihai, Gabriela Capraru, Elena Truta, Pincu Rotinberg, Daniela Gherghel: The Consequences of Low Frequency and Intensity Electromagnetic Fields on the Frequency of Micronuclei in HeLa Cells. 440-443
Helena Catarina Pereira, J. Basílio Simões, José Luís Malaquias, Tânia Pereira, Vânia Almeida, Elisabeth Borges, Edite Figueiras, João Cardoso, Carlos Manuel B. A. Correia: Double Headed Probe for Local Pulse Wave Velocity Estimation - A New Device for Hemodynamic Parameters Assessment. 444-447



