Electrical characteristics of biological active point from three electrode method

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 326-328 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 889-894

  Kim, Min Soo ^a   Lee, Jin Sang ^a   Kim, Pan Kyeom ^a   Lim, Geunbae ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological Active Points(BAPs); Characteristic frequency; Noninvasive; Reactance; Three electrodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SKIN;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVE POINTS(BAPS); CHARACTERISTIC FREQUENCY; NONINVASIVENESS; THREE ELECTRODE METHOD;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33751518406     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-415-4.889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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