An implantable ZigBee ready telemetric platform for in vivo monitoring of physiological parameters

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Valdastri, Pietro ^a   Rossi, Stefano ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Lionetti, Vincenzo ^a   Bernini, Fabio ^a   Recchia, Fabio A ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotelemetry; Chronic implants; Implantable devices; ZigBee

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SMART SENSORS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

BIOTELEMETRY; CHRONIC IMPLANTS; IMPLANTABLE DEVICES; ZIGBEE;

TELEMETERING;

EID: 38849152825     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.035     Document Type: Article

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