Energy scavenging sources for biomedical sensors

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Romero, E ^a   Warrington, R O ^b   Neuman, M R ^b  

^a University of Turabo   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical sensor; Energy scavenging; Power generator (Some figures in this article are in colour only in the electronic version)

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY HARVESTING;

BATTERY LIFETIME; BIOMEDICAL SENSORS; ELECTRONIC VERSIONS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SCAVENGING; MONITORING SYSTEM; NEW APPLICATIONS; POWER; POWER GENERATOR (SOME FIGURE IN THIS ARTICLE BE IN COLOR ONLY IN THE ELECTRONIC VERSION); WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

BIOSENSORS;

BIOSENSOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; THEORY; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOENERGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS;

EID: 70350460193     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/9/R01     Document Type: Review

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