Basic study of a transcutaneous information transmission system using intra-body communication

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Okamoto, Eiji ^a   Sato, Yusuke ^a   Seino, Kazuyuki ^a   Kiyono, Takashi ^a   Kato, Yoshikuni ^a   Mitamura, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial heart; Intra body communication; Transcutaneous communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEMETRY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMETRY;

EID: 77956489229     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-010-0502-3     Document Type: Article

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