Dew-based wireless mini module for respiratory rate monitoring

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 699-706

  André, Nicolas ^a   Druart, Sylvain ^a   Dupuis, Pascal ^a   Rue, Bertrand ^a   Gérard, Pierre ^a   Flandre, Denis ^a   Raskin, Jean Pierre ^a   Francis, Laurent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CMOS technologies; co integrated microsensors; condensation evaporation measurement; microsystem; radio communication; respiratory rate; silicon on insulator

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA LAYERS; CMOS CIRCUITS; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HUMAN BREATH; INTERDIGITATED CAPACITORS; LOW POWER; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; POWERFUL SYSTEMS; PROCESS UNIT; RADIO TRANSCEIVERS; RESPIRATORY RATE; SENSING SYSTEMS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; SMALL CHIP AREA; ZIG-BEE;

ALUMINA; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DATA PROCESSING; MICROSENSORS; MICROSYSTEMS; RADIO COMMUNICATION; TRANSCEIVERS;

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84856816224     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2161668     Document Type: Article

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