Sensing contact between microneedle array and epidermis using frequency response measurement

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 333-340

  Chua, Beelee ^a   Cao, Peijie ^a   Desai, Shashi P ^a   Tierney, Michael J ^a   Tamada, Janet A ^a   Jina, Arvind N ^a  

^a ArKal Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact; Epidermis; Frequency response; Microneedle array; Randles model

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); CUTOFF FREQUENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; EPIDERMIS; EXPERIMENTAL FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE MEASUREMENT; MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS; PEAK-TO-PEAK VOLTAGES; RANDLES MODELS; SERIES RESISTANCES;

NEEDLES;

EID: 84896924568     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2283301     Document Type: Review

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