Chronically implanted pressure sensors: Challenges and state of the field

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 20620-20644

  Yu, Lawrence ^a   Kim, Brian J ^a   Meng, Ellis ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Drift; Implantable pressure sensors; Implantable pressure transducers; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PRESSURE SENSORS; TELEMETERING; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT;

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; DRIFT; IMPLANTABLE SENSORS; INTERNAL PRESSURES; LONG TERM MONITORING; PRESSURE MONITORING; PRESSURE TRANSDUCTION; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84908520780     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s141120620     Document Type: Review

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