CTM researchers publish paper in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

CTM researchers publish paper in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

The paper "Implantable Flexible Pressure Measurement System Based on Inductive Coupling", by Cristina Oliveira, Nuno Almeida and José Machado da Silva, researchers at INESC TEC’s Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM), has been published in the November edition of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

21st November 2014

The paper describes a system capable of detecting anomalies (such as leaks) in stent-grafts after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). The non-invasive monitoring system developed uses an inductive coupling interface developed by the INESC TEC researchers in order to capture the levels of pressure measured by a cluster of sensors placed in the walls of the stent-graft. These are sensors are passive (they do not feed themselves) and flexible because they are made of carbon nanotubes, which makes it possible to place the stent-graft without changing its properties or the medical procedure. The sensors were developed at the University of Minho (Alexandra Sepúlveda and Luís Rocha) in collaboration with the MIT (Brian Wardle).

The paper was written as part of projects SenseCardioHealth and SIVIC (Portable Integrated System for Cardiovascular Monitoring).

The IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering is a monthly publication launched by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. It includes the most recent advances in biomedical engineering.

The INESC TEC researchers mentioned in this article are associated with the following partner institutions: INESC Porto and FEUP.

INESC TEC, October 2014