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A sensor measuring deformation and pressure, entirely biodegradable, for orthopedic applications

Boutry, CM; Schroeder, BC; Bao, Z; Legrand, A; Fox, P; (2017) A sensor measuring deformation and pressure, entirely biodegradable, for orthopedic applications. In: Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS). (pp. pp. 144-147). IEEE: Shanghai, China. Green open access

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a highly sensitive sensor, entirely made of biodegradable materials, that can measure both deformation and pressure. This sensor is designed to monitor the progress of tendon repair after surgery, with the objective to provide an appropriate care to each patient based on personalized diagnosis. This is the first time that a biodegradable pressure and strain sensor is presented. Moreover, our device's high sensitivity in the low strain regime and low pressure regime in combination with its fast response time in the millisecond range, and its negligible hysteresis is unprecedented when compared to recent reports on implantable strain and pressure sensors. The pressure sensor performs stably after thousands of cycles. These characteristics allow our pressure sensor to be useful for orthopedics applications.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: A sensor measuring deformation and pressure, entirely biodegradable, for orthopedic applications
Event: 2016 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS)
Location: Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA
Dates: 17 October 2016 - 19 October 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1-5090-2959-4
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/BioCAS.2016.7833752
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2016.7833752
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: strain sensor, pressure sensor, tendon repair monitoring, tendon surgery, biodegradable sensor, resorbable sensor, implant
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10048806
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