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A 3D-Printed Sensor for Monitoring Biosignals in Small Animals

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Abstract
Although additive manufacturing technologies, also known as 3D printing, were first introduced in the 1980s, they have recently gained remarkable popularity owing to decreased costs. 3D printing has already emerged as a viable technology in many industries; in particular, it is a good replacement for microfabrication technology. Microfabrication technology usually requires expensive clean room equipment and skilled engineers; however, 3D printing can reduce both cost and time dramatically. Although 3D printing technology has started to emerge into microfabrication manufacturing and medical applications, it is typically limited to creating mechanical structures such as hip prosthesis or dental implants. There have been increased interests in wearable devices and the critical part of such wearable devices is the sensing part to detect biosignals noninvasively. In this paper, we have built a 3D-printed sensor that can measure electroencephalogram and electrocardiogram from zebrafish. Despite measuring biosignals noninvasively from zebrafish has been known to be difficult due to that it is an underwater creature, we were able to successfully obtain electrophysiological information using the 3D-printed sensor. This 3D printing technique can accelerate the development of simple noninvasive sensors using affordable equipment and provide an economical solution to physiologists who are unfamiliar with complicated microfabrication techniques.
Author(s)
Cho, Sung-JoonByun, DonghakNam, Tai-SeungChoi, Seok-YongLee, Byung-GeunKim, Myeong-KyuKim, Sohee
Issued Date
2017-10
Type
Article
DOI
10.1155/2017/9053764
URI
https://scholar.gist.ac.kr/handle/local/13551
Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
Citation
JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
ISSN
2040-2295
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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science > 1. Journal Articles
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