Introduction to theory, praxis, and limitations of classical diagnostic, therapeutic, and monitoring instruments for biomedical applications. Requirements, safety issues, signal acquisition, noise sources, shielding, electrocardiography, electroneurography, blood pressure monitoring, oximetry, spirometry, hearing aids, cochlear implant, diathermy, ventilators, and other biomedical devices. Basic concepts of semiconductors, operation amplifiers and transducers, data recording and analysis.
Lecture: VU 363.009 SS, 2 hours (3 ECTS)
Coordinator/contact: Univ.Prof. Eugenijus Kaniusas / kaniusas@tuwien.ac.at
Lectures*
Introduction (13:00 - 15:00) 06.03
Operational principles of microelectronic devices (13:00 - 15:00) 13.03
Operational principles of transistors and operational amplifiers** (16:00 - 19:00) 20.03
Basic principles of biomedical instrumentation (14:00 - 16:00) 08.04
Diagnostic devices (13:00 - 15:00) 17.04
Therapeutic and monitoring devices (13:00 - 15:00) 24.04
**Lecture on 20.03 will take place in EI 8 Pötzl HS from 16-19h!
Laboratory exercises
Topic / Time
Lab 1: Multimodal Sensing, Capacitive Microelectrodes, Prosthetics□ 1 ´ 4 h
(E.Kaniusas, G.Zeck, K.Becker, A.Corna, D.Chowdhury, A.Khattab, B.Baumgartner)
1 Group - Thursday, 25.04, 09:00 - 13:00
2 Group - Thursday, 25.04, 14:00 - 18:00
3 Group - Friday, 26.04, 09:00 - 13:00
Lab 2: Functional electrical stimulation□ 1 ´ 4 h
(W.Mayr)
1 Group - Thursday, 02.05, 09:00 - 13:00
2 Group - Thursday, 02.05, 14:00 - 18:00
3 Group - Friday, 03.05, 09:00 - 13:00
Lab 3: ECG amplifierO 1 ´ 4 h
(H.Wanzenböck, N.Karami)
1 Group - Friday, 17.05, 13:00 - 17:00
2 Group - Friday, 24.05, 13:00 - 17:00
3 Group - Monday, 27.05, 09:00 - 13:00
4 Group - Monday, 27.05, 13:00 - 17:00
(Reserve - Friday, 31.05, 13:00 - 17:00)
TutorsO Z.Baghban Taraghdari, N.Crescenti, A.Stetic□
* Lecture hall EI 9 Hlawka HS, ground floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
** Lecture hall EI 8 Pötzl HS, ground floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
□ Labs of E363 (CC0117, CC0107), 1st floor, Gußhausstraße 27-29
O Labs of E362 (SEM 362-1, CH0236), Electronic Nanocenter 2nd floor, Gußhausstraße 25-25a