Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Powering Biomedical Devices
    Powering Biomedical Devices
    Powering Biomedical Devices
    Ebook107 pages1 hour

    Powering Biomedical Devices

    By Edwar Romero

    4/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    From exoskeletons to neural implants, biomedical devices are no less than life-changing. Compact and constant power sources are necessary to keep these devices running efficiently. Edwar Romero's Powering Biomedical Devices reviews the background, current technologies, and possible future developments of these power sources, examining not only the types of biomedical power sources available (macro, mini, MEMS, and nano), but also what they power (such as prostheses, insulin pumps, and muscular and neural stimulators), and how they work (covering batteries, biofluids, kinetic and thermal energy, and telemetry).

    The book also looks at challenges such as energy generation efficiency, energy density, rectification, and energy storage and management. A final section on future trends rounds out the book. By briefly examining these key aspects, this book gives its readers a valuable overview of biomedical devices' power sources.

    • A compact introduction to the vital topic of biomedical devices' power sources
    • Reviews the background, current technologies, and possible future developments of biomedical power sources
    • Short-format text allows for material that is clear, concise, and to-the-point
    • Extensive references provided for further reading
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMar 28, 2013
    ISBN9780124078345
    Powering Biomedical Devices

    Related to Powering Biomedical Devices

    Related ebooks

    Electrical Engineering & Electronics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Learning Curve

      Aug 1, 2019

      Learning Curve
      6 min read

    • Article

      Bundles Of Energy

      Jun 4, 2023

      Bundles Of Energy
      9 min read

    • Article

      Comment Afingeronthepulse

      Jun 4, 2023

      Ifwe had a dollar for everyone who has written in to tell us about their amazing new “quantum device,” we could retire tomorrow. Everywhere you look, there are products claiming to heal you via newly tapped-into “frequencies” or “standing waves” or e

      3 min read

    • Article

      Creating A Cancer Power Outage

      Jul 25, 2021

      Creating A Cancer Power Outage
      7 min read

    • Article

      Word From The Executive Editor Modern Science And Technology

      Aug 14, 2019

      The Industrial Revolution was and is one of the most important events in human history and dramatically transformed life for people throughout the world. The First Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the latter half of the 18th century and came

      3 min read

    • Article

      MIT’s Koch Institute Wins STAT Madness With Technology To See Tiny Ovarian Tumors

      Apr 6, 2020

      Carbon nanotubes rule: Each STAT Madness finalist exploited carbon nanotubes to tackle one of the two leading causes of death in the U.S. — heart disease and cancer. 

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Body Electric

      Jul 9, 2023

      The Body Electric
      6 min read

    • Article

      PEOPLE & POINTS

      Mar 12, 2020

      Physicist Xue Qikun has won the 2020 Fritz London Memorial Prize, along with Frank Steglich from Germany and Valerii Vinokur from the U.S., the prize committee announced. Xue is the first Chinese scientist to receive the international award that reco

      3 min read

    • Article

      Danger! Low voltage

      Apr 1, 2024

      Danger! Low voltage
      8 min read

    • Article

      The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

      Jun 20, 2023

      Two prominent voices from the Farmworker Association of Florida discuss the lack of research on farmworkers' health, and how this contributes to harm.

      6 min read

    • Article

      Drinking Water Link To Cancer

      Feb 21, 2021

      As a Canterbury resident, I found the article on defying age ironic (“Stopping the clock”, February 13). New Zealand has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the world, and Canterbury and South Canterbury have one of the highest rates of

      7 min read

    • Article

      Humans Evolve?

      Dec 1, 2022

      Humans Evolve?
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Cow Loves Robots

      May 9, 2021

      The Cow Loves Robots
      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Powering Biomedical Devices

    4/5

    150 ratings10 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      This is the story of a young woman born into a family whos high status is due to its connecton with a 'hive" of insectoid aliens. Her family is destroyed and she ppeals to the alliance to gain revenge.
    • 3/5
      I love CJ Cherryh, and have never read anything of hers that I didn't like. This book is no exception. While I found myself confused at times over what exactly was happening (especially as the war began - although this could be partially beause I'm dreadful at imagining any type of battle scene), I found the premise of the book, and the Majat, utterly fascinating.I also love anything Cherryh writes with the azi in it - they make you wonder what exactly it means to be human in the first place. This book is a well written, early work of Cherryh. Perhaps not as good as the Faded Sun trilogy, but definitely worth reading.
    • 4/5
      We know it's set in the Alliance-Union universe because of the presence of the azi, but it seems to be well in the future of the rest of the novels and doesn't deal with that conflict at all.
    • 5/5
      I have a backup copy for when this disintegrates from excessive love. A young woman's entire 'clan/hive' is murdered and she pursues vengeance and justice as the remaining representative of a long lived people who act as negotiators with giant alien hives. I cannot do this story justice but understand that I re-read it often and force it on people who sometimes forgive me.
    • 3/5
      This book is an example of what I read science fiction for: good alien intelligence. In this case sentient hives. The odd thing--and somewhat disquieting--is the idea of a sentient species with only a handful of persons expressed in a handful of hives with many individual, but dependent, components.
    • 4/5
      First and foremost: An interesting idea, well-executed. Well worth reading.This is very early Cherryh, and she'd not fully mastered her craft. Though the aliens--and the strangely-alien humans, for that matter--are well-imagined, and brought to convincing life, Cherryh hadn't yet developed the extreme character focus-‘intense internal third [person],’ she calls it--which drives her best books.
    • 3/5
      A young woman is part of a clan on a planet on the outskirts of human space. The planet is also inhabited by an intelligent insect species and she and her clan are important go-betweens with the insect hives. She and her clan are caught in a vast conspiracy and she spends decades uncovering the plot. The main character, Raen, is a good character and the setting is great. Unfortunately, there's just not enough shown of what's going on, so every action of hers feels mysterious and murky and at the end, it doesn't feel resolved. There are a lot of thought provoking concepts here though.
    • 4/5
      Good sci fi. avoids the standard (for the era) sex interest.Ant-type people.Noted during my 1980's attempt to read every book in my small town library.
    • 3/5
      I love CJ Cherryh, and have never read anything of hers that I didn't like. This book is no exception. While I found myself confused at times over what exactly was happening (especially as the war began - although this could be partially beause I'm dreadful at imagining any type of battle scene), I found the premise of the book, and the Majat, utterly fascinating. I also love anything Cherryh writes with the azi in it - they make you wonder what exactly it means to be human in the first place. This book is a well written, early work of Cherryh. Perhaps not as good as the Faded Sun trilogy, but definitely worth reading.
    • 4/5
      Raen is 15 when a power grab between ruling clans leaves her an outcast, alive but with nothing but her family name and a desire for revenge on those who have taken her home and family from her. But Raen is special, able to communicate with the Majat, members of a large insect-like species that inhabit her world.While I felt this story started very slowly, more so than previous reads by this author, it held my interest until the plot suddenly 'took off' and I was hopelessly hooked. Ms. Cherryh has a talent for creating worlds and characters that are believable and fascinating.Not one of CJ Cherryh's best works, but enjoyable and satisfying.

    Book preview

    Powering Biomedical Devices - Edwar Romero

    Preface

    Biomedical technology has evolved through the decades for specialized medical care and treatment of a number of conditions and we expect it to continue evolving. For instance, the first cardiac pacemaker in the 1960s, using the now discontinued mercury-oxide cell, provided 2–3 years of operation. Nowadays, pacemakers can operate reliably for 10 years. The lithium-based battery technology used by the 1970s helped to propel that feat. We also expect biomedical technology to merge with electronic devices for noninvasive and implantable devices for health care. Due to the surge in wireless communications, and partly because of the ease of connection without the need for wires, we are also expecting this venue to permeate a number of applications, such as for health-care monitoring. Although there are a number of concerns regarding privacy, there are technical details about the transmission of information by itself. However, what about the batteries?

    Being an engineer doing research on energy harvesting I wondered if there are technologies that makes it possible to harness energy from the surroundings to power our gadgets. If there are mechanical and electromechanical self-winding wristwatches, what about low-power monitoring devices for health purposes? Before that, I always had in my mind other questions in order to see this idea become a possibility. How much energy is available? Is there a limit for generation? What can be powered with it? I only found partial answers to these questions. Thus, the purpose of this book is to answer most of the questions I had in my mind for a number of years.

    I expect the book’s structure gives you an idea of the future possibilities for energy harvesting in biomedical applications. The Introduction discusses the challenges in the near future for health care while at the same time explaining about technology trends, energy harvesting, and the overall limits of the energy generating technology at small scale. Power Sources talks over the actual power sources, battery technology, the power available from the human body, and the power limits for kinetic energy generators while applying this approach to walking and running. Enabling Technologies describes the different approaches to generate energy from the human body, with special emphasis in kinetic energy generators reported in the literature. Power Consumption and Applications reports actual medical devices (especially implantable medical devices), the applications and power consumption to have an idea of what could be powered with energy harvesters. Future Trends considers the challenges and possibilities for this technology to be employed in the near future. It is my personal expectation to have provided the tools and foundation for designing and deciding about alternative powering options for biomedical devices.

    I would like first to acknowledge the vast array of researchers on whose work this book came to be. I hope to have honored you. On a personal level, I also would like to thank Prof. Robert Warrington to encourage me to try and to keep going forward. There are things you don’t fully appreciated until later on. I would like to show my appreciation to Prof. Michael Neuman to inspire me into looking for different directions, even in different disciplines; I think I never congratulated him for it. I know I learned lessons for life from both of you. Finally, I wish to thank my wife for supporting me this

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1