TBMT40 Biomedical Transducers, 3,8 ECTS-points
/Medicinska givare/

Advancement level:
C

Aim:
The course aims at providing deeper understanding of the principle and application of sensors in medicine and biology. A major part of the course is project-oriented and the participants design, construct and evaluate a sensor for a specific purpose.

Prerequisites:
TBME 50 Biomedical Engineering

Course organization:
Lectures and seminars (14h) and a project work (26h).

Course content:
Identification of the measurement problem, sensor techniques Physical principles for registration of biomedical parameters Measurement techniques, signal-noise-ratio, measurement errors Special sensors, e.g. fiberoptics Biocompatibility Project work e.g. sensors for measurement of body temperature, ultrasound sensors, fiberoptic sensors for pressure measurement

Course literature:
Compendium Medicinska givare, IMT.

PRA1, 2,5 p.
Course language is Swedish/english.