Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice
Animal testing plays a vital role in biomedical research. Stress reduction is important for improving research results and increasing the welfare and the quality of life of laboratory animals. To estimate stress we believe it is of great importance to develop non-invasive techniques for monitoring p...
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| author | Carlos González-Sánchez Juan-Carlos Fraile Javier Pérez-Turiel Ellen Damm Jochen G. Schneider Heiko Zimmermann Daniel Schmitt Frank R. Ihmig |
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| description | Animal testing plays a vital role in biomedical research. Stress reduction is important for improving research results and increasing the welfare and the quality of life of laboratory animals. To estimate stress we believe it is of great importance to develop non-invasive techniques for monitoring physiological signals during the transport of laboratory animals, thereby allowing the gathering of information on the transport conditions, and, eventually, the improvement of these conditions. Here, we study the suitability of commercially available electric potential integrated circuit (EPIC) sensors, using both contact and contactless techniques, for monitoring the heart rate and breathing rate of non-restrained, non-sedated laboratory mice. The design has been tested under different scenarios with the aim of checking the plausibility of performing contactless capture of mouse heart activity (ideally with an electrocardiogram). First experimental results are shown. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1916b3a727a3492b9115d255da7279c42022-12-22T02:58:47ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-07-01167105210.3390/s16071052s16071052Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory MiceCarlos González-Sánchez0Juan-Carlos Fraile1Javier Pérez-Turiel2Ellen Damm3Jochen G. Schneider4Heiko Zimmermann5Daniel Schmitt6Frank R. Ihmig7Fraunhofer-Institut fuer BiomedizinischeTechnik (IBMT), Sulzbach/Saar 66280, GermanyITAP—Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce 59, Valladolid 47011, SpainITAP—Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce 59, Valladolid 47011, SpainLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette L-4362, Luxembourg and Internal Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg 66421, GermanyLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette L-4362, Luxembourg and Internal Medicine II, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg 66421, GermanyFraunhofer-Institut fuer BiomedizinischeTechnik (IBMT), Sulzbach/Saar 66280, GermanyFraunhofer-Institut fuer BiomedizinischeTechnik (IBMT), Sulzbach/Saar 66280, GermanyFraunhofer-Institut fuer BiomedizinischeTechnik (IBMT), Sulzbach/Saar 66280, GermanyAnimal testing plays a vital role in biomedical research. Stress reduction is important for improving research results and increasing the welfare and the quality of life of laboratory animals. To estimate stress we believe it is of great importance to develop non-invasive techniques for monitoring physiological signals during the transport of laboratory animals, thereby allowing the gathering of information on the transport conditions, and, eventually, the improvement of these conditions. Here, we study the suitability of commercially available electric potential integrated circuit (EPIC) sensors, using both contact and contactless techniques, for monitoring the heart rate and breathing rate of non-restrained, non-sedated laboratory mice. The design has been tested under different scenarios with the aim of checking the plausibility of performing contactless capture of mouse heart activity (ideally with an electrocardiogram). First experimental results are shown.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/7/1052non-invasive sensorcapacitive sensorsphysiological signals in micestress in mice |
| spellingShingle | Carlos González-Sánchez Juan-Carlos Fraile Javier Pérez-Turiel Ellen Damm Jochen G. Schneider Heiko Zimmermann Daniel Schmitt Frank R. Ihmig Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice Sensors non-invasive sensor capacitive sensors physiological signals in mice stress in mice |
| title | Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice |
| title_full | Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice |
| title_fullStr | Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice |
| title_short | Capacitive Sensing for Non-Invasive Breathing and Heart Monitoring in Non-Restrained, Non-Sedated Laboratory Mice |
| title_sort | capacitive sensing for non invasive breathing and heart monitoring in non restrained non sedated laboratory mice |
| topic | non-invasive sensor capacitive sensors physiological signals in mice stress in mice |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/7/1052 |
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