Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration

The commercial availability of integrated circuits with bioimpedance sensing functionality is advancing the opportunity for practical wearable systems that monitor the electrical impedance properties of tissues to identify physiological features in support of health-focused applications. This techni...

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Main Authors: Shelby Critcher, Todd J. Freeborn
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/9/3013
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description The commercial availability of integrated circuits with bioimpedance sensing functionality is advancing the opportunity for practical wearable systems that monitor the electrical impedance properties of tissues to identify physiological features in support of health-focused applications. This technical note characterizes the performance of the MAX3000x (resistance/reactance accuracy, power modes, filtering, gains) and is available for on-board processing (electrode detection) for localized bioimpedance measurements. Measurements of discrete impedances that are representative of localized tissue bioimpedance support that this IC has a relative error of <10% for the resistance component of complex impedance measurements, but can also measure relative alterations in the 250 m<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>Ω</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> range. The application of the MAX3000x for monitoring localized bicep tissues during activity is presented to highlight its functionality, as well as its limitations, for multi-frequency measurements. This device is a very-small-form-factor single-chip solution for measuring multi-frequency bioimpedance with significant on-board processing with potential for wearable applications.
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spelling doaj.art-4641501e690646adac27331c38bf71b92023-11-21T17:05:49ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-04-01219301310.3390/s21093013Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and DemonstrationShelby Critcher0Todd J. Freeborn1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USAThe commercial availability of integrated circuits with bioimpedance sensing functionality is advancing the opportunity for practical wearable systems that monitor the electrical impedance properties of tissues to identify physiological features in support of health-focused applications. This technical note characterizes the performance of the MAX3000x (resistance/reactance accuracy, power modes, filtering, gains) and is available for on-board processing (electrode detection) for localized bioimpedance measurements. Measurements of discrete impedances that are representative of localized tissue bioimpedance support that this IC has a relative error of <10% for the resistance component of complex impedance measurements, but can also measure relative alterations in the 250 m<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>Ω</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula> range. The application of the MAX3000x for monitoring localized bicep tissues during activity is presented to highlight its functionality, as well as its limitations, for multi-frequency measurements. This device is a very-small-form-factor single-chip solution for measuring multi-frequency bioimpedance with significant on-board processing with potential for wearable applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/9/3013bioimpedancelocalized tissuesMaxim MAX3000xmulti-frequencyresistance/reactance
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Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
Sensors
bioimpedance
localized tissues
Maxim MAX3000x
multi-frequency
resistance/reactance
title Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
title_full Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
title_fullStr Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
title_full_unstemmed Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
title_short Localized Bioimpedance Measurements with the MAX3000x Integrated Circuit: Characterization and Demonstration
title_sort localized bioimpedance measurements with the max3000x integrated circuit characterization and demonstration
topic bioimpedance
localized tissues
Maxim MAX3000x
multi-frequency
resistance/reactance
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/9/3013
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