An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable

It is difficult to apply bioimpedance technique to discriminate plant tissues due to the large variability of Cole parameters. A novel electronic method for characterizing tissue of fruit or vegetable with discrimination capability is presented. A specially designed electrode-pair is used to measure...

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Main Authors: Arijit Roy, Abhishek Mallick, Surajit Das, Abhijit Aich
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2020-05-01
Series:AIMS Biophysics
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/biophy.2020004/fulltext.html
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author Arijit Roy
Abhishek Mallick
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description It is difficult to apply bioimpedance technique to discriminate plant tissues due to the large variability of Cole parameters. A novel electronic method for characterizing tissue of fruit or vegetable with discrimination capability is presented. A specially designed electrode-pair is used to measure the bioimpedance and Cole parameters are extracted. The relaxation time which is a fundamental property of a given tissue is then estimated and analysis of variance is performed to gain statistical relevance. Bioimpedance is measured for apple and potato tissues in the frequency range of 1 Hz to 1 MHz and rigorous data analyses are performed. With 99% confidence, it is shown than the relaxation time is independent of position of measurement and is specific for a given fruit or vegetable. Further, the tissues of different species of a given fruit (or vegetable) is shown to be discriminated statistically at the confidence level of 98%. An excellent correlation is shown between the bioimpedance parameters and the parameters of cellular structure. Experimental data shows that our technique can be generalized to distinguish unhealthy or treated fruits (or vegetables) and therefore bearing immense applicability in the characterization of plant tissue.
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spelling doaj.art-acaf88cbac724c5a8e272455fda65a332022-12-22T00:53:14ZengAIMS PressAIMS Biophysics2377-90982020-05-0171415310.3934/biophy.2020004An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetableArijit Roy0Abhishek Mallick1Surajit Das2Abhijit Aich3Department of Electronics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata, India 700126Department of Electronics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata, India 700126Department of Electronics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata, India 700126Department of Electronics, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata, India 700126It is difficult to apply bioimpedance technique to discriminate plant tissues due to the large variability of Cole parameters. A novel electronic method for characterizing tissue of fruit or vegetable with discrimination capability is presented. A specially designed electrode-pair is used to measure the bioimpedance and Cole parameters are extracted. The relaxation time which is a fundamental property of a given tissue is then estimated and analysis of variance is performed to gain statistical relevance. Bioimpedance is measured for apple and potato tissues in the frequency range of 1 Hz to 1 MHz and rigorous data analyses are performed. With 99% confidence, it is shown than the relaxation time is independent of position of measurement and is specific for a given fruit or vegetable. Further, the tissues of different species of a given fruit (or vegetable) is shown to be discriminated statistically at the confidence level of 98%. An excellent correlation is shown between the bioimpedance parameters and the parameters of cellular structure. Experimental data shows that our technique can be generalized to distinguish unhealthy or treated fruits (or vegetables) and therefore bearing immense applicability in the characterization of plant tissue.https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/biophy.2020004/fulltext.htmlbioimpedancecole modeldiscriminationelectricalmeasurementtissue characterization
spellingShingle Arijit Roy
Abhishek Mallick
Surajit Das
Abhijit Aich
An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
AIMS Biophysics
bioimpedance
cole model
discrimination
electrical
measurement
tissue characterization
title An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
title_full An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
title_fullStr An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
title_full_unstemmed An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
title_short An experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
title_sort experimental method of bioimpedance measurement and analysis for discriminating tissues of fruit or vegetable
topic bioimpedance
cole model
discrimination
electrical
measurement
tissue characterization
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