Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications

The development of magnetic field sensors for biomedical applications primarily focuses on equivalent magnetic noise reduction or overall design improvement in order to make them smaller and cheaper while keeping the required values of a limit of detection. One of the cutting-edge topics today is th...

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Main Authors: Dmitry Murzin, Desmond J. Mapps, Kateryna Levada, Victor Belyaev, Alexander Omelyanchik, Larissa Panina, Valeria Rodionova
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/6/1569
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author Dmitry Murzin
Desmond J. Mapps
Kateryna Levada
Victor Belyaev
Alexander Omelyanchik
Larissa Panina
Valeria Rodionova
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description The development of magnetic field sensors for biomedical applications primarily focuses on equivalent magnetic noise reduction or overall design improvement in order to make them smaller and cheaper while keeping the required values of a limit of detection. One of the cutting-edge topics today is the use of magnetic field sensors for applications such as magnetocardiography, magnetotomography, magnetomyography, magnetoneurography, or their application in point-of-care devices. This introductory review focuses on modern magnetic field sensors suitable for biomedicine applications from a physical point of view and provides an overview of recent studies in this field. Types of magnetic field sensors include direct current superconducting quantum interference devices, search coil, fluxgate, magnetoelectric, giant magneto-impedance, anisotropic/giant/tunneling magnetoresistance, optically pumped, cavity optomechanical, Hall effect, magnetoelastic, spin wave interferometry, and those based on the behavior of nitrogen-vacancy centers in the atomic lattice of diamond.
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spelling doaj.art-e2b8a5f2eba34ee79db0c6f549d3af0a2022-12-22T03:59:50ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-03-01206156910.3390/s20061569s20061569Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical ApplicationsDmitry Murzin0Desmond J. Mapps1Kateryna Levada2Victor Belyaev3Alexander Omelyanchik4Larissa Panina5Valeria Rodionova6Institute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaFaculty of Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UKInstitute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaInstitute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaInstitute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaInstitute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaInstitute of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, RussiaThe development of magnetic field sensors for biomedical applications primarily focuses on equivalent magnetic noise reduction or overall design improvement in order to make them smaller and cheaper while keeping the required values of a limit of detection. One of the cutting-edge topics today is the use of magnetic field sensors for applications such as magnetocardiography, magnetotomography, magnetomyography, magnetoneurography, or their application in point-of-care devices. This introductory review focuses on modern magnetic field sensors suitable for biomedicine applications from a physical point of view and provides an overview of recent studies in this field. Types of magnetic field sensors include direct current superconducting quantum interference devices, search coil, fluxgate, magnetoelectric, giant magneto-impedance, anisotropic/giant/tunneling magnetoresistance, optically pumped, cavity optomechanical, Hall effect, magnetoelastic, spin wave interferometry, and those based on the behavior of nitrogen-vacancy centers in the atomic lattice of diamond.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/6/1569magnetic field sensorsbiosensorsbiomagnetic fieldstherapeutic applicationnoninvasive medical proceduresdiagnosis
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Victor Belyaev
Alexander Omelyanchik
Larissa Panina
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Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications
Sensors
magnetic field sensors
biosensors
biomagnetic fields
therapeutic application
noninvasive medical procedures
diagnosis
title Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications
title_full Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications
title_fullStr Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications
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title_short Ultrasensitive Magnetic Field Sensors for Biomedical Applications
title_sort ultrasensitive magnetic field sensors for biomedical applications
topic magnetic field sensors
biosensors
biomagnetic fields
therapeutic application
noninvasive medical procedures
diagnosis
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/6/1569
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