采用无线胶囊系统对胃肠道进行监测的低功耗 ASIC 和 MEMS 传感器的集成。
Integration of Low-Power ASIC and MEMS Sensors for Monitoring Gastrointestinal Tract Using a Wireless Capsule System.
出版信息
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2018 Jan;22(1):87-97. doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2017.2690965. Epub 2017 Apr 4.
This paper presents a wireless capsule microsystem to detect and monitor the pH, pressure, and temperature of the gastrointestinal tract in real time. This research contributes to the integration of sensors (microfabricated capacitive pH, capacitive pressure, and resistive temperature sensors), frequency modulation and pulse width modulation based interface IC circuits, microcontroller, and transceiver with meandered conformal antenna for the development of a capsule system. The challenges associated with the system miniaturization, higher sensitivity and resolution of sensors, and lower power consumption of interface circuits are addressed. The layout, PCB design, and packaging of a miniaturized wireless capsule, having diameter of 13 mm and length of 28 mm, have successfully been implemented. A data receiver and recorder system is also designed to receive physiological data from the wireless capsule and to send it to a computer for real-time display and recording. Experiments are performed in vitro using a stomach model and minced pork as tissue simulating material. The real-time measurements also validate the suitability of sensors, interface circuits, and meandered antenna for wireless capsule applications.
本文提出了一种无线胶囊微系统,用于实时检测和监测胃肠道的 pH 值、压力和温度。这项研究有助于将传感器(微加工电容式 pH 值传感器、电容式压力传感器和电阻式温度传感器)、基于频率调制和脉冲宽度调制的接口 IC 电路、微控制器以及带有曲折共形天线的收发器集成到胶囊系统中。该系统面临着小型化、传感器更高的灵敏度和分辨率以及接口电路更低的功耗等挑战。已经成功实现了直径为 13mm、长度为 28mm 的小型无线胶囊的布局、印刷电路板设计和封装。还设计了一个数据接收器和记录器系统,用于从无线胶囊接收生理数据,并将其发送到计算机进行实时显示和记录。在体外使用胃模型和肉末作为组织模拟材料进行了实验。实时测量也验证了传感器、接口电路和曲折共形天线适用于无线胶囊应用。