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Sensors for Vital Signs: Oxygen Sensors

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Oxygen measurement in human tissues is very important for informed clinical decisions. This chapter provides an overview of several sensing paradigms that are used for this purpose, such as the Clark electrode, fluorescence quenching, PEBBLEs, optodes, near-infrared spectroscopy, and pulse oximetry. The challenges of designing monolithic low-power pulse oximeter biochips are discussed in detail. Design techniques focused on lowering the oximeter’s power consumption are presented, along with a biochip implementing the first sub-mW fully integrated pulse oximeter front-end.

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  1. Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ, London, UK

    K. N. Glaros, M. L. Rogers, M. G. Boutelle & E. M. Drakakis

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Glaros, K.N., Rogers, M.L., Boutelle, M.G., Drakakis, E.M. (2022). Sensors for Vital Signs: Oxygen Sensors. In: Sawan, M. (eds) Handbook of Biochips. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3447-4_3

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