Paper Info
Title
Fabricating Novel Pdms Vessels For Phantoms In Photoplethysmography Investigations
Abstract
This paper introduces a novel technique for the development of custom polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) vessels for use in phantom technologies. The method involves continuous dip coating of commercial silicone tubes with rapid curation in a single controlled process. The technique accommodates the production of different vessel diameters, wall thicknesses (56 mu m-80 mu m) and mechanical properties. Clear phantoms were fabricated to compare the commercial silicone tubes against the customs vessels. A pulsatile fluidic pump (BDCLabs, CO, USA) driven by a computer controlled linear motor generated the pulsatile flow through the phantom. The resulting flow profile, using the custom vessels, simulates human blood flow and the detected contact PPG signal from the phantom closely resembles the morphology of in vivo PPG waveforms with signal-to-noise ratios of 38.16 dB and 40.59 dB, compared to the closest commercially-available tubing at 5.38 dB and 10.59 dB for the red and infrared wavelengths respectively. The rigidity and thick walls of commercial silicone tubes impede the expansion of the tubing under systolic pressure. This technique eliminates this common limitation in phantom development.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176476
42ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY: ENABLING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR GLOBAL HEALTHCARE EMBC'20
DocType
Volume
ISSN
Conference
2020
1557-170X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Michelle Nomoni100.68
James M May200.34
P A Kyriacou32016.60