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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a important biomarker with significant clinical impo... more Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a important biomarker with significant clinical importance. It plays a key role in angiogenesis, would healing, tumor growth, lung development, and in retinal diseases. Hence, detecting and quantifying VEGF is crucial in clinical diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases. In this work, a simple but highly cost-effective platform is developed for VEGF protein detection by using commercially available interdigitated sensors that are modified through surface chemistry tagged with DNA aptamer grafting. The dielectric characteristics between the fingers of sensor is modulated by the negatively charged aptamer-VEGF capture and the impedance is estimated using impedance analyzer. Impedance spectra tests was compared between pristine unmodified, functionalized monolayer surfaces and aptamer-grafted surfaces in order to evaluate the efficacy of VEGF detection. In our results, the sensitivity experiments as conducted had shown the ability of the ...

Sensors

Frequency estimation plays a critical role in vital sign monitoring. Methods based on Fourier tra... more Frequency estimation plays a critical role in vital sign monitoring. Methods based on Fourier transform and eigen-analysis are commonly adopted techniques for frequency estimation. Because of the nonstationary and time-varying characteristics of physiological processes, time-frequency analysis (TFA) is a feasible way to perform biomedical signal analysis. Among miscellaneous approaches, Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) has been demonstrated to be a potential tool in biomedical applications. However, the problems of mode mixing, unnecessary redundant decomposition and boundary effect are the common deficits that occur during the procedure of empirical mode decomposition (EMD) or ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD). The Gaussian average filtering decomposition (GAFD) technique has been shown to be appropriate in several biomedical scenarios and can be an alternative to EMD and EEMD. This research proposes the combination of GAFD and Hilbert transform that is termed the Hilbert–G...

Proceedings of the 2017 4th International Conference on Biomedical and Bioinformatics Engineering

Cigarette smoking is reported to be the major risk factor for endothelial dysfunction. The variat... more Cigarette smoking is reported to be the major risk factor for endothelial dysfunction. The variations of the spectral compositions of microcirculatory perfusion signal could provide the information related to the regulatory function of microvasculature. The aim of the present study was to compare the spectral characteristics response to muscle stretching between diabetic smokers and non-smokers, and investigate the influence of cigarette smoking on microvascular function. Twenty four diabetic patients (12 smokers v.s. 12 non-smokers) and twelve normal non-smoking subjects were recruited. We observed that the diabetic smokers had a significantly reduced endothelial activity. The mechanisms for the reduction of the endothelial activity remain to be elucidated. The spectral analysis might be used to evaluate endothelial function for research, for diagnostic purposes, and maybe also to assess effects of therapy in cardiovascular diseases.

2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE)

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Sensors

The evaluation of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has proven to be critical for medical applications... more The evaluation of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has proven to be critical for medical applications. The use of α indices by spectral methods has been the most popular approach to BRS estimation. Recently, an algorithm termed Gaussian average filtering decomposition (GAFD) has been proposed to serve the same purpose. GAFD adopts a three-layer tree structure similar to wavelet decomposition but is only constructed by Gaussian windows in different cutoff frequency. Its computation is more efficient than that of conventional spectral methods, and there is no need to specify any parameter. This research presents a novel approach, referred to as modulated Gaussian filter (modGauss) for BRS estimation. It has a more simplified structure than GAFD using only two bandpass filters of dedicated passbands, so that the three-level structure in GAFD is avoided. This strategy makes modGauss more efficient than GAFD in computation, while the advantages of GAFD are preserved. Both GAFD and modGauss a...

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Capacitive electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement is an attractive approach for long-term health mon... more Capacitive electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement is an attractive approach for long-term health monitoring. However, there is little literature available on its implementation, especially for multichannel system in standard ECG leads. This paper begins from the design criteria for capacitive ECG measurement and presents a multichannel limb-lead capacitive ECG system with conductive fabric tapes pasted on a double layer PCB as the capacitive sensors. The proposed prototype system incorporates a capacitive driven-body (CDB) circuit to reduce the common-mode power-line interference (PLI). The presented prototype system has been verified to be stable by theoretic analysis and practical long-term experiments. The signal quality is competitive to that acquired by commercial ECG machines. The feasible size and distance of capacitive sensor have also been evaluated by a series of tests. From the test results, it is suggested to be greater than 60 cm2 in sensor size and be smaller than 1.5 mm ...

PPG is a potential tool in clinical applications. Among such, the relationship between respiratio... more PPG is a potential tool in clinical applications. Among such, the relationship between respiration and PPG signal has attracted attention in past decades. In this research, a bivariate AR spectral estimation method was utilized for the coherence analysis between these two signals. Ten healthy subjects participated in this research with signals measured at different respiratory rates. The results demonstrate that high coherence exists between respiration and PPG signal, whereas the coherence disappears in breath-holding experiments. These results imply that PPG signal reveals the respiratory information. The utilized method may provide an attractive alternative approach for the related researches.

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2021

Abstract Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has been verified to be an important index in clinical sett... more Abstract Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) has been verified to be an important index in clinical settings. This article proposes a dedicated algorithm termed as Gaussian average filtering decomposition (GAFD) to estimate BRS in an efficient way. The proposed algorithm is similar to wavelet decomposition except the Gaussian averaging filter of predetermined cutoff frequencies and the variable window length based on the number of extremes in the signals. Only moving average and squared summation are required, which makes the proposed method efficient in computation. In addition, the proposed technique is performed thoroughly in time domain but can acquire the information similar to that derived by conventional spectral methods. The EuroBavar dataset is adopted in all computer experiments to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm. In addition to the proposed approach, the BRS values are also estimated by two conventional spectral methods, Welch’s periodogram and autoregressive (AR) power spectral density (PSD), for comparison. The BRS values derived by the proposed method have compared with those derived by spectral methods and have been verified to be of no statistical difference using Wilcoxon rank sum test and of excellent agreement using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The proposed algorithm is computationally efficient and is feasible to be incorporated into the embedded medical devices, which makes the proposed method potential for the real-time estimation of BRS in clinical settings.

The biopotential signals are usually tiny compared with the clectromagnetic signals generated fro... more The biopotential signals are usually tiny compared with the clectromagnetic signals generated from the electrical equipment commonly used in daily life. Therefore the biopotential measurement is easily degenerated due to the external interference.For the reasons, many researches have been devoted to the external interference suppression techniques. However, the intrinsic noise of a measurement system is another factor to have a good-quality biopotential measurement. As the signal level for bioelectric events is very small and the resolution of a measurement system into consideration. From the equivalent circuit model of a biopotential measurement system. an effective equation is deduced to describe the noise and the external interference contribution from the measurement system, and the performance of the designed biopotential amplifiers can thus be easily estimated. keywords:Noise, Biopotential amplifier

2021 IEEE 3rd Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability (ECBIOS), 2021

The evolution of medical technology along with information and communication technologies has acc... more The evolution of medical technology along with information and communication technologies has accelerated the development and operationalization of smart hospitals recently. Traditionally, such hospitals typically rely on cloud computing platforms for data treatment and processing. However, the expansion and popularization of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices and constant data monitoring have resulted in massive amounts of generated data, leading to the overload of the cloud infrastructure. This results in high power consumption and latency in data transmission, which is critical especially in a healthcare environment where data flow must be particularly responsive. Thus, we proposed and designed a Raspberry Pi-based edge computing system to computer-intensive care unit (ICU) data at the periphery of the network to offload the hospital cloud platform. ICU medical data were simulated from the PhysioNet MIMIC III database and transferred to the edge platform for computation and identification of emergency cases that were then sent to the cloud level. We further discuss the current issues and prospects of edge computing in hospitals.

Molecules, 2021

While the sonochemical grafting of molecules on silicon hydride surface to form stable Si–C bond ... more While the sonochemical grafting of molecules on silicon hydride surface to form stable Si–C bond via hydrosilylation has been previously described, the susceptibility towards nucleophilic functional groups during the sonochemical reaction process remains unclear. In this work, a competitive study between a well-established thermal reaction and sonochemical reaction of nucleophilic molecules (cyclopropylamine and 3-Butyn-1-ol) was performed on p-type silicon hydride (111) surfaces. The nature of surface grafting from these reactions was examined through contact angle measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Cyclopropylamine, being a sensitive radical clock, did not experience any ring-opening events. This suggested that either the Si–H may not have undergone homolysis as reported previously under sonochemical reaction or that the interaction to the surface hydride via a lone-pair electron coordination bond was reversible during the proce...

Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2021

This paper studies how to solve a matrix ambiguity to find the fundamental frequency in harmonic ... more This paper studies how to solve a matrix ambiguity to find the fundamental frequency in harmonic signals based on subspace methods. Using the eigenvectors obtained from the autocorrelation matrix of the measured signal, we obtain a model for the estimation of fundamental frequency. By a connection of an invertible matrix ambiguity, the model establishes a link between two matrices whose columns both span the same signal subspace of interest. One of the two matrices comprises the obtained eigenvectors, and the other one is an unknown Vandermonde matrix with a harmonic structure which contains the information of fundamental frequency. The special structure of the estimation model will enable us to construct a linear system so that the matrix ambiguity can be solved to construct the Vandermonde matrix. Thus, the estimate of fundamental frequency can be achieved from the entries of the Vandermonde matrix. In addition, we also discuss an LU-like factorization of the Vandermonde matrix for estimation of the fundamental frequency. Simulation results illustrate the performance of the proposed methods.

Sensors, 2020

Blood pressure monitoring is one avenue to monitor people’s health conditions. Early detection of... more Blood pressure monitoring is one avenue to monitor people’s health conditions. Early detection of abnormal blood pressure can help patients to get early treatment and reduce mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is very valuable to have a mechanism to perform real-time monitoring for blood pressure changes in patients. In this paper, we propose deep learning regression models using an electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) for the real-time estimation of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) values. We use a bidirectional layer of long short-term memory (LSTM) as the first layer and add a residual connection inside each of the following layers of the LSTMs. We also perform experiments to compare the performance between the traditional machine learning methods, another existing deep learning model, and the proposed deep learning models using the dataset of Physionet’s multiparameter intelligent monitoring in intensiv...

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2022

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2020

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020

Sensors

Proceedings of the 2017 4th International Conference on Biomedical and Bioinformatics Engineering

2022 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE)

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Sensors

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2021

2021 IEEE 3rd Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability (ECBIOS), 2021

Molecules, 2021

Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, 2021

Sensors, 2020

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2022

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2020

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020