Pub Date : 2024-12-03DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3507005
Xinyu Li;Jingyuan Zhang;Zixuan Cai;Xiong Wei Wu;Qiaocong Peng;Qian Ma;Jian Wei You;Tie Jun Cui
Contactless human vital-sign sensing using electromagnetic (EM) waves has made significant progress over the past few years and been practically applicable to a variety of fields such as smart home and healthcare. However, the further development of this technology is hindered by factors such as large volumes of data, long observation periods, and data variability. To deal with this challenge, a dynamic human EM model composed of customized time-varying EM materials is proposed to simulate the periodic characteristics of human cardiopulmonary motions and obtain physiological signals caused by the movements. The EM problem is subsequently addressed by employing the Time-Domain Finite Integration Technique (TDFIT), so that the EM scattering properties associated with human cardiopulmonary movements can be accurately analyzed. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed human EM model, we process the simulated human physiological signals for respiration and heartbeat rate estimation, with the error less than 4% and 8%, respectively. Furthermore, measured experiments are conducted to collected actual human vital-sign signals for comparison. Good agreement between the measured and simulated results demonstrates that the proposed human EM model is capable of accurately simulating the periodic cardiopulmonary motions and thus providing simulated physiological measurements for preliminary validation of vital sign sensing algorithms.
{"title":"Dynamic Electromagnetic Model to Detect Human Vital Signs Based on Time-Domain Finite Integration Theorem","authors":"Xinyu Li;Jingyuan Zhang;Zixuan Cai;Xiong Wei Wu;Qiaocong Peng;Qian Ma;Jian Wei You;Tie Jun Cui","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3507005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3507005","url":null,"abstract":"Contactless human vital-sign sensing using electromagnetic (EM) waves has made significant progress over the past few years and been practically applicable to a variety of fields such as smart home and healthcare. However, the further development of this technology is hindered by factors such as large volumes of data, long observation periods, and data variability. To deal with this challenge, a dynamic human EM model composed of customized time-varying EM materials is proposed to simulate the periodic characteristics of human cardiopulmonary motions and obtain physiological signals caused by the movements. The EM problem is subsequently addressed by employing the Time-Domain Finite Integration Technique (TDFIT), so that the EM scattering properties associated with human cardiopulmonary movements can be accurately analyzed. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed human EM model, we process the simulated human physiological signals for respiration and heartbeat rate estimation, with the error less than 4% and 8%, respectively. Furthermore, measured experiments are conducted to collected actual human vital-sign signals for comparison. Good agreement between the measured and simulated results demonstrates that the proposed human EM model is capable of accurately simulating the periodic cardiopulmonary motions and thus providing simulated physiological measurements for preliminary validation of vital sign sensing algorithms.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 2","pages":"240-250"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144117265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3493623
Carissa J. Roper;Susan C. Hagness;Chu Ma
In this study we simulate and evaluate a transverse electromagnetic cell (TEM) for dosimetry applications in the UHF band with design modifications to allow real-time monitoring of tissue expansion due to microwave pulse absorption. We introduce an aperture for high-speed microscope-based imaging inside the waveguide and use simulations to assess the aperture' s impact on power absorption homogeneity and dosage level in tissue samples positioned at the site of the aperture. We consider both transparent, non-conductive borosilicate and semi-transparent, conductive indium tin oxide-coated glass plates covering the aperture. Our simulation results indicate a borosilicate covering provides optimal power absorption homogeneity when the tissue sample is smaller in diameter than the aperture. Analysis of the simulation results enabled us to construct an optimized TEM cell with a borosilicate-glass-covered aperture and experimentally verify that it maximizes dosage in the tissue sample. This modified TEM cell is expected to be an essential component in an experimental platform for observing and recording the macroscopic, dynamic thermoelastic expansion of tissue induced by pulsed microwave exposure.
{"title":"TEM Cell With a High-Transparency Aperture for Homogeneous Microwave Absorption and Real-Time Viewing of Thermoelastic Expansion of Tissue","authors":"Carissa J. Roper;Susan C. Hagness;Chu Ma","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3493623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3493623","url":null,"abstract":"In this study we simulate and evaluate a transverse electromagnetic cell (TEM) for dosimetry applications in the UHF band with design modifications to allow real-time monitoring of tissue expansion due to microwave pulse absorption. We introduce an aperture for high-speed microscope-based imaging inside the waveguide and use simulations to assess the aperture' s impact on power absorption homogeneity and dosage level in tissue samples positioned at the site of the aperture. We consider both transparent, non-conductive borosilicate and semi-transparent, conductive indium tin oxide-coated glass plates covering the aperture. Our simulation results indicate a borosilicate covering provides optimal power absorption homogeneity when the tissue sample is smaller in diameter than the aperture. Analysis of the simulation results enabled us to construct an optimized TEM cell with a borosilicate-glass-covered aperture and experimentally verify that it maximizes dosage in the tissue sample. This modified TEM cell is expected to be an essential component in an experimental platform for observing and recording the macroscopic, dynamic thermoelastic expansion of tissue induced by pulsed microwave exposure.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 3","pages":"278-284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144904667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3496595
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Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3496599
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Pub Date : 2024-11-18DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3493622
Shaik Rizwan;Kanaparthi V Phani Kumar;Sandeep Kumar Palaniswamy
In this work, a miniature intra-ocular antenna (2.8 × 2.8 × 0.254 mm$^{3}$) with enhanced bandwidth (1.2 GHz) is proposed for wireless data transmission in retinal prosthesis (RPs). The proposed intra-ocular (IO) antenna is based on a self-tuned meandered structure operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. A mimicking eye phantom model is developed using a non-ionic chemical compound with dielectric properties equivalent to the human eye to facilitate various measurements in a realistic environment. The proposed IO antenna is placed inside the eye phantom (vitreous humor) model to evaluate its performance for efficient wireless data telemetry application. The measurements of S-parameters were observed to exhibit a substantial correlation with the simulated results. The measured impedance bandwidth of the proposed IO antenna at 2.4 GHz is 1.2 GHz. The efficacy of the proposed IO antenna is validated through specific absorption rate (SAR) and link budget analysis. In addition, the wireless data transmission with the proposed IO antenna was experimentally validated using a standalone data transmission system.
{"title":"Design and Implementation of a Highly Compact Intraocular Antenna With Enhanced Bandwidth for Wireless Data Telemetry in Retinal Prosthesis","authors":"Shaik Rizwan;Kanaparthi V Phani Kumar;Sandeep Kumar Palaniswamy","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3493622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3493622","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a miniature intra-ocular antenna (2.8 × 2.8 × 0.254 mm<inline-formula><tex-math>$^{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) with enhanced bandwidth (1.2 GHz) is proposed for wireless data transmission in retinal prosthesis (RPs). The proposed intra-ocular (IO) antenna is based on a self-tuned meandered structure operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. A mimicking eye phantom model is developed using a non-ionic chemical compound with dielectric properties equivalent to the human eye to facilitate various measurements in a realistic environment. The proposed IO antenna is placed inside the eye phantom (vitreous humor) model to evaluate its performance for efficient wireless data telemetry application. The measurements of S-parameters were observed to exhibit a substantial correlation with the simulated results. The measured impedance bandwidth of the proposed IO antenna at 2.4 GHz is 1.2 GHz. The efficacy of the proposed IO antenna is validated through specific absorption rate (SAR) and link budget analysis. In addition, the wireless data transmission with the proposed IO antenna was experimentally validated using a standalone data transmission system.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 3","pages":"270-277"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144904754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3485250
Fei Xue;Lei Guo;Alina Bialkowski;Amin M. Abbosh
Deep learning has been a game-changer in enhancing the speed and accuracy of medical microwave imaging in detecting abnormal lesions. Nonetheless, the challenge lies in establishing a universal objective metric to assess the reliability of these methods. Current evaluation practices often rely on a single geometric metric, which presents inherent constraints. Consequently, the evaluations of results generated by deep learning methods may not always reflect clinicians’ insights and judgments. To overcome this, a local assessment metric incorporating the following three geometric dimensions is proposed: the overlap between the detected anomaly and the actual lesion, the proximity of their boundaries, and the proportionality of the lesion sizes determined by the algorithm versus the actual lesion. This approach to evaluation ensures that the resulting metric's score is in line with professional medical diagnostics. The presented results on head imaging using five deep learning algorithms confirm the significant advantages of the proposed metric, validating its effectiveness in providing objective evaluation of various algorithms in medical electromagnetic imaging. This objective metric is poised to guide future algorithm development to ensure a reliable assessment of their capability in abnormality detection and diagnosis.
{"title":"Integrated Boundary-Overlap-Size Metric for Local Assessment of Deep Learning Methods in Medical Microwave Imaging","authors":"Fei Xue;Lei Guo;Alina Bialkowski;Amin M. Abbosh","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3485250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3485250","url":null,"abstract":"Deep learning has been a game-changer in enhancing the speed and accuracy of medical microwave imaging in detecting abnormal lesions. Nonetheless, the challenge lies in establishing a universal objective metric to assess the reliability of these methods. Current evaluation practices often rely on a single geometric metric, which presents inherent constraints. Consequently, the evaluations of results generated by deep learning methods may not always reflect clinicians’ insights and judgments. To overcome this, a local assessment metric incorporating the following three geometric dimensions is proposed: the overlap between the detected anomaly and the actual lesion, the proximity of their boundaries, and the proportionality of the lesion sizes determined by the algorithm versus the actual lesion. This approach to evaluation ensures that the resulting metric's score is in line with professional medical diagnostics. The presented results on head imaging using five deep learning algorithms confirm the significant advantages of the proposed metric, validating its effectiveness in providing objective evaluation of various algorithms in medical electromagnetic imaging. This objective metric is poised to guide future algorithm development to ensure a reliable assessment of their capability in abnormality detection and diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 2","pages":"229-239"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144117170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3477596
Ahnaf Tahmid;Tanzim Rahman;S. M. Ali Emam;Syeda Maliha Reza;Md Ismail Hosen;Reefat Inum;Ahsan Habib
Basal-bolus insulin therapy is associated with frequent injections, dosing errors, and hypoglycemia risks. Integrating continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with insulin pumps offers several advantages. However, current CGM systems lack accuracy and have high costs. To overcome these challenges, a CGM system requires sensor with enhanced sensitivity and low cost. In this study, we develop a planar microwave resonator-based sensor for sensitive glucose detection in human serum and whole blood. We track the variation in the transmission coefficient ($s_{21}$) to deduce changes in glucose concentration. Utilizing combinations of complementary split ring resonators (CSRRs) and complementary electric-LC (CELC) structures, the sensor achieves remarkable sensitivity, notably 37.3 mdB/(mg/dL) for glucose in human serum and 1.557 mdB/(mg/dL) for glucose in whole blood. We also evaluate other performance metrics, linearity ($R^{2} = 0.985$ for serum and $R^{2} = 0.963$ for whole blood), and limit of detection (LOD) of 477.75 μg/dL for serum and 53.84 mg/dL for whole blood. While we initially use an FR-4 rigid substrate in our proof-of-concept demonstration, we also investigate the feasibility of employing a flexible polyimide substrate. Our flexible glucose sensor shows an order of magnitude better performance than our rigid sensor.
{"title":"Low-Cost and Easy-to-Fabricate Microwave Sensor for Sensitive Glucose Monitoring: A Step Towards Continuous Glucose Monitoring","authors":"Ahnaf Tahmid;Tanzim Rahman;S. M. Ali Emam;Syeda Maliha Reza;Md Ismail Hosen;Reefat Inum;Ahsan Habib","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3477596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3477596","url":null,"abstract":"Basal-bolus insulin therapy is associated with frequent injections, dosing errors, and hypoglycemia risks. Integrating continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with insulin pumps offers several advantages. However, current CGM systems lack accuracy and have high costs. To overcome these challenges, a CGM system requires sensor with enhanced sensitivity and low cost. In this study, we develop a planar microwave resonator-based sensor for sensitive glucose detection in human serum and whole blood. We track the variation in the transmission coefficient (<inline-formula><tex-math>$s_{21}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) to deduce changes in glucose concentration. Utilizing combinations of complementary split ring resonators (CSRRs) and complementary electric-LC (CELC) structures, the sensor achieves remarkable sensitivity, notably 37.3 mdB/(mg/dL) for glucose in human serum and 1.557 mdB/(mg/dL) for glucose in whole blood. We also evaluate other performance metrics, linearity (<inline-formula><tex-math>$R^{2} = 0.985$</tex-math></inline-formula> for serum and <inline-formula><tex-math>$R^{2} = 0.963$</tex-math></inline-formula> for whole blood), and limit of detection (LOD) of 477.75 μg/dL for serum and 53.84 mg/dL for whole blood. While we initially use an FR-4 rigid substrate in our proof-of-concept demonstration, we also investigate the feasibility of employing a flexible polyimide substrate. Our flexible glucose sensor shows an order of magnitude better performance than our rigid sensor.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 2","pages":"221-228"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144117266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3476964
Alejandra Garrido-Atienza;Marta Guardiola;Luz Maria Neira;Jordi Romeu;Andreas Fhager
This paper presents a novel computational method for addressing the challenge of uncontrolled antenna movement in microwave imaging systems for colonoscopy. The proposed method tracks the movement of the antenna array by analyzing phase shifts in S-parameters across multiple channels. By exploiting the symmetry of the probe and correlating phase changes with displacement, this technique reduces false positives due to probe movements artifacts in real-time. Simulated and experimental results in a colon phantom model show that this method can correct displacements of up to 6 mm, reducing the artifacts in reconstructed images notably.
{"title":"Movement Tracking and False Positive Reduction Method for Microwave Colonoscopy Systems","authors":"Alejandra Garrido-Atienza;Marta Guardiola;Luz Maria Neira;Jordi Romeu;Andreas Fhager","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3476964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3476964","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel computational method for addressing the challenge of uncontrolled antenna movement in microwave imaging systems for colonoscopy. The proposed method tracks the movement of the antenna array by analyzing phase shifts in S-parameters across multiple channels. By exploiting the symmetry of the probe and correlating phase changes with displacement, this technique reduces false positives due to probe movements artifacts in real-time. Simulated and experimental results in a colon phantom model show that this method can correct displacements of up to 6 mm, reducing the artifacts in reconstructed images notably.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 2","pages":"214-220"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144117269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1109/JERM.2024.3476444
Robert M. Jones;Randall W. Reynolds;Alison K. Thurston;Robyn A. Barbato
Fungal tissues are an underexplored medium for data and electrical signal transmission. Fungal tissues are a biodegradable material that can be cultivated in mass quantities; potentially making them sustainable materials for biological sensors or as a communication medium. Because the interactions of fungal tissues with communications signals are not thoroughly explored, a baseline assessment of the signal transmission capabilities of mat forming filamentous fungus, Curvularia lunata (C. lunata) was performed. In this paper, the band-pass characteristics of C. lunata were assessed through a frequency sweep from 1 Hz–5 MHz. The potential data transmission rates through a raw bit error rate analysis using a pseudorandom bit sequence between 1–1,000 kbps were evaluated. The passband for the tissue was between 1–500 kHz, characterizing it as a low-pass filter. Bit streams below 10 kbps had an error rate of <10%>500 kbps. The results suggest that this fungal tissue could serve as a low-speed data transmission medium specifically for low-pass signals related to general human health such as ECG, EEG, EMG signals as well as temperature and glucose monitoring. While more research is necessary to understand the morphological and species-specific impacts on signal propagation between different fungi, tissues from the fungus C. lunata and those with similar properties could potentially serve as a component in low-frequency biosensors and signal transmission.
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Objectives: in recent biomedical applications for regenerative and tissue engineering, the use of electric and magnetic fields is increasingly exploited. Among the wide application range, an innovative treatment for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is urgent. The European project RISEUP proposes a novel device development, that will provide highly intense microsecond pulsed electric fields (μsPEFs) to stimulate stem cells differentiation towards neuronal phenotypes, through an electroporation-driven process, and regenerate the lesioned tissue. Within RISEUP the use of advanced computational models is crucial to predict the cellular functional response through microdosimetry studies. Technology or Method: a multiphysic neuro-functionalized computational model has been built, using a realistic induced Neuronal Stem Cell (iNSC) model (a iNSC digital twin), to predict the effect of μsPEFs stimulation on both neuronal response and pore formation dynamics. Results: considering a 100-μsPEF and an intensity of 30 kV/m, the pore density can reach up to 1014 m−2 over the plasma membrane, with a consequent hyperpolarization and a phase shift of the neuronal firing. Whereas, where the pore density remains at its default value 109 m−2, the neuronal response is slightly affected in spikes frequency and shape, but still maintaining its firing functions. Conclusions: this study provides an innovative multiphysics implementation on a realist 2D iNSC model, that has demonstrated the 100-μsPEF influence on the neurodynamic response. Clinical or Biological Impact: the results obtained give powerful insights for further in vitro and in vivo experiments, that will validate the use of the device proposed within RISEUP for SCI regeneration.
{"title":"Advanced Microdosimetric and Neurofunctionalized Multiphysics on Stem Cells Models Under Microsecond Pulse Stimulation","authors":"Sara Fontana;Laura Caramazza;Micol Colella;Noemi Dolciotti;Alessandra Paffi;Victoria Moreno Manzano;Claudia Consales;Francesca Apollonio;Micaela Liberti","doi":"10.1109/JERM.2024.3468024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2024.3468024","url":null,"abstract":"<bold>Objectives:</b> in recent biomedical applications for regenerative and tissue engineering, the use of electric and magnetic fields is increasingly exploited. Among the wide application range, an innovative treatment for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is urgent. The European project RISEUP proposes a novel device development, that will provide highly intense microsecond pulsed electric fields (μsPEFs) to stimulate stem cells differentiation towards neuronal phenotypes, through an electroporation-driven process, and regenerate the lesioned tissue. Within RISEUP the use of advanced computational models is crucial to predict the cellular functional response through microdosimetry studies. <bold>Technology or Method:</b> a multiphysic neuro-functionalized computational model has been built, using a realistic induced Neuronal Stem Cell (iNSC) model (a iNSC digital twin), to predict the effect of μsPEFs stimulation on both neuronal response and pore formation dynamics. <bold>Results:</b> considering a 100-μsPEF and an intensity of 30 kV/m, the pore density can reach up to 10<sup>14</sup> m<sup>−2</sup> over the plasma membrane, with a consequent hyperpolarization and a phase shift of the neuronal firing. Whereas, where the pore density remains at its default value 10<sup>9</sup> m<sup>−2</sup>, the neuronal response is slightly affected in spikes frequency and shape, but still maintaining its firing functions. <bold>Conclusions</b>: this study provides an innovative multiphysics implementation on a realist 2D iNSC model, that has demonstrated the 100-μsPEF influence on the neurodynamic response. <bold>Clinical or Biological Impact:</b> the results obtained give powerful insights for further <italic>in vitro</i> and <italic>in vivo</i> experiments, that will validate the use of the device proposed within RISEUP for SCI regeneration.","PeriodicalId":29955,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology","volume":"9 2","pages":"173-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144117316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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