DESIGN OF A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MONITORING OF POST-ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR

A. T. Sepúlveda, A. J. Pontes, J. C. Viana, L. A. Rocha, Isa C. T. Santos, F. Fachin, R. Guzmán de Villoria, B. L. Wardle

2011

Abstract

This paper introduces the design and fabrication process of a flexible pressure sensor for monitoring post-endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVAR). Biocompatible flexible PDMS membranes with embedded aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a conductivity of 11 S.m-1 and elastic modulus of 2 MPa are used to build a LC network for passive telemetry readout-out. The pressure sensor has a modelled sensitivity 14fF/mmHg for a pressure range between 6-47 mmHg, in agreement with the required application. The pressure sensor, with a 250 µm thickness and total area of 1 cm2, will be contained within the stent-graft and used to measure the pressure inside the aneurysm sac to detect complications related to the EVAR procedure.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

T. Sepúlveda A., J. Pontes A., C. Viana J., A. Rocha L., C. T. Santos I., Fachin F., Guzmán de Villoria R. and L. Wardle B. (2011). DESIGN OF A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MONITORING OF POST-ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-37-9, pages 14-22. DOI: 10.5220/0003127400140022

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices11,
author={A. T. Sepúlveda and A. J. Pontes and J. C. Viana and L. A. Rocha and Isa C. T. Santos and F. Fachin and R. Guzmán de Villoria and B. L. Wardle},
title={DESIGN OF A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MONITORING OF POST-ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={14-22},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003127400140022},
isbn={978-989-8425-37-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - DESIGN OF A PRESSURE SENSOR FOR MONITORING OF POST-ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR
SN - 978-989-8425-37-9
AU - T. Sepúlveda A.
AU - J. Pontes A.
AU - C. Viana J.
AU - A. Rocha L.
AU - C. T. Santos I.
AU - Fachin F.
AU - Guzmán de Villoria R.
AU - L. Wardle B.
PY - 2011
SP - 14
EP - 22
DO - 10.5220/0003127400140022