Abstract
An electrooptical sensor for the detection of muscle contraction is described. Infrared light is injected into the muscle, the backscattering is observed, and the
contraction is detected by measuring the change, that occurs during muscle contraction, between the light scattered in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the muscle cells. With respect to electromyography and to optical absorption-based sensors, our device has the advantage of lower invasiveness, of lower sensitivity to electromagnetic noise and to movement artifacts, and of being able to distinguish between isometric and isotonic contractions.
contraction is detected by measuring the change, that occurs during muscle contraction, between the light scattered in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the muscle cells. With respect to electromyography and to optical absorption-based sensors, our device has the advantage of lower invasiveness, of lower sensitivity to electromagnetic noise and to movement artifacts, and of being able to distinguish between isometric and isotonic contractions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 731-734 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 21 May 2010 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- muscle contraction
- optical device
- infrared
- isometric
- isotonic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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