This paper shows the feasibility of the blood analysis based on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) using compact low-cost instrumentations. This paper presents the measurement problem and some models for the interpretation of blood impedance spectra. The requirements for ad-hoc instrumentation are derived, and the implementation of a compact, low-cost, and reliable impedance measurement system operating in the frequency range 1 kHz-2.2 MHz is described, which is an improved version of the one presented in a previous work. To prove the potentialities of the EIS-based blood analysis, some parameters relevant to medical diagnosis such as hematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and reactive oxygen species levels in blood are extracted from the impedance spectra measured with the two instruments. The presented results indicate that the application of low-cost compact systems for blood impedance measurements can reduce time and costs of the blood analysis and open new perspectives, especially for point-of-care diagnostics.

Addabbo, T., Fort, A., Mugnaini, M., Parri, L., Pinzi, M., Vignoli, V., et al. (2019). On the Suitability of Low-Cost Compact Instrumentation for Blood Impedance Measurements. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, 68(7), 2412-2424 [10.1109/TIM.2019.2899475].

On the Suitability of Low-Cost Compact Instrumentation for Blood Impedance Measurements

Addabbo T.;Fort A.;Mugnaini M.;Parri L.;Vignoli V.;
2019-01-01

Abstract

This paper shows the feasibility of the blood analysis based on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) using compact low-cost instrumentations. This paper presents the measurement problem and some models for the interpretation of blood impedance spectra. The requirements for ad-hoc instrumentation are derived, and the implementation of a compact, low-cost, and reliable impedance measurement system operating in the frequency range 1 kHz-2.2 MHz is described, which is an improved version of the one presented in a previous work. To prove the potentialities of the EIS-based blood analysis, some parameters relevant to medical diagnosis such as hematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and reactive oxygen species levels in blood are extracted from the impedance spectra measured with the two instruments. The presented results indicate that the application of low-cost compact systems for blood impedance measurements can reduce time and costs of the blood analysis and open new perspectives, especially for point-of-care diagnostics.
2019
Addabbo, T., Fort, A., Mugnaini, M., Parri, L., Pinzi, M., Vignoli, V., et al. (2019). On the Suitability of Low-Cost Compact Instrumentation for Blood Impedance Measurements. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, 68(7), 2412-2424 [10.1109/TIM.2019.2899475].
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