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Recent Progress and Challenges of Digital Health and Bioengineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 508

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Institute of Computer Science of the Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, 700481 Iasi, Romania
Interests: biosignal processing; biomedical image processing; artificial intelligence (neural networks, fuzzy systems, bio-inspired algorithms); (bio)sensors/transducers; e-health and telemedicine; assistive technologies
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Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași, 9-13 Kogalniceanu Str., 700454 Iași, Romania
Interests: biomedical signal processing; e-health; assistive technologies; wearable medical sensors and devices; robot process automation
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Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași, 9-13 Kogalniceanu Str., 700454 Iași, Romania
Interests: biomedical signal and medical image processing; telemedicine; assistive technologies; wearable medical sensors and devices
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is connected to the 12th IEEE International Conference on e-Health and Bioengineering (EHB 2024 http://www.ehbconference.ro/Home.aspx). We welcome extended versions of submissions from the conference and regular submissions within this field. Also, we expect papers to be presented at the EHB 2023 conference.

The main objective of the EHB 2023 and 2024 conferences and of this Special Issue is to cover a broad spectrum of up-to-date topics of Digital Health and Medical Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering by allowing scientists from diverse fields to participate in the presentation, discussion, and evaluation of the latest advances, research challenges, and opportunities in hardware/software technologies, medical devices/instrumentation, biosignal and image processing, biomaterials, biomechanics, biotechnologies, bioinformatics, micro and nanotechnologies, systems biology or virtual physiological human. Nevertheless, we also welcome regular research or review articles on all aspects of digital health and bioengineering.

The topics include but are not limited to:

  • Medical robotics and actuators;
  • Medical imaging, image processing, and analysis;
  • Biosignal processing;
  • Telemedicine, e-health, and telecommunications;
  • Wearable systems and sensors, m-health and p-health systems;
  • Internet in healthcare and medical web portals;
  • Cloud computing;
  • Decision support systems and artificial intelligence in medicine;
  • Internet and network applications;
  • Wireless sensor networks;
  • Laser technology and optical communication;
  • Microelectronics;
  • Healthcare in the space environment;
  • Optoelectronics for health;
  • Embedded systems;
  • Biomechanics;
  • Micro and nanotechnology for medicine;
  • Medical physics and biophysics;
  • Medical devices and equipment;
  • Measurement and instrumentation in bioengineering;
  • Biometrics, forensics, and security;
  • Health technology assessment;
  • Rehabilitative and assistive technologies;
  • Electromagnetic compatibility;
  • Instrumental analysis and laboratory technologies;
  • Molecular bioengineering;
  • Bioengineering in dental and oral health;
  • Multimedia applications for medical and healthcare education and e-learning;
  • Neurosciences;
  • Biomedical sciences communication and career development.

Prof. Dr. Hariton-Nicolae Costin
Dr. Gladiola Petroiu
Dr. Cristian Rotariu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • medical robotics and actuators
  • medical imaging, image processing, and analysis
  • biosignal processing
  • telemedicine, e-health, and telecommunications
  • wearable systems and sensors, m-health and p-health systems
  • internet in healthcare and medical web portals
  • cloud computing
  • decision support systems and artificial intelligence in medicine
  • internet and network applications
  • wireless sensor networks
  • laser technology and optical communication
  • microelectronics
  • healthcare in the space environment
  • optoelectronics for health
  • embedded systems
  • biomechanics
  • micro and nanotechnology for medicine
  • medical physics and biophysics
  • medical devices and equipment
  • measurement and instrumentation in bioengineering
  • biometrics, forensics, and security
  • health technology assessment
  • rehabilitative and assistive technologies
  • electromagnetic compatibility
  • instrumental analysis and laboratory technologies
  • molecular bioengineering
  • bioengineering in dental and oral health
  • multimedia applications for medical and healthcare education and e-learning
  • neurosciences
  • biomedical sciences communication and career development

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Article
Highly Photoresponsive Vertically Stacked Silicon Nanowire Photodetector with Biphasic Current Stimulator IC for Retinal Prostheses
by Taehwan Kim, Seungju Han and Sangmin Lee
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(19), 8831; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198831 - 1 Oct 2024
Abstract
This paper presents an integrated approach for a retinal prosthesis that overcomes the scalability challenges and limitations of conventional systems that use external cameras. Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are utilized as photonic sensors due to their nanoscale dimensions and high surface-to-volume ratio. To enhance [...] Read more.
This paper presents an integrated approach for a retinal prosthesis that overcomes the scalability challenges and limitations of conventional systems that use external cameras. Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are utilized as photonic sensors due to their nanoscale dimensions and high surface-to-volume ratio. To enhance these properties and achieve high photoresponsivity, our research team developed a vertically stacked SiNW structure using a fabrication method entirely based on dry etching. The fabricated SiNW photodetector demonstrated excellent electrical and optical characteristics, including linear I–V characteristics that confirmed ohmic contact formation and high photoresponsivity exceeding 105 A/W across the 400–800 nm wavelength range. The SiNW photodetector, following its integration with a switched capacitor stimulator circuit, exhibited a proportional increase in stimulation current in response to higher light intensity and increased SiNW density. In vitro experiments confirmed the efficacy of the integrated system in inducing neural responses from retinal cells, as indicated by an increased number of neural spikes observed at higher light intensities and SiNW densities. This study contributes to sensor technology by demonstrating an approach to integrating nanostructures and electronic components, which enhances control and functionality. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress and Challenges of Digital Health and Bioengineering)
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