Abstract:
A system and method for monitoring one or more physiological parameters of a subject under free-living conditions is provided. The system includes a camera configured to capture and record a video sequence including at least one image frame of at least one region of interest (ROI) of the subject's body. A computer in signal communication with the camera to receive signals transmitted by the camera representative of the video sequence includes a processor configured to process the signals associated with the video sequence recorded by the camera and a display configured to display data associated with the signals.
Abstract:
A micro-colorimetric sensor for sensing target chemicals using edge tracking includes a substrate. A plurality of parallel linear channels of porous media is entrenched into the substrate and each linear channel includes a sensing material adapted to sense one of several specific target chemicals in air. The plurality of parallel linear channels is separated by barrier material from the adjacent parallel linear channel where the barrier material blocks diffusion of chemicals from one linear channel to another. A plate is affixed over the substrate top to cover the plurality of parallel linear channels. An air sample is diffused along the micro-colorimetric sensor and color images are captured. An intensity profile is derived from the plurality of color images to determine a maximum and a minimum intensity value along the sensor. A plurality of positions along the sensor is tracked to determine an edge position.
Abstract:
A micro-colorimetric sensor for sensing target chemicals that converts time sequence information into a spatial distribution of color. By tracking the spatial color distribution, chemical exposure over time is thus detected, which overcomes the limitation of traditional colorimetric sensors. A porous media is coated on a top surface of the substrate. Multiple sensing chemicals are fused in parallel linear channels into the porous media coating. A plate is affixed over the substrate top surface to cover the plurality of parallel linear channels. An air sample is diffused along the porous media to get a clear pattern of spatial color distribution and color images are captured. Optical parameters like gradient of spatial color distribution, intensity, and absorbance, etc., can be tracked to calculate analytes concentrations.
Abstract:
Provided herein are systems and methods for computer monitoring of remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) from camera images based on chromaticity in a converted color space, which reduces motion-induced artifacts in camera images for improved rPPG computer monitoring of physiological parameters. In particular, a rPPG system for monitoring at least one physiological parameter from image data is disclosed herein. A processor subsystem electronically receives a first image data set representative of a series of consecutive images of at least a portion of a living body. The processor subsystem converts the first image data set from a first color space to a second color space to generate a second image data set including first channel data comprising a luminance component and second channel data comprising a chromatic component. The processor subsystem processes the second channel data to monitor the at least one physiological parameter of the living body.
Abstract:
A CO2 detection chamber includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A CO2 sensor is housed in the CO2 detection chamber, where the sensor includes a reversible and selective pH-sensitive nanocomposite sensor element for CO2 detection, and a hydrophobic surface. A flowmeter, a thermistor and a humidity sensor operate to read flow and compensate for humidity conditions. A light source is coupled to receive signals from the CO2 sensor and respond to color changes in the sensor by transducing the color change into a light intensity change. A photodiode receives signals from the light source and responds to light intensity changes by transducing the light intensity changes into electronic signals representing varying degrees of light intensity. Data representing CO2 measurements is transmitted for display to a mobile device.
Abstract:
A CO2 detection chamber includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A CO2 sensor is housed in the CO2 detection chamber, where the sensor includes a reversible and selective pH-sensitive nanocomposite sensor element for CO2 detection, and a hydrophobic surface. A flowmeter, a thermistor and a humidity sensor operate to read flow and compensate for humidity conditions. A light source is coupled to receive signals from the CO2 sensor and respond to color changes in the sensor by transducing the color change into a light intensity change. A photodiode receives signals from the light source and responds to light intensity changes by transducing the light intensity changes into electronic signals representing varying degrees of light intensity. Data representing CO2 measurements is transmitted for display to a mobile device.
Abstract:
A micro-colorimetric sensor for sensing target chemicals using edge tracking includes a substrate. A plurality of parallel linear channels of porous media is entrenched into the substrate and each linear channel includes a sensing material adapted to sense one of several specific target chemicals in air. The plurality of parallel linear channels is separated by barrier material from the adjacent parallel linear channel where the barrier material blocks diffusion of chemicals from one linear channel to another. A plate is affixed over the substrate top to cover the plurality of parallel linear channels. An air sample is diffused along the micro-colorimetric sensor and color images are captured. An intensity profile is derived from the plurality of color images to determine a maximum and a minimum intensity value along the sensor. A plurality of positions along the sensor is tracked to determine an edge position.
Abstract:
A colorimetric sensor array includes a CMOS image sensor having a surface including pixels and a multiplicity of colorimetric sensing elements. Each sensing element has a sensing material disposed directly on one or more of the pixels. The colorimetric sensing elements are distributed randomly on the surface of the CMOS image sensor. Fabricating the colorimetric sensor array includes spraying a sensing fluid in the form of droplets directly on a surface of a CMOS image sensor and removing the solvent from the droplets to yield a multiplicity of sensing elements on the surface of the CMOS image sensor. Each droplet covers one or more pixels of the CMOS image sensor with the sensing fluid. The sensing fluid includes a solvent and a sensing material. The droplets are distributed randomly on the surface of the CMOS image sensor.
Abstract:
A method for optical imaging of single protein molecules including tethering single protein molecules via a flexible polymer linker to a glass slide having a surface coated with an indium tin oxide (ITO) so that the single protein molecules are tethered to the coated surface. The single protein molecules are driven into oscillation by applying an alternating electric field to the coated surface and the glass slide is located in the field of view of an objective lens. Incident light is directed onto the coated surface from an angle to generate an evanescent field and produce scattered light. The scattered light is collected and imaged by a CMOS imager to record a sequence of images of the scattered light. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) filter is applied to each pixel of the recorded image sequence to produce an oscillation amplitude image from which size, charge, and mobility of the plurality of single protein molecules can be determined.
Abstract:
A method for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing by tracking sub-micron scale motion of single bacterial cells including obtaining a biological sample from a subject including live bacteria. Different doses of antibiotic are added to a multi-well glass slide and adding portions of the biological sample to the wells. Bacterial cells are tethered onto the surface. The tethered bacterial cells are imaged and tracked. Bacterial sub-micron motion of tethered cells is measured at the different doses. A processor performs statistical analysis on a population of cells for each antibiotic dose to generate an antibiotic dose curve proportional to the motion changes, where the antibiotic dose curve plots data including a decrease in movement over time indicating a proportional effectiveness of an antibiotic applied to a well.