Citation
Shapero, Aubrey Michael (2019) Long Term Implantable Pressure Sensors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SX5J-VM54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302019-123348477
Abstract
The benefits of implantable pressure sensors for continuous monitoring of diseases like glaucoma or hydrocephalus has been well established, but it has been difficult to achieve accurate pressure sensing in the body for more than one month. In this thesis, a general MEMS pressure sensor packaging method called parylene-oil-encapsulation is developed and analyzed in order to make commercial barometers for use in air suitable for implantation inside the body long term. Accelerated aging bench top data is presented and a wireless implantable intraocular pressure sensor has been built towards proving the viability of the packaging method in vivo.
Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | |||||||||||||||
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Subject Keywords: | Implantable; packaging; intraocular pressure; parylene; pressure sensor | |||||||||||||||
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | |||||||||||||||
Division: | Engineering and Applied Science | |||||||||||||||
Major Option: | Electrical Engineering | |||||||||||||||
Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) | |||||||||||||||
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Defense Date: | 24 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:05302019-123348477 | |||||||||||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302019-123348477 | |||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.7907/SX5J-VM54 | |||||||||||||||
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Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | |||||||||||||||
ID Code: | 11569 | |||||||||||||||
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | |||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Aubrey Shapero | |||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 04 Jun 2019 22:44 | |||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2019 00:26 |
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