Table of Contents

• Brain Computer Interface - Comparison of Neural Networks ClassifiersJosé Luis Martínez Pérez, Antonio Barrientos. 3-10
• Autoregressive Features for a Thought-to-Speech ConverterNicoletta Nicolaou, Julius Georgiou, Marios M. Polycarpou. 11-16
• Treatment of Mitral Valve Insufficiency by Shape Memory Polymer Based Active AnnuloplastyPilar Lafont Morgado, Andrés Díaz Lantada, Héctor Lorenzo-Yustos, Julio Muñoz García, Ignacio Rada Martínez, Antonio Jiménez Ramos, José Luis Hernández Riesco. 17-22
• Biomaterial for Soft Tissue ReplacementsDavid N. Ku, Jin Wu Fan. 23-29
• Preclinical Testing of a New Venous ValveLaura-Lee Farrell, David N. Ku. 30-35
• Multiparameter Single Locus Integrated Multilayer Polymer Microsensor SystemYindar Chuo, Bozena Kaminska. 36-43
• Novel Controller for Rebreather Diving Systems - True Sensor Signal Validation and Safe Oxygen InjectionArne Sieber, B. Koss, Remo Bedini, Keith Houston, Antonio L Abbate, Paolo Dario. 44-49
• Animal Studies Using an Oxygen-Tension Sensor for Tissue Viability MonitoringDafina Tanase, Arie Draaijer, Johan F. Lange, Gert-Jan Kleinrensink, Johannes Jeekel, Paddy J. French. 50-55
• A Mechatronic Device for the Rehabilitation of Ankle MotionGiuseppe Bucca, Alberto Bezzolato, Stefano Bruni, Franco Molteni. 56-63
• Novel Haptic Tool and Input Device for Bilateral Biomanipulation Addressing Endoscopic SurgeryKeith Houston, Oliver Tonet, Clemens Eder, Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Dario, Arne Sieber. 64-69
• MEMS Antenna for Wireless Biomedical Microsystems - Extremely Small Antenna for RF Receivers in Implantable DevicesPaulo Mateus Mendes, Luís Alexandre Rocha. 70-75
• Machine Biological Clock - The Time Dimension in a Organic-based Operating SystemMauro Marcelo Mattos. 76-83
• Computer-Controlled Neurostimulation for a Visual ImplantSamuel F. Romero, Christian A. Morillas, Francisco J. Pelayo, Eduardo Fernández. 84-91
• Biometric Authentication Devices and Semantic Web Services - An Approach for Multi Modal Fusion FrameworkLuis Antonio Puente Rodríguez, Maria Jesús Poza, Juan Miguel Gómez, Belén Ruíz-Mezcua. 95-100
• RESURE - Wireless Sensor Network for Health-Care MonitoringEnrique A. Vargas Cabral, Vicente A. Gonzalez, Jean A. Guevara. 101-106
• A Portable ECG Device in a Home Care Environment Using Burst TransmissionEmilio M. Bumachar, Rodrigo Varejão Andreão, José Gonçalves Pereira Filho. 107-110
• Simulation Tools for Wireless Sensor Networks in Medicine - A Comparative StudyPaulo A. C. S. Neves, Joel F. P. Fonseca, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues. 111-114
• Nonlinear Modelling in Biomedical Applications Using ANNsVanco B. Litovski, Miona Andrejevic Stosovic. 115-118
• A Simple Device to Measure Gaze Angles in Visual Task AnalysesAlvaro Page, Begona Mateo, J. Garrido-Jaén, Raquel Marzo, Juan C. Dürsteler, Antinia Giménez, C. Prieto. 119-125
• Development of a Multi-Camera Corneal Topographer - Using an Embedded Computing ApproachAlexandros Soumelidis, Zoltán Fazekas, Ferenc Schipp, András Edelmayer, János Németh, Béla Csákány. 126-129
• Capillary Electrophoresis Electrochemical Detector with Noble Microchannel Structure for Miniaturization - Development of a Capillary Electrophoresis Microchip Format Electrochemical Detector for Endocrine Disruptors SensingKon Ha, Gi-sung Joo, Grace Nisola, Wook-Jin Chung, C. J. Kang, Yong-Sang Kim. 130-133
• Study of Oxygen Plasma for Application in Sterilization ProcessesAdir José Moreira, Terezinha de Jesus Andreoli Pinto, Ronaldo Domingues Mansano, Nelson Ordonez, Leonardo Zane Vilhegas. 134-137
• The Design of Biaxial Joint for Mobile Electronics with the Analysis on ArthrosisZhao Danpu, Yi Qiang, Nie Chenghui, Chen Ken, Liu Li, Xu Leon, Salo Antti. 138-142
• A Simulation Study of the New Concept of a Stair-Climbing Wheelchair - Concept of ConstructionGrzegorz Dobrzynski, Wlodzimierz Choromanski, Jerzy Kowara. 143-146
• FPGA-Based Computation of the Inductance of Coils Used for the Magnetic Stimulation of the Nervous SystemIonut Trestian, Octavian Cret, Laura Cret, Lucia Vacariu, Radu Tudoran, Florent de Dinechin. 151-155
• Vision of the Virtual Programmer - Steps Towards Change in Instrument Systems for Implantable Medical DevicesTouby Drew, Steve Goetz. 156-159
• Automatic Deactivation Design for Phased Array Surface Probe in 1.5T MRIFotios N. Vlachos, Anastasios D. Garetsos, Nikolaos K. Uzunoglu. 160-163
• Study of a 4DOF Upper-Limb Power-Assist Exoskeleton with Perception-Assist - Second Stage of Power-AssistKazuo Kiguchi, Manoj Liyanage. 164-169
• Personal Telemetric System - GuardianDalibor Janckulík, Ondrej Krejcar, Jan Martinovic. 170-173
• Newborn Hearing Screener Based on Automatic Auditory Brainstem Response DetectionJulio Aldonate, Carlos Mercuri, José Biurrun, Juan Manuel Reta, Claudia Bonell, Gerardo G. Gentiletti, Sergio Escobar, Rubén Acevedo. 174-177
• Thermoresponsive Polymer-Based Microdevice for Nano-Liquid ChromatographyGuillaume Paumier, Sovann Siv, Aurélien Bancaud, Jan Sudor, Anne Marie Gué. 178-181
• Wireless Contextual Information Electronic System for People with DisabilitiesSusana Borromeo, C. Rodriguez-Sánchez, Juan Antonio Hernández Tamames, Norberto Malpica. 182-185
• Ultrasonic Motion Tracking of Instruments in Operating TheatreAlejandro Ibarz, Roberto Casas, Álvaro Marco, Héctor J. Gracia, Rubén Blasco Marín, Jorge L. Falcó. 186-189
• Automated Cell Characterization Platform: Application to Yeast Protoplast Study by ElectrorotationJulie Laforêt, Marie Frénéa-Robin, Hélène Cérémonie, François Buret, Laurent Nicolas. 190-193
• Compact Pulse Oximeter Using PIC18F4550 MicrocontrollerLeonardo Zane Vilhegas, Adir José Moreira, Ronaldo Domingues Mansano. 194-197
• Development of an Amperometric Sensor for Potassium IonsMarcos F. S. Teixeira, Alex S. Lima, Patricia Monteiro Seraphim, Nerilso Bocchi. 198-201
• Wideband Wireless Link for BCI Control -: 100- kHz - 8/16 Channel for High Resolution EEGCelso P. Figueiredo, Nuno Sérgio Mendes Dias, José Higino Correia, Paulo Mateus Mendes. 202-205
• Optimization of a FES Cycling Neuroprosthesis on Stroke Patients by Means of the Left and Right Crank MeasurementsSimona Ferrante, Lorenzo Comolli, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Marco Bocciolone, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Franco Molteni. 206-211
• Threshold Logic Gene Regulatory Model - Prediction of Dorsal-ventral Patterning and Hardware-based Simulation of DrosophilaTejaswi Gowda, Samuel Leshner, Sarma B. K. Vrudhula, Seungchan Kim. 212-219
• Application of Weighted Least Squares to Calibrate a Digital System for Measuring the Respiratory PressuresJosé Leonardo Ferreira, Nadja Carvalho Pereira, Marconi de Oliveria Júnior, João Lucas da Silva, Flávio Henrique Vasconcelos, Carlos Julio Tierra-Criollo, Raquel Britto, Verônica Franco Parreira. 220-223
• Software for Embedded Controller Design - Application in Air and Water Caloric Electronystagmographic StimulatorsCarlos Mendes Richter, Paulo Renato da Costa Mendes, Maurício Campelo Tavares, Vinicius Alves. 224-227
• An Objective Method to Evaluate Force and Knee Joint Moments During Isometric ExtensionFrancesco Paez, Carlo Frigo, Esteban Pavan, E. Guanziroli, S. Frasca. 228-231
• Study of Dental Gypsum Using Fibre Sensors - Analysis of Different Water/Powder Ratios of High Strength Dental StoneNélia Alberto, Rogério N. Nogueira, Lídia Carvalho, Ilda Abe, Hypolito Kalinowski, João L. Pinto. 232-235
• A Micro Ultra Low Power RF Radio for Neural Signal RecordingRui Zhong, Richard Liu, Haleh Fotowat, Fabrizio Gabbiani. 236-239
• Soft Gels with High Electric, Ultrasound Conductivity and Stable Three-Dimensional Configuration as Energy Transmissible MediaYasuo Shikinami, Kazuhiro Yasukawa, Kaoru Tsuta. 240-244
• Patient-Adaptable Biomedical Devices - Benefits and Barriers for Granting Patients More ControlJames Andrew Smith, André Seyfarth. 245-248
• An RFID Transponder Location SystemMou Tang, E. Graeme Chester, Jeffrey Neasham. 249-255
• Design of Analog Signal Processing Integrated Circuit for Multi-Channel Biomedical Strain Measurement InstrumentWenchao Qu, Syed K. Islam, Gary To, Mohamed Mahfouz. 256-259
• Development of an Alternative System for Suspended Gait AnalysisGustavo Freitas de Lima, Alberto Cliquet Jr.. 260-263
• Pulse-Type Neuro Devices with Spike Timing Dependent Synaptic PlasticityKatsutoshi Saeki, Yugo Hayashi, Yoshifumi Sekine. 264-268
• High Resolution ECG and Depth Data Logger - A Novel Device to Study Breath Hold Diving Induced Variations of the PQ IntervalArne Sieber, Remo Bedini, Xu Yong, A. Navarri, Matteo Dalle Luche, Antonio L Abbate, Paolo Dario. 269-276