| Project ID |
BPN605 |
| Website |
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| Start Date |
Tue 2011-Feb-01 16:50:49 |
| Last Updated |
Mon 2011-Aug-22 11:07:18 |
| Abstract |
Explosion or blast injuries account for the largest number of injuries sustained in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For
non-penetrating brain injuries, there is a lack of concrete scientific knowledge to explain how kinetic energy from a
blast transfers into pressure transients in the brain. Animal model studies of the effects of traumatic brain injuries in
rats are currently being conducted.
A thin film MEMS pressure sensor has been modified for implantation into a rat brain, and is able to sense dynamic
pressure waves a rat is exposed to in a blast. Additionally, the sensor is able to measure the small pressure and
temperature changes the animal experiences after the blast due to swelling. |
| Status |
Continuing |
| Funding Source |
Federal |
| IAB Research Area |
Physical Sensors & Devices |
| Researcher(s) |
David G. Bonner |
| Advisor(s) |
David A. Horsley |
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