Type of Sensors

Generally, a sensor is an unit which recognizes a state and produces a visual, electronic,
biochemical and chemical, or physical output signal as a result. In the field of biomedical
engineering the most often used senso is the biomedical sensors. According to Wan et al. (2019),
biomedical sensors are electronic devices that can convert biomed impulses to electrical signals
that could be measured and analyzed. This type of sensor is used in a variety of medical testing,
diagnostic, and monitoring devices and apparatus.

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Biomedical sensors are used in both medicinal field and biotechnology to discover and identify
certain different processes such as chemical, physical, and biological, and subsequently relay or
analyze the procured results. Such detectors may also be found in technologies that handle
medical specimens, one of the distinct examples is the lab-on-a-chip devices, which are
becoming increasingly popular. There are three main types of biomedical sensors:
a. Physical Sensors
A physical sensor is a tool which detects and transforms a quantitative measurements (physical
or physically) onto a pulse that can be interpreted by a researcher or equipment. Structural,
physical, thermodynamic, and hydraulic and fluid quantities are all measured by physical
sensors. Such parameters can include things like muscle movement and its displacement, blood
pressure, body temperature, and so on in biomedical usage.
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b. Chemical Sensors
According to Mandoj et al. (2018), chemical sensors are instruments which convert chemical
data to an empirically usable output, varying between actual level of a single specimen
component to total content evaluation. In the study of Abhilash, M. & Thomas, D. (2016) it had
been deduced that chemical sensors are essential for monitoring the ecosystem humans dwell
within, providing data on commercial manufacturing methods, foods and beverage hygiene and
safety control, and a variety of other uses.
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c. Biosensors
As per Muguruma, H. (2018), biosensors have been extensively studied and improved as a
device in the fields of medicine, the ecology, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. Mostly in context of
a variety of conflicting organisms, the biosensors are intended to create a computerized electrical
signal proportionate to the level of a given biochemical or a group of it. Biosensors can be
utilized to assess micronutrients, identify biological contaminants, regulate food production, and
recognize genetic modification in the food industries.
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