ISSN:
1741-0444
Keywords:
Bone impedance
;
Capacitance of bone
;
Differential method
;
Measurement errors
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Moisture content
;
Phase angle
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pH effect
;
Resistance of bone
;
Stray capacitance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Factors which affect the measurement of the electrical properties of bone were examined. Environmental conditions such as the pH of the preserving solution and time of exposure of the sample to air, which controls the moisture content of the specimen, significantly affected the bone impedance. A change in pH of ×2 from the neutral solution (pH=7) caused a change in the resistance R. conductance β and capacitance C values of 70 per cent, 125 per cent and 190 per cent respectively. A 5 min exposure to air increased the resistance by 92 per cent and reduced the capacitance by 35 per cent of their original values. A loss of 8 per cent moisture content by weight resulted in 400 per cent increase in R and 65 per cent decrease in C. Significant errors were introduced in the measurement of bone impedance owing to stray and wiring capacitances; these were avoided by using a differential impedance measurement technique. Further, it is shown that it is essential to measure the phase angle while measuring the bone impedance. Finally, it is illustrated that when normalising for different sized bone specimens, both the resistive component and capacitive component have to be considered while computing the impedance per unit volume.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02446814
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