Developing a new generation heart sensor

Anh Tuan Thai Nguyen is originally from Vietnam, and has his Master’s degree from Vestfold University College.

His part in the project will have focus on integrating the circuitry parts inside the implantable accelerometer-device.

- Contributing to the final implantable device, there are five main important categories include the substrate, the cable, the main group chip-capacitor, the regulations and the encapsulation. They have mutual relationships, any changes in particular part cause the whole system to change.

- Four of these categories will be taken into account in my research: the substrate, the components (chip, capacitors), the cable and the regulations. The main goal of my study is to select the optimal combination of separated parts in the circuitry system to be integrated to the device.

 Fjodor Tjulkin wrote his Master’s thesis at Vestfold University College, but has his Master’s degree from Riga Technical University, Latvia.

- The goal of my project is to develop the encapsulation for the sensor, he explains.

- One of the main challenges in the packaging industry is that it takes sub millimetre precision to make a millimetre scale package and requirements for precision may outstrip what is possible to achieve with existing equipment. In our project there are added challenges of biocompatibility and integrating the surgical tools into the package.

Associate Professor Kristin Imenes is the project manager. She explains that there are several parties involved

- We work closely with the Intervention Centre at Oslo University Hospital and with Mectro and MemsCap here in Vestfold. In addition, Cardiaccs, where Vestfold University College is one of the shareholders, is very interested in the work.