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dc.contributor.advisorMichael J. Cima.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBashyam, Ashvin (Ashvin Reddy)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-05T19:57:43Z
dc.date.available2016-12-05T19:57:43Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105679
dc.descriptionThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2016.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 100-107).en_US
dc.description.abstractRapid, sensitive, and minimally invasive sensing of metabolites, chemicals, and biological molecules within tissue is a largely unsolved problem. Sensing molecular oxygen, pH, and water content is of particular interest as they have been shown to be useful for improving disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring in a diverse range of medical fields including trauma, solid tumor cancers, tissue grafts, wound healing, dehydration, athletic performance, and congestive heart failure. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) offers a non-ionizing, rapid, repeatable, and molecularly sensitive measurement technique for chemical sensing. Existing hardware for highly versatile single sided measurement systems is insufficient for clinical use due to constraints on the size and shape of samples that can be measured, inadequate magnetic field performance, and low sensitivity. This thesis describes the development of a portable, single-sided NMR system for research and clinical use. A magnet assembly based on a linear Halbach array was developed to produce a large, remote, and uniform field. Suitable impedance matching circuitry was designed and constructed to efficiently transmit signals between NMR probes and a radiofrequency spectrometer. This system is suitable for use in NMR measurement within a clinical environment.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Ashvin Bashyam.en_US
dc.format.extent107 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering and Computer Science.en_US
dc.titleNuclear magnetic resonance sensors and methods for chemical sensing in tissueen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
dc.identifier.oclc964450472en_US


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