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2018
Here, we describe a programmable laboratory device that can be used to create extracts of conventional cigarette smoke and electronic cigarette aerosol. This method provides a useful tool for making direct comparisons between conventional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, and is an accessible entry point into electronic cigarette research.
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Developing a Behavioral Box for Assessing Prepulse Inhibition and Neural Activity in Psychiatric Animal Models
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2025
This protocol presents a microcontroller-based behavioral box to assess prepulse inhibition (PPI) by collecting acceleration data from a sensor beneath the box. This data evaluates sensory gating deficits in socially isolated rats, with an added method for synchronizing data with neuronal activity to advance neurophysiology studies on behavioral disorders.
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A Method for Evaluating Timeliness and Accuracy of Volitional Motor Responses to Vibrotactile Stimuli
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2016
This article describes a technique for applying vibrotactile stimuli to the thigh of a human participant, and measuring the accuracy and reaction time of the participant's volitional response for various combinations of stimulation location and frequency.
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The Bionic Clicker Mark I & II
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2017
A device was created to demonstrate electromyography-based control to a lay audience. After the success of the initial device, a second device was made with greater flexibility in functionality for demonstration and research purposes. This protocol describes the process of building and calibrating both devices.
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A Simple Stimulatory Device for Evoking Point-like Tactile Stimuli: A Searchlight for LFP to Spike Transitions
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2014
To elucidate the complex transition from Local Field Potentials (LFPs) to spikes a suitable stimulator for light mechanical peripheral stimuli was built. As an application, the spiking activities recorded from somatosensory cortex were analyzed by a multi-objective optimization strategy. The results demonstrated that the proposed stimulator was able to deliver tactile stimuli with millisecond and millimeter precisions.
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The process begins when sensors provide signals representing physiological or experimental conditions. The microcontroller reads those inputs, applies firmware-defined conditions or calculations, and sends control signals to outputs such as actuators, displays, or communication interfaces. This closed sequence allows a device to respond to changing measurements in real time rather than merely recording them for later analysis.
Firmware supplies the instructions that determine how the system interprets sensor readings and controls its outputs. Memory stores the instructions and data needed during operation, while input/output peripherals connect the processor to sensors, actuators, displays, and communication interfaces. Together, these elements let one chip coordinate sensing, decision-making, and control within a dedicated bioengineering device.
Real-time operation links a measurement to an immediate programmed response. When a sensor reading changes, firmware can evaluate the condition and adjust an actuator, display, or other interface without relying on delayed external processing. This capability supports responsive prosthetic and rehabilitation devices, wearable monitors, and automated experiments in which timely control affects how the system interacts with biological activity.
A microcontroller targets dedicated control tasks rather than broad computing activities. Its integration of processing, memory, and input/output functions in one compact chip supports small, low-cost, energy-efficient systems. In bioengineering, that focus is useful for portable monitors, instruments, and experimental platforms that must continuously connect measurements with programmed electronic control.
A typical workflow connects biological or experimental sensors to the microcontroller, loads firmware, and configures outputs such as actuators, displays, or communication interfaces. During operation, the system reads signals, processes them according to programmed conditions, and produces the intended response or collected data. This workflow supports rapid prototyping before a dedicated biomedical or laboratory system is developed.
Microcontroller systems are useful wherever biological measurements must be collected, interpreted, or linked to device behavior. Examples supported by the topic include wearable monitors, laboratory instruments, biomedical devices, tissue-engineering systems, prosthetic devices, and rehabilitation technologies. Their small size, low cost, and energy efficiency also make them suitable for portable health technologies and automated experiments.