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Introduction to Electronics. Study, Design and Validation Tests

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This chapter presents in detail the design and validation of specific instrumentation electronics regarding ac and dc electrochemical applications. The development of such electronics will be defined through a design architecture that will build up for an easy and understandable way for its design and validation for different applications.

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Acknowledgements

This work has been funded by project DADDi2 (Dispositivo Autónomo Desechable para el Diagnóstico de la Diabetes, TEC-2013-48506-C3-3-R) from the Spanish Ministry of Economy.

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  1. Engineering: Section of Electronics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Jaime Punter-Villagrasa

  2. Engineering: Section of Electronics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Jordi Colomer-Farrarons

  3. Campus UAB, IMB-CNM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

    Francisco J. del Campo

  4. Engineering: Section of Electronics, University Of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Pere Miribel-Català

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Punter-Villagrasa, J., Colomer-Farrarons, J., del Campo, F.J., Miribel-Català, P. (2017). Introduction to Electronics. Study, Design and Validation Tests. In: Amperometric and Impedance Monitoring Systems for Biomedical Applications. Bioanalysis, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64801-9_3

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