Are Bioimpedance sensor different from Biopotentials sensors

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I am building an portable health device , for which i am want ECG , GSR etc. then i came across 2 terms Bioimpedance and Biopotentials. Are these two same.
Also can any one say the applications of these ?

Best Answer

A biopotential sensor is simply a voltage meter with skin-compatible electrodes. A bioimpedance sensor is an ohmmeter, typically an AC ohmmeter. That's all there's to it. You've already listed the applications: measurement of ECG, galvanic skin response, EKG, EEG, EOG, etc.

Usually an impedance meter already has a voltage meter built-in, so any bioimpedance sensor can be easily made to sense the open circuit voltage when the excitation current is turned off.