R. Jegan¹, Walter D. Leon-Salas This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.², Miguel A. Vizcardo³, and Mauricio Postigo-Malaga³

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, INDIA
²School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, 401 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
³Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Av. Independencia s/n, Arequipa, PERU

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