Book description
Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies presents contributions from top experts who explore the development and implementation of sensors for various applications used in medicine and biology. Edited by a pioneer in the area of advanced semiconductor materials, the book is divided into two sections.
The first part covers sensors for biological applications. Topics include:
- Advanced sensing and communication in the biological world
- DNA-derivative architectures for long-wavelength bio-sensing
- Label-free silicon photonics
- Quartz crystal microbalance-based biosensors
- Lab-on-chip technologies for cell-sensing applications
- Enzyme biosensors
- Future directions for breath sensors
- Solid-state gas sensors for clinical diagnosis
The second part of the book deals with sensors for medical applications. This section addresses:
- Bio-sensing and human behavior measurements
- Sweat rate wearable sensors
- Various aspects of medical imaging
- The future of medical imaging
- Spatial and spectral resolution aspects of semiconductor detectors in medical imaging
- CMOS SSPM detectors
- CdTe detectors and their applications to gamma-ray imaging
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
Composed of contributions from some of the world’s foremost experts in their respective fields, this book covers a wide range of subjects. It explores everything from sensors and communication systems found in nature to the latest advances in manmade sensors. The end result is a useful collection of stimulating insights into the many exciting applications of sensor technologies in everyday life.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Editor
- Contributors
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PART I Sensors for Biological Applications
- Chapter 1 Advanced Sensing and Communication in Biological World
- Chapter 2 Physics and Modeling of DNA-Derivative Architectures for Long-Wavelength Bio-Sensing
- Chapter 3 Label-Free Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: The Potential of Integrated Optical Biosensors and Silicon Photonics
- Chapter 4 Quartz Crystal Microbalance–Based Biosensors
- Chapter 5 Toward Printable Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Cell Analytics
- Chapter 6 Construction of Enzyme Biosensors Based on a Commercial Glucose Sensor Platform
- Chapter 7 Future Directions for Breath Sensors
- Chapter 8 Solid-State Gas Sensors for Clinical Diagnosis
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PART II Sensors for Medical Applications
- Chapter 9 Biosensors and Human Behavior Measurement: A State-of-the-Art Review
- Chapter 10 Sweat Rate Wearable Sensors
- Chapter 11 Future of Medical Imaging
- Chapter 12 Spatial and Spectral Resolution of Semiconductor Detectors in Medical Imaging
- Chapter 13 Advances in CMOS SSPM Detectors
- Chapter 14 High-Resolution CdTe Detectors and Their Application to Gamma-Ray Imaging
- Chapter 15 Recent Advances in Positron Emission Tomography Technology
- Index
Product information
- Title: Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2017
- Publisher(s): CRC Press
- ISBN: 9781351832199
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