Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4398-8267-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 693 g

Reihe: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iniewski, Krzysztof

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Sensorik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Sensors for Biological Applications

Advanced Sensing and Communication in Biological World. Physics and Modeling of DNA-Derivative Architectures for Long-Wavelength Bio-Sensing. Label-Free Biosensors for Biomedical Applications: The Potential of Integrated Optical Biosensors and Silicon Photonics. Quartz Crystal Microbalance–Based Biosensors. Toward Printable Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Cell Analytics. Construction of Enzyme Biosensors Based on a Commercial Glucose Sensor Platform. Future Directions for Breath Sensors. Solid-State Gas Sensors for Clinical Diagnosis.



Part II: Sensors for Medical Applications

Biosensors and Human Behavior Measurement: A State-of-the-Art Review. Sweat Rate Wearable Sensors. Future of Medical Imaging. Spatial and Spectral Resolution of Semiconductor Detectors in Medical Imaging. Advances in CMOS SSPM Detectors. High-Resolution CdTe Detectors and Their Application to Gamma-Ray Imaging. Recent Advances in Positron Emission Tomography Technology.

Über Autor(innen)

Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski is managing R&D at Redlen Technologies Inc., a startup company in Vancouver, Canada. Redlen’s revolutionary production process for advanced semiconductor materials enables a new generation of more accurate, alldigital, radiation-based imaging solutions. He is also a president of CMOS Emerging Technologies (www.cmoset.com), an organization of high-tech events covering communications, microsystems, optoelectronics, and sensors.