Pethig / Smith Introductory Bioelectronics

For Engineers and Physical Scientists
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-44339-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, E-Book

Bioelectronics is a rich field of research involving theapplication of electronics engineering principles to biology,medicine, and the health sciences. With its interdisciplinarynature, bioelectronics spans state-of-the-art research at theinterface between the life sciences, engineering and physicalsciences.
Introductory Bioelectronics offers a concise overview ofthe field and teaches the fundamentals of biochemical, biophysical,electrical, and physiological concepts relevant to bioelectronics.It is the first book to bring together these various topics, and toexplain the basic theory and practical applications at anintroductory level.
The authors describe and contextualise the science by examiningrecent research and commercial applications. They also cover thedesign methods and forms of instrumentation that are required inthe application of bioelectronics technology. The result is aunique book with the following key features:
* an interdisciplinary approach, which develops theory throughpractical examples and clinical applications, and delivers thenecessary biological knowledge from an electronic engineer'sperspective
* a problem section in each chapter that readers can use forself-assessment, with model answers given at the end of the bookalong with references to key scientific publications
* discussions of new developments in the bioelectronics andbiosensors fields, such as microfluidic devices andnanotechnology
Supplying the tools to succeed, this text is the best resourcefor engineering and physical sciences students in bioelectronics,biomedical engineering and micro/nano-engineering. Not onlythat, it is also a resource for researchers without formal trainingin biology, who are entering PhD programmes or working onindustrial projects in these areas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pethig, Ronald R.

Smith, Stewart

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Ronald Pethig, Bioelectronics, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh He has PhD degrees in electrical engineering and physical chemistry, and a D.Sc degree for work in the field of biomolecular electronics. He is author of one book (Dielectric and Electronic Properties of Biological Materials, Wiley) and more than 200 scientific papers in the field of biomolecular electronics and dielectrophoresis. He has received several awards, including in 2001 being the first recipient of the Herman P Schwan Award for work in biodielectrics. He serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including acting as editor-in-chief of the IET journal Nanobiotechnology.
Stewart Smith, RCUK Academic Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh He has a PhD in microelectronics and has authored over 60 scientific papers on subjects ranging from implantable drug delivery systems to test structures for the characterisation of MEMS processes. He is based at the Scottish Microelectronics Centre in Edinburgh where he works on the development of biomedical microsystems. He is a member of the technical committee for the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures.