Introductory Bioelectronics (eBook)

For Engineers and Physical Scientists

Ronald R. Pethig, Stewart Smith (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2012 | 1. Auflage
464 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-44339-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Bioelectronics is a rich field of research involving the
application of electronics engineering principles to biology,
medicine, and the health sciences. With its interdisciplinary
nature, bioelectronics spans state-of-the-art research at the
interface between the life sciences, engineering and physical
sciences.

Introductory Bioelectronics offers a concise overview of
the 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 to
explain the basic theory and practical applications at an
introductory level.

The authors describe and contextualise the science by examining
recent research and commercial applications. They also cover the
design methods and forms of instrumentation that are required in
the application of bioelectronics technology. The result is a
unique book with the following key features:

* an interdisciplinary approach, which develops theory through
practical examples and clinical applications, and delivers the
necessary biological knowledge from an electronic engineer's
perspective

* a problem section in each chapter that readers can use for
self-assessment, with model answers given at the end of the book
along with references to key scientific publications

* discussions of new developments in the bioelectronics and
biosensors fields, such as microfluidic devices and
nanotechnology

Supplying the tools to succeed, this text is the best resource
for engineering and physical sciences students in bioelectronics,
biomedical engineering and micro/nano-engineering. Not only
that, it is also a resource for researchers without formal training
in biology, who are entering PhD programmes or working on
industrial projects in these areas.

Autor

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.8.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: Apparatetechnik u. Biosensoren • Bioinstrumentation & Biosensors • biomedical engineering • Biomedizintechnik • Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Halbleiter • semiconductors • Sensoren, Instrumente u. Messung • Sensors, Instrumentation & Measurement
• ISBN-10: 1-118-44339-X / 111844339X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-44339-2 / 9781118443392