Book description
Biomedical sensors are an essential tool in the detection and monitoring of a wide range of medical conditions from cancer to Parkinson’s disease. Biosensors for medical applications provides a comprehensive review of established, cutting edge and future trends in biomedical sensors and their applications.Part one focuses on key principles and transduction approaches, reviewing electrochemical, piezoelectric and nano-sized biosensors. Impedence interrogated affinity biosensors for medical applications and practical applications of enzyme biosensors are explored, before part two goes on to review specific medical applications. Biosensors for DNA and RNA detection and characterization, disease biomarker detection, and the use of affibodies as an alternative to antibodies in cancer marker biosensors are investigated, along with biosensors for drug testing and discovery, non-invasive measurements, and wearable biosensors for medical applications.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Biosensors for medical applications is an essential guide for all those involved in the research, design, production and use of medical biosensors.
- Provides a comprehensive review of established, cutting edge and future trends in biomedical sensors and their applications
- Examines key principles and transduction approaches, reviewing electrochemical, piezoelectric and nano-sized biosensors
- Reviews biosensors for DNA and RNA detection and characterisation, disease biomarker detection, and the use of affibodies as an alternative to antibodies in cancer marker biosensors
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributor contact details
- Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
- Introduction to biosensors
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Part I: Principles and transduction approaches
- Chapter 1: Electrochemical biosensors for medical applications
- Chapter 2: Piezoelectric biosensors for medical applications
- Chapter 3: Nano-sized biosensors for medical applications
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Chapter 4: Impedance interrogated affinity biosensors for medical applications: novel targets and mechanistic studies
- Abstract:
- 4.1 Small molecule binding
- 4.2 Supramolecular structures
- 4.3 Electrochemical biosensor for clinical diagnostics
- 4.4 Challenges of carbohydrate sensing
- 4.5 Bioreceptors for carbohydrate sensing
- 4.6 Enzymes that act on carbohydrates
- 4.7 Impedimetric glucose biosensors
- 4.8 Impedimetric bacterial and viral immunosensors
- 4.9 Impedance and pathogens
- 4.10 Bioreceptors used in impedimetric pathogenic biosensor construction
- 4.11 Detection of exposure to infection
- 4.12 Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Practical applications and protocols for enzyme biosensors
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Part II: Applications of medical biosensors
- Chapter 6: Biosensors for DNA and RNA detection and characterization
- Chapter 7: Biosensors for disease biomarker detection
- Chapter 8: Affibodies as an alternative to antibodies in biosensors for cancer markers
- Chapter 9: Biosensors for drug testing and discovery
- Chapter 10: Biosensors for non-invasive measurements
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Chapter 11: Wearable biosensors for medical applications
- Abstract:
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Background
- 11.3 Considerations and requirements for wearable sensors
- 11.4 Types of wearable sensors
- 11.5 Temperature sensors
- 11.6 Mechanical sensors
- 11.7 Electrical sensors
- 11.8 Biological and chemical sensing
- 11.9 Clinical applications
- 11.10 Future trends
- 11.11 Sources of further information and advice
- Index
Product information
- Title: Biosensors for Medical Applications
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2012
- Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
- ISBN: 9780857097187
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