Biosensing technology is rapidly flourishing in recent years due to the advancement of bio-MEMS/NEMS. However, the booming development of biosensors has not been very well addressed to the unmet clinical needs. Advances in Biosensing Technology for Medical Diagnosis initiates a headway into the realm of cutting-edge diagnostic tools which are expected to become routine clinical practice. This book aims to broaden the readers’ horizon and guide them in tailoring different biosensing techniques for specific diagnostic procedures. Key Features: - 12 chapters cover several aspects of biosensing technologies including working principles and clinical validations - highlights the state-of-the-art biosensing technology developed in all fields - provides information about specific applications of novel biosensors used in clinical diagnosis, - provides step-by-step guidance of microfabrication for biosensors - focuses on bridging the gap between the scientific and the clinical communities - provides information about the diagnostic applications of biosensors for different diseases (including infectious diseases and neurodegenerative diseases). - covers Information about unconventional nano/microfluidic biosensor systems - features contributions from renowned experts in the field of biomedical engineering Advances in Biosensing Technology for Medical Diagnosis serves as a reference for healthcare providers and biomedical engineers who are interesting in biosensing techniques in medicine. The information provided in this reference will also benefit healthcare policymakers who are interested in new technologies that can impact the delivery of diagnostic services in healthcare systems.

Over the last decade, fluorescence has become the dominant tool in biotechnology and medical imaging. These exciting advances have been underpinned by the advances in time-resolved techniques and instrumentation, probe design, chemical / biochemical sensing, coupled with our furthered knowledge in biology. Complementary volumes 9 and 10, Advanced Concepts of Fluorescence Sensing: Small Molecule Sensing and Advanced Concepts of Fluorescence Sensing: Macromolecular Sensing, aim to summarize the current state of the art in fluorescent sensing. For this reason, Drs. Geddes and Lakowicz have invited chapters, encompassing a broad range of fluorescence sensing techniques. Some chapters deal with small molecule sensors, such as for anions, cations, and CO2, while others summarize recent advances in protein-based and macromolecular sensors. The Editors have, however, not included DNA or RNA based sensing in this volume, as this were reviewed in Volume 7 and is to be the subject of a more detailed volume in the near future.

The first comprehensive book to be published in this field. It has many contributors, chosen to reflect the spread of disciplines from which the new techniques have emerged.

Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications, Volume One: Synthesis, Properties and Optoelectrochemical Devices describes the synthesis and characterization of varied conjugated polymeric materials and their key applications, including active electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors and lithium-ion batteries, along with new ideas of functional materials for next-generation high-energy batteries, a discussion of common design procedures, and the pros and cons of conjugated polymers for certain applications. The book's emphasis lies in the underlying electronic properties of conjugated polymers, their characterization and analysis, and the evaluation of their effectiveness for utilization in energy and electronics applications. This book is ideal for researchers and practitioners in the area of materials science, chemistry and chemical engineering. - Provides an overview of the synthesis and functionalization of conjugated polymers and their composites - Reviews important photovoltaics applications of conjugated polymeric materials, including their use in energy storage, batteries and optoelectronic devices - Discusses conjugated polymers and their application in electronics for sensing, bioelectronics, memory, and more

Biosensors for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases provides a review of how cornerstone optical, electronic, nanomaterial and data processing technologies can address detection issues occurring in a pandemic event. This book gives insights into the fundamental physical, chemical and biological mechanisms needed for such a type of detection. The content covers potential biomarkers which can be used for the infectious disease diagnostic, helping readers find the appropriate approach for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. It presents a novel approach to transferring the sensing platform from lab to application in clinics and to point of care detection. The book then moves on to discuss the function and efficiency of the biosensing platform in early diagnosis of infectious diseases compared to the standard methods. The required time, the technician skills and the steps which must be performed are other key factors of the biosensing platform which are well explained. - Covers applications of biosensors in diagnostics and detection of infection, and in the application of new materials in biosensor development - Presents nano-biosensor based point-of-care technologies - Introduces readers to the fundamentals of biosensors for infectious diseases

Bridging the gap between research and clinical application, Biosensors and Molecular Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics explores the use of biosensors as effective alternatives to the current standard methods in cancer diagnosis and detection. It describes the major aspects involved in detecting and diagnosing cancer as well as the basic elements

PART I. Optical Biosensors: The Present -- Chapter 1. Optrode-based Fiber Optic Biosensors -- Israel Biran and David R. Walt -- Chapter 2. Evanescent Wave Fiber Optic Biosensors -- Chris Rowe Taitt and Frances S. Ligler -- Chapter 3. Planar Waveguides for Fluorescence Biosensors -- Kim Sapsford, Chris Rowe Taitt, and Frances S. Ligler -- Chapter 4. Flow Immnosensor -- Anne W. Kusterbeck -- Chapter 5. Time Resolved Fluorescence -- Richard Thompson -- Chapter 6. Electrochemiluminescence -- Mark M. Richter -- Chapter 7. Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors -- Jiri Homola, Sinclair Yee, and David Myszka -- Chapter 8. The Resonant Mirror Optical Biosensor -- Tim Kinning and Paul Edwards -- Chapter 9. Interferometric Biosensors -- Daniel P. Campbell and Candice J. McCloskey -- Part II. Optical Biosensors: The Future -- Chapter 10. Genetic Engineering of Signaling Molecules -- Agatha Feltus and Sylvia Daunert -- Chapter 11. Artificial Receptors for Chemosensors -- Thomas W. Bell and Nicholas ...

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) plays a dominant role in real-time interaction sensing of biomolecular binding events, this book provides a total system description including optics, fluidics and sensor surfaces for a wide researcher audience.

Since four decades, rapid detection and monitoring in clinical and food diagnostics and in environmental and biodefense have paved the way for the elaboration of electrochemical biosensors. Thanks to their adaptability, ease of use in relatively complex samples, and their portability, electrochemical biosensors now are one of the mainstays of analy

This book presents an exhaustive overview of electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the analysis and monitoring of the most important analytes in the environmental field, in industry, in treatment plants and in environmental research. The chapters give the reader a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of the field of electrochemical sensors suitable to environmental analytes, from the theoretical principles of their design to their implementation, realization and application. The first three chapters discuss fundamentals, and the last three chapters cover the main groups of analytes of environmental interest.