Medical Sensors and Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

Mechanisms, Biofunctionalization and Measurement Techniques

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of sensor and lab-on-a-chip technologies for medical applications. Presenting a unified coverage of the operational principles and fabrication issues of the sensors and related chips, this important compendium describes the contemporary electronic devices that help to identify and effectively combat different diseases and malfunctions of the human body. It is intended to serve as an essential textbook or reference book for graduate/postgraduate students in electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and those pursuing a course on sensor technologies in medicine. Research students and scientists too will find the self-explanatory diagrams and end-of-chapter bibliographies very useful.

Contents:

• Emerging Trends in Medical Diagnostic Devices

• Viral Disease Detection:

  • Influenza
  • Dengue
  • Hepatitis
  • Encephalitis
  • Meningitis
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Multiple Sclerosis

• Bacterial Disease Detection:

  • Anthrax
  • Cholera
  • Typhoid
  • Tuberculosis
  • Syphilis and Gonorrhoea

• Miscellaneous Diseases:

  • Malaria
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Bone Diseases

• Cancer Detection:

  • Brain Tumor
  • Breast Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Blood Cancer

• Pathological and Physiological Tests:

  • Glucose
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Cholesterol
  • Triglyceride
  • Creatinine
  • Urea
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
  • Physiological Parameters

Readership: Researchers, academics, professionals and graduate students in electrical & electronic engineering, bioengineering and medicine.
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