Smart Biosensor Technology (Optical Science and Engineering)

George K. Knopf; Amarjeet S. Bassi (editors)

ISBN 10: 0849337593 / ISBN 13: 9780849337598

Published by CRC Press, 2007

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Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover shows light wear and has library label on the spine. 636 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Smart Biosensor Technology (Optical Science and Engineering)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849337593
• ISBN 13: 9780849337598
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

Synergy is the key to creating more intelligent biosensors. Engineers develop smaller, more integrated technologies; biologists and chemists develop increasingly selective and sensitive sensor elements; material scientists develop ways to bring it all together. However, most books focus only on the chemistry aspects of biosensor technologies. With a multidisciplinary perspective, Smart Biosensor Technology examines the design, applications, and future directions of this rapidly evolving field.

This book collects contributions from leading specialists in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines involved in different aspects of biosensor design and technology. Five broad sections provide a systematic structure that builds progressively from key concepts to emerging technologies and future directions. Following an introduction to the fundamental characteristics and functions of the underlying technologies, two sections explore the role materials play in developing smart biosensors. Next, the editors devote an entire section to bioelectronics with a focus on a biophotonic material called bacteriorhodopsin and its application to photoelectric biosensing, chemical sensing, and color imaging. They also present design and fabrication of new bioelectronic sensing arrays on flexible substrates. The final section explores a variety of smart biosensor applications in detecting food pathogens, monitoring toxicity, and detecting allergens and viruses.

Building a solid background in the underlying technologies and demonstrating how to apply this knowledge to solve real problems, Smart Biosensor Technology is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to extending the capabilities of biosensors for a broad range of fields.

Review

Much remains to be done before smart biosensors advance to the point where they have more global comparative advantage. Thus, the present volume is both timely and important as it will further research and interaction among the groups working in this important field. ... The chapters included in this volume provide an excellent introduction to and perspective on current research and developments in biosensors.
-From the foreword by Dr. Robert R. Birge, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA