Encyclopedia of Sensors and Biosensors
- 1st Edition - October 10, 2022
- Latest edition
- Editor: Roger Narayan
- Language: English
**Association of American Publishers (AAP) PROSE Award Finalist in Biomedicine and Neuroscience, 2024**Encyclopedia of Sensors and Biosensors, Four Volume Set provides uniq… Read more
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Description
Description
**Association of American Publishers (AAP) PROSE Award Finalist in Biomedicine and Neuroscience, 2024**
Encyclopedia of Sensors and Biosensors, Four Volume Set provides unique foundational level information on the rapidly growing sensor community. The book covers innovations in materials, designs, devices and software that find their way into new types of sensors. Sections include over 1000 color images, including representations of sensor design, sensor manufacturing, and assessments of sensor performance. In addition, applications of sensors in healthcare, food safety, environmental engineering and other fields are discussed, making this a truly interdisciplinary work. The book is structured using a logical and thematic approach, with chapters taking a balanced viewpoint, listing both advantages and disadvantages.
Perfect for those learning their trade in both academia and industry, this vital reference work will serve many groups, including chemists, engineers, biological scientists, clinicians, and industrial researchers.
Key features
Key features
- Provides students and new scientists with a comprehensive, ‘one-stop’ resource in sensor technology, giving them a solid grounding in unfamiliar topics
- Presents the most up-to-date reference resource available, providing truly interdisciplinary coverage across all aspects of sensor technology
- Ideal for researchers/scientists in both academia and industry
- Allows experienced researchers to put their work into a broader context
- Includes over 1000 color images that detail the full range of sensors and devices covered
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section 1: Types
1. Physical sensors (e.g., fluorophore sensors, thermal sensors, optical sensors, mechanical sensors, and acoustic sensors)
2. Chemical sensors (e.g., radiation sensors, electrochemical sensors, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay sensors, aptamer sensors)
3. Biological sensors (e.g., cell and tissue-containing sensors)
4. Combinatorial sensors
5. New sensing technologies
Section 2: Materials and devices
6. Sensing materials (e.g., ceramics, metals, polymers, composites, and nanomaterials)
7. Sensing interfaces (e.g., self-cleaning sensors)
8. Existing sensing devices
Section 3: Development
9. Sensor design
10. Sensor fabrication techniques
11. Sensor instrumentation
12. Sensor characterization techniques
13. Sensor packaging (e.g., lab-on-a-chip sensors and disposable sensors)
14. Sensor testing
15. Sensor reliability improvement
Section 4: Integration
16. Sensor signal processing
17. Sensor integration
18. Sensor networks
19. Data processing
20. Data analysis (e.g., machine learning approaches)
21. Sensor testing
22. Sensor reliability (including of sensor fouling)
23. Clinical trials
24. Storage, maintenance, and long-term use
25. Large-scale manufacturing and commercialization
26. Standards
27. Regulatory considerations
28. Ethical considerations for use with humans and animals
Section 5: Applications
29. Environmental sensors
30. Electronic-nose sensors
31. Agriculture sensors
32. Climate and ecological sensors
33. Food safety sensors
34. Homeland security sensors (e.g., nuclear, biological and chemical sensors)
35. Medical sensors
36. Nuclear technology sensors
37. Aerospace sensors
38. Veterinary sensors
Section 6: Future forecast
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 10, 2022
- Language: English
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