Book description
Bioelectronics is a rich field of research involving the application
of electronics engineering principles to biology, medicine, and the
health sciences. With its interdisciplinary nature, bioelectronics
spans state-of-the-art research at the interface between the life
sciences, engineering and physical sciences.
Introductory Bioelectronics offers a concise overview of the
field and teaches the fundamentals of biochemical, biophysical,
electrical, and physiological concepts relevant to bioelectronics. It
is the first book to bring together these various topics, and to
explain the basic theory and practical applications at an introductory level.
The authors describe and contextualise the science by examining
recent research and commercial applications. They also cover the
design methods and forms of instrumentation that are required in the
application of bioelectronics technology. The result is a unique book
with the following key features:
- an interdisciplinary approach, which develops theory through
practical examples and clinical applications, and delivers the
necessary biological knowledge from an electronic engineer's perspective
- a problem section in each chapter that readers can use for
self-assessment, with model answers given at the end of the book
along with references to key scientific publications
- discussions of new developments in the bioelectronics and
biosensors fields, such as microfluidic devices and nanotechnology
Supplying the tools to succeed, this text is the best resource for
engineering and physical sciences students in bioelectronics,
biomedical engineering and micro/nano-engineering. Not only that, it
is also a resource for researchers without formal training in biology,
who are entering PhD programmes or working on industrial projects in
these areas.
Professor Ronald Pethig, Bioelectronics, School of Engineering,
University of Edinburgh
He has PhD degrees in electrical engineering and physical chemistry,
and a D. Sc degree for work in the field of biomolecular electronics. He
is author of one book (
Dielectric and Electronic Properties of
Biological Materials
, Wiley) and more than 200 scientific papers in the field of
biomolecular electronics and dielectrophoresis. He has received several
awards, including in 2001 being the first recipient of the Herman P
Schwan Award for work in biodielectrics. He serves on the editorial
boards of several scientific journals, including acting as
editor-in-chief of the IET journal
Nanobiotechnology
.
Stewart Smith, RCUK Academic Fellow, School of Engineering,
University of Edinburgh He has a PhD in microelectronics
and has authored over 60 scientific papers on subjects ranging from
implantable drug delivery systems to test structures for the
characterisation of MEMS processes. He is based at the Scottish
Microelectronics Centre in Edinburgh where he works on the development
of biomedical microsystems. He is a member of the technical committee
for the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures.
