{pdf} Introductory Bioelectronics: For Engineers and Physical Scientists Ronald Pethig, Stewart Smith(auth.)

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 perspectivea 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 publicationsdiscussions 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.
Content:
Chapter 1 Basic Chemical and Biochemical Concepts (pages 1?27):
Chapter 2 Cells and their Basic Building Blocks (pages 29?72):
Chapter 3 Basic Biophysical Concepts and Methods (pages 73?146):
Chapter 4 Spectroscopic Techniques (pages 147?175):
Chapter 5 Electrochemical Principles and Electrode Reactions (pages 177?213):
Chapter 6 Biosensors (pages 215?257):
Chapter 7 Basic Sensor Instrumentation and Electrochemical Sensor Interfaces (pages 259?296):
Chapter 8 Instrumentation for Other Sensor Technologies (pages 297?342):
Chapter 9 Microfluidics: Basic Physics and Concepts (pages 343?390):
Chapter 10 Microfluidics: Dimensional Analysis and Scaling (pages 391?416):