Portable Biosensors and Point-Of-Care Systems

This book describes the principles, design and applications of a new generation of analytical and diagnostic biomedical devices, characterized by their very small size, ease of use, multi-analytical capabilities and speed to provide handheld and mobile point-of-care diagnostics.

List of contents

• Part I: Background science and technology
  
  
  • Chapter 1: Portable optical detectors for point-of-care diagnostics
  
  
  • Chapter 2: Paper-based diagnostic devices
  
  
  • Chapter 3: Advanced lateral flow technology for point-of-care and field-based applications
  
  
  • Chapter 4: Point-of-care electrochemical sensors for antibody detection
  
  
  • Chapter 5: Portable magnetoelastic biosensors
  
  
  • Chapter 6: Portable and handheld cell-based biosensors
  
  
  
  
  
• Part II: Sub-component design and optimisation
  
  
  • Chapter 7: Novel nanocomposite materials for miniaturized biosensor fabrication
  
  
  • Chapter 8: Monolithically integrated optoelectronic biosensors for point-of-need applications
  
  
  • Chapter 9: Time-series processing for portable biosensors and mobile platforms for automated pattern recognition
  
  
  
  
  
• Part III: Applications
  
  
  • Chapter 10: Nanosensors in food safety
  
  
  • Chapter 11: POC in biowarfare detection and defence applications: an update
  
  
  • Chapter 12: POC in travel, marine and airport security monitoring
  
  
  • Chapter 13: Biosensor applications in veterinary science
  
  
  
  
  
• Part IV: Commercialization
  
  
  • Chapter 14: Commercialized point-of-care technologies
  
  
  • Chapter 15: Consumer diagnositics
  
  
  • Chapter 16: A market case report: point-of-care infusion management and intelligent patient monitoring
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Product details

• Authors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the
• Assisted by: Spyridon Kintzios (Editor), Spyridon E Kintzios (Editor), Spyridon E. Kintzios (Editor), Spyridon E. (Agricultural University of Athens Kintzios (Editor)
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781849199629
• ISBN: 978-1-84919-962-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Healthcare Technologies; Healthcare Technologies
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food