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Understand the principles, practices, and applications of bionanotechnologyThis hands-on textbook covers key aspects of bionanotechnology from an engineering perspective. The book delves into a wide variety of topics, including materials science, micro/nano fabrication, general physics, fluid flow, electromagnetics, thermodynamics, molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, and organic chemistry.
Developed from an advanced engineering course taught by its authors,
Bionanotechnology: Engineering Concepts and Applications fully explains all of the underlying concepts and shows how that theory can be directly applied in practical applications. Readers will get examples, problem sets, real-world case studies, and engineering design methodologies that illustrate each concept.
The book contains complete discussions on microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip devices, organ-on-a-chip devices, quantum dots, DNA/RNA technology, micro/nano fabrication techniques, the modelling/simulation of microsystems, and bionanotechnology-based biosensors, targeted therapies, and drug delivery systems.
- Combines many different bionanotechnology topics into one resource
- Based on a course developed and taught by the authors at the University of Alberta
- Written by recognized experts and experienced educators
About the author
Jie Chen, Ph.D., is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA from which he received his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering. His cross-disciplinary research explores new nanoscale device and circuit designs as well as nanotechnology for biomedical applications.
Yiwei Feng, B.S., is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Jie Chen's research group at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada). He holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Alberta and has won many awards including the APEGA Past Presidents' Medal and the Dean's Citation in Engineering. His research focuses on the design and development of microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices.
Scott MacKay, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher in Biological Science at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada). He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (supervised by Dr. Jie Chen), and an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Alberta. His research interests include metabolomics, biosensor design, and converting laboratory methods and techniques to portable and automated systems.
