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Advanced Sensor Technology: Biomedical, Environmental, and Construction Applications introduces readers to the past, present and future of sensor technology and its emerging applications in a wide variety of different fields. Organized in five parts, the book covers historical context and future outlook of sensor technology development and emerging applications, the use of sensors throughout many applications in healthcare, health and life science research, public health and safety, discusses chemical sensors used in environmental monitoring and remediation of contaminants, highlights the use of sensors in food, agriculture, fire prevention, automotive and robotics, and more.
Final sections look forward at the challenges that must be overcome in the development and use of sensing technology as well as their commercial use, making this book appropriate for the interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners interested in the development of sensor technologies.
List of contents
Fundamental Aspects
1. Sensor Technology: Past, Present, and Future
2. Fundamentals of Sensor Technology
3. Emerging Application of Sensor Technology
Biomedical applications
4. Biosensors for Virus Detection
5. Biosensors for Bacteria Detection
6. Biosensors for Drug of Abuse Detection
7. Biosensors for Nucleic Acid Detection
8. Biosensors for Glucose Level Detection
9. Biosensing for Hormones Detection
10. Biosensors of Cancer Biomarkers Detection
11. Biomarker-based Biosensors in diagnosis of pre-diabetes and diabetes
12. Biosensors for Drug Detection
13. Carbon Nanostructures as a Novel Platform for Sensing Applications
14. Flexible wearable and self-powered sensors
15. Micro alcohol fuel cells towards autonomous electrochemical sensors
16. Biosensors for Organs-on-a-chip and Organoids
Environmental applications
17. Sensors as useful tools for water and wastewater monitoring
18. Chemical sensing of heavy metals in water
19. pH Sensors for Water and Wastewater Monitoring
20. Chemical sensing of Phenolic and Organophosphorus Compounds
21. Chemical sensing of Pesticides in water
22. Chemical Sensor and Biosensors for Soil Analysis: Principles, Challenges, and Emerging Applications
23. Radiation Sensor
24. Adulteration monitoring sensors
Construction and other Applications
25. Sensing Technology in Food Production
26. Sensors for Automotive and Robotics
27. Challenges and future aspects of Sensor Technology
28. Commercialization and Market of Sensors
