Body Sensor Networks

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yang, Guang-Zhong (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Microprogramming.; Computer communication systems.; Special purpose computers.; Computers.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Computer Communication Networks.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Control Structures and Microprogramming.

The last decade has witnessed a rapid surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for healthcare. One key development in this area is wireless wearable and implantable in vivo monitoring and intervention devices. While the problems of long-term stability and biocompatibility are being ad...

Table of Contents:

• Biosensor Design and Interfacing
• Protein Engineering for Biosensors
• Wireless Communication
• Network Topologies, Communication Protocols, and Standards
• Energy Scavenging
• Towards Ultra-Low Power Bio-Inspired Processing
• Multi-Sensor Fusion
• Context-Aware Sensing
• Autonomic Sensing
• Wireless Sensor Microsystem Design: A Practical Perspective
• Conclusions and Future Outlook.