Point-of-Care Solution for Osteoporosis Management Design, Fabrication, and Validation of New Technology /

• Main Author: Khashayar, Patricia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biochemical engineering.; Medical biochemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Medical Biochemistry.; Biochemical Engineering.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This book addresses the important clinical problem of accurately diagnosing osteoporosis, and analyzes how Bone Turnover Markers (BTMs) can improve osteoporosis detection. In her research, the author integrated microfluidic technology with electrochemical sensing to embody a reaction/detection chamb...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Overview
• Scientific Background
• Conjugated AuNP-antibody Nanoprobe Fabrication and Validation
• Electrochemical Chip Preparation
• Oc and CTX Biosensors: Characteristics and Validation
• Osteokit Fabrication
• Osteokit Validation
• Conclusion and Final Remarks.