Point-of-Care Diagnostics on a Chip

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Issadore, David (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Westervelt, Robert M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Medical biochemistry.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Electronic circuits.; Biomedical engineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Biomedical Engineering.; Medical Biochemistry.; Electronic Circuits and Devices.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

The topic of this book is the development of automated and inexpensive tools that transfer medical tests from a specialized clinical laboratory directly to the point of care, using biochip technology. Immediate access to medically relevant biochemical information for doctors and nurses promises to r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Motivation
• Introduction to BioChips
• The Context and the Potential Impact for Improved Point of Care Diagnostics
• An Introduction to Contemporary Clinical Laboratory Medicine
• PART II: Fluid Handling
• Ultra Low Cost Passive Microfluidics
• Active Microfluidics - Pumps, Gates, Valves, and Heaters
• Digital Microfluidics - Electrowetting on Printed Circuit Boards
• Hybrid Integrated Circuit / Microfluidic Chips
• Part III: Detection
• Nanoparticle Based Medical Diagnostics
• Miniaturized Fluorescence Based Flow Cytometry
• Holographic Cell Imaging on a Chip
• Single Molecule Detection with Optical Sensing Arrays
• Dielectric Detection of Biochemical Assays
• Radio Frequency Dielectric Flow Cytometry
• Diagnostic Magnetic Resonance for Disease Detection
• Mass-Based Detection and Characterization of Biochemistry and Living Cells.