Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies

Written by a pioneer in the area of advanced semiconductor materials, this book explores the development and use of sensors in biological and medical applications. It covers topics including advanced sensing and communications in biology, as well as physics and modeling of DNA-derivative architecture and the use of enzyme and quartz crystal microbalance-based biosensors. Regarding applications in medicine, the book addresses biosensors in human behavior measurement, sweat rate wearable sensors, and the future of medical imaging, including developments in spatial and spectral resolution of semiconductor detectors. The book also details application of high-resolution CdTe detectors in gamma ray imaging, and recent advances in positron emission tomography technology.