Semiconductor Microsized Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Magnetic Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Peptide-coated semiconductor nanocrystals for biomedical applications.

We have developed a new functionalization approach for semiconductor nanocrystals based on a single-step exchange of surface ligands with custom-designed peptides. This peptide-coating technique yield small, monodisperse and very stable water-soluble NCs that remain bright and photostable. We have used this approach on several types of core and core-shell NCs in the visible and near-infrared sp...

Conductive polymer-based sensors for biomedical applications.

A class of organic polymers, known as conducting polymers (CPs), has become increasingly popular due to its unique electrical and optical properties. Material characteristics of CPs are similar to those of some metals and inorganic semiconductors, while retaining polymer properties such as flexibility, and ease of processing and synthesis, generally associated with conventional polymers. Owing ...

Optical Fiber Sensors for Biomedical Applications

Optical fiber technology offers a convenient, affordable, safe and effective approach for the delivery and collection of light to and from the tissue region of interest, and has been employed clinically since the 1960s [1]. This chapter discusses and reviews the recent developments in optical fiber sensor technology in the field of biomedicine. Before proceeding, we distinguish between the prev...

Wearable and Implantable Sensors for Biomedical Applications.

Mobile health technologies offer great promise for reducing healthcare costs and improving patient care. Wearable and implantable technologies are contributing to a transformation in the mobile health era in terms of improving healthcare and health outcomes and providing real-time guidance on improved health management and tracking. In this article, we review the biomedical applications of wear...