BioMEMS : science and engineering perspectives /: science and engineering perspectives. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simona Badilescu, Muthukumaran Packirisamy.
• Other Names: Badilescu, Simona; Packirisamy, Muthukumaran
• Contents: Introduction Introduction to BioMEMS Application Areas Intersection of Science and Engineering Evolution of Systems Based on Size Commercialization, Potential, and Market Substrate Materials Used in BioMEMS Devices Metals Glasses and Ceramics Silicon and Silicon-Based Surfaces Polymers Biopolymers Organic Molecules (Functional Groups) Involved in the Formation of Self-Assembled Monolayers Biomolecules and Complex Biological Entities: Structure and Properties Amino Acids Polypeptides and Proteins Lipids Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids Carbohydrates Enzymes Cells Bacteria and Viruses Engineering of Bioactive Surfaces Plasma Treatment and Plasma-Mediated Surface Modification Surface Modifications Mediated by Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) Langmuir-Blodgett and Layer-by-Layer Assembly Biosmart Hydrogels Immobilization and Detection of Biomolecules by Using Gold Nanoparticles: Case Studies Biomimetic Surface Engineering Attachment of Proteins to Surfaces Surface Modification of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications Temperature-Responsive Intelligent Interfaces Methods of Study and Characterization of Surface-Modified Substrates Contact Angle Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Attenuated Total Reflection (Internal Reflection) Infrared Spectroscopy Mechanical Methods: Use of Micro- and Nanocantilevers for Characterization of Surfaces Biosensing Fundamentals Biosensors Immunoassays Comparison between Biosensors and ELISA Immunoassays Fabrication of BioMEMS Devices Basic Microfabrication Processes Micromachining Soft Micromachining Microfabrication Techniques for Biodegradable Polymers Nanofabrication Methods Introduction to Microfluidics Fluid Physics at the Microscale Methods for Enhancing Diffusive Mixing between Two Laminar Flows Controlling Flow and Transport in Microfluidic Channels Modeling Microchannel Flow Experimental Methods BioMEMS: Life Science Applications Introduction to Microarrays Microarrays Based on DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Protein Microarrays Cell and Tissue-Based Assays on a Chip Microreactors Micro Total Analysis Systems (μTAS) and Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) Lab-on-a-Chip: Conclusion and Outlook Microcantilever BioMEMS
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis/CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages)
• Subjects: 660.6; BioMEMS; BioMEMS; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439891162; 1439891168
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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