Sensor technologies and applications are evolving rapidly driven by the demand for new sensors for monitoring and diagnostic purposes to enable improvements in human health and safety. Simultaneously, sensors are required to consume less power, be autonomous, cost less, and be connected by the Internet of Things. New sensor technologies are being developed to fulfill these needs. This book reviews the latest developments in sensor technology and gives the reader an overview of the state-of-the-art in key areas, such as sensors for diagnostics and monitoring.
Features
Provides an overview of sensor technologies for monitoring and diagnostics applications.
Presents state-of-the-art developments in selected topics for sensors that can be used for monitoring and diagnostics in future healthcare, structural monitoring, and smart environment applications.
Features contributions from leading international experts in both industry and academia.
Explores application areas that include medical diagnostics and screening, health monitoring, smart textiles, and structural monitoring.
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Weight
0.513 kg
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Year of Publication
2019
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Nano-Carbon Terahertz Sensors and Imagers
Yukio Kawano
Chapter 2 Fiber-optic Brillouin distributed sensors: from dynamic to long-range measurements
Alayn Loyassa, Javier Urricelqui, Haritz Iribas, Juan Jose Mompoo, and Jon Marinelarena
Chapter 3 Low-Powered Plasmonic Sensors
Sasan Vosoogh-Grayli, Xin Zhang, Siamack V. Graylo, and Gary W. Leach
Chapter 4 Ultra-Fast Photodiodes under Zero and Forward-Bias Operations
Jin-Wei Shi
Chapter 5 Semiconductor Sensors for Direct X-Ray Conversion
Krzysztof Iniewski
Chapter 6 Organic Imagers
Dario Natali
Chapter 7 Tactile sensors for Electronic Skin
Fabrizio Viola and Piero Cosseddu
Chapter 8 Sensor Systems for Label-Free Detection of Biomolecular Interactions: Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
Y. Mourat Elcin, Sukran Seker, M. Taner Vurat, Arin Dogan, and Eser Elcin
Chapter 9 Low Power Energy Harvesting Solutions for Smart Self-Powered Sensors
Jordi Colomer-Farraronsa, Albert Alvarez-Carulla, and Pere Ll. Miribel-Catala
Chapter 10 RFID supporting IoT in health and well-being applications
Sari Merilampi, Johanna Virkki, Nuno Pombo, and Nuno Pumbo
Chapter 11 Low Power Biosensor Design Techniques Based on Information Theoretic Principles
Nicole McFarlane
Chapter 12 Modern Application Potential of Miniature Chemical Sensors
Cristina E. Davis and Paul Hichwa
Chapter 13 Optical Flow Sensing and Its Precision Vertical Landing Applications
Mohammad Al-Sharman, Murad Qasaimeh, Bara Emran, Mohammad A. Jaradat, and Mohammad Amin Al-Jarrahf
Author
Kevin Yallup
ISBN/ISSN
9780815370208
Binding
Hardback
Edition
1
Publisher
CRC Press
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