Applications of Electrochemistry in Medicine (Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry Book 56)

Medical Applications of Electrochemistry, a volume of the series Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of modern science by indicating the many current issues in medicine that are susceptible to solution by electrochemical methods. This book also suggests how personalized medicine can develop. Modern Aspects Of Electrochemistry Number 56 Contains Chapters Covering The Following Topics Related To The Use Of Electrochemistry In Medicine. · Electrochemistry In The Design And Development Of Medical Technologies And Devices · Medical Devices At The Interface Of Biology And Electrochemistry · Sensing By Screen Printed Electrodes For Medical Diagnosis · Electrochemical Glucose Sensors · Electrochemistry Of Adhesion And Spreading Of Lipid Vesicles On Electrodes · Bio-electrochemistry And Chalcogens · Nanoplasmonics In Medicine · Extravascular Hemoglobin: Aging Contusions · Modeling Tumor Growth And Response To Radiation From Reviews Of Previous Volumes: “this Long-standing Series Continues Its Tradition Of Offering High Quality Reviews Of Established And Emerging Subject Areas, Together With The Less Common Aspects Of Electrochemical Science... [and]... Deserves A Place In Electrochemistry Libraries And Should Prove Useful To Electrochemists And Related Workers.” —chemistry And Industry “extremely Well-referenced And Very Readable.... Maintains The Overall High Standards Of The Series.” —journal Of The American Chemical Society Continues The Valuable Service Thathas Been Rendered By The Modern Aspects Series. —journal Of Electroanalytical Chemistry Applications Of Electrochemistry In Medicine -- Applications Of Electrochemistry In The Design And Development Of Medical Technologies And Devices -- Intracoronary Stents: Medical Devices At The Interface Of Biology And Electrochemistry -- Screen Printed Electrodes Open New Vistas In Sensing: Application To Medical Diagnosis -- Electrochemical Glucose Sensors And Their Application In Diabetes Management -- Electrochemistry Of Adhesion And Spreading Of Lipid Vesicles On Electrodes -- Bio-electrochemistry And Chalcogens. Edited By Mordechay Schlesinger. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Applications of Electrochemistry in Medicine....Pages 1-33 Applications of Electrochemistry in the Design and Development of Medical Technologies and Devices....Pages 35-53 Intracoronary Stents: Medical Devices at the Interface of Biology and Electrochemistry....Pages 55-82 Screen Printed Electrodes Open New Vistas in Sensing: Application to Medical Diagnosis....Pages 83-120 Electrochemical Glucose Sensors and Their Application in Diabetes Management....Pages 121-187 Electrochemistry of Adhesion and Spreading of Lipid Vesicles on Electrodes....Pages 189-247 Bio-Electrochemistry and Chalcogens....Pages 249-282 Conductive Polymer-Based Materials for Medical Electroanalytic Applications....Pages 283-342 Experimental and Theoretical Issues of Nanoplasmonics in Medicine....Pages 343-379 Modeling and Measuring Extravascular Hemoglobin: Aging Contusions....Pages 381-401 Model of Tumor Growth and Response to Radiation....Pages 403-441 Back Matter....Pages 443-452 This book describes the use of electrochemistry in medicine. Topics include electrochemistry in the design and development of medical technologies and devices, medical devices at the interface of biology and electrochemistry, and sensing by screen printed electrodes for medical diagnosis