Nanotechnology Enabled In situ Sensors for Monitoring Health

Until recently, there has been little research into how to use nanotechnology and sensors in health monitoring. __Nanotechnology Enabled In Situ Sensors for Monitoring Health__ is written to coalesce research efforts to design sensors based on nanotechnology that can be placed into the body to monitor health. Nanotechnology is being used at an unprecedented pace to both diagnose and treat diseases, rather than conventional approaches which diagnose and treat diseases in a different manner. Drawing upon the collective knowledge of renowned experts, __Thomas Webster has__ assembled a wide-ranging treatise that includes: * Nanotechnology for cancer sensing and treatment * Monitoring tissue healing through nano sensors * Monitoring inflammation and infection via implanted nano sensors * DNA based nanotechnology biosensors for surgical diagnosis * Carbon nanotube based orthopedic implant sensors __Nanotechnology Enabled In Situ Sensors for Monitoring Health__ is a must-have for medical researchers, biomedical engineers and surgeons seeking a comprehensive overview of this important subject and examples of how In Situ sensors are being used in the diagnosis and monitoring diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and orthopedic problems. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Nanotechnologies for Cancer Sensing and Treatment....Pages 1-39 Monitoring Tissue Healing Through Nanosensors....Pages 41-59 Monitoring Inflammation and Infection via Implanted Nanosensors....Pages 61-73 DNA-Based Nanotechnology Biosensors for Surgical Diagnosis....Pages 75-94 Electrically Active Neural Biomaterials....Pages 95-114 Biodegradable Metals and Responsive Biosensors for Musculoskeletal Applications....Pages 115-137 Carbon Nanotube-Based Orthopedic Implant Sensors....Pages 139-160 Back Matter....Pages 161-162 Annotation Nanotechnologies are now being applied to health monitoring. Until recently, there has been little research into how to use nanotechnology and sensors in health monitoring. Nanotechnology Enabled In Situ Sensors for Monitoring Health summarizes the research efforts to design sensors based on nanotechnology that can be placed into the body to monitor health. Nanotechnology is being used at an unprecedented pace to both diagnose and treat diseases, rather than conventional approaches that diagnose and treat diseases in a different manner