Full Description
Several developed countries are facing serious problems in medical environments owing to the aging society, and extension of healthy lifetime has become a big challenge. Biomedical engineering, in addition to life sciences and medicine, can help tackle these problems. Innovative technologies concerning minimally invasive treatment, prognosis and early diagnosis, point-of-care testing, regenerative medicine, and personalized medicine need to be developed to realize a healthy aging society.
This book presents cutting-edge research in biomedical engineering from materials, devices, imaging, and information perspectives. The contributors are senior members of the Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. All chapters are results of collaborative research in engineering and life sciences and cover nanotechnology, materials, optical sensing technology, imaging technology, image processing technology, and biomechanics, all of which are important areas in biomedical engineering. The book will be a useful resource for researchers, students, and readers who are interested in biomedical engineering.
Contents
1. Biosensors Using Metal Oxides as a Sensing Material 2. Biosensors Based on FETs Containing Nanostructures 3. Noble Metallic Pt Coating on Silk Textile by a Supercritical CO2-Promoted Metallization Technique towards Applications of Biocompatible Medical Wearable Devices 4. Biosensors Based on Silicon Photonics 5. Reusable Surface Acoustic Wave Immunosensor for Enhanced Monitoring of Airborne House Dust Mite Allergens 6. Development of Novel Fluorescent Sensors Based on Fluorescent Natural Compounds 7. Living-Cell Analysis by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Its Medical Application 8. Oximetry for Various Tissues Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 9. Development of THz Laser Spectrometer and Its Application for Pharmaceutical Inspection 10. Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening 11. Ultrasonic Transducers and Non-Contact Measurement Technique for Medical and Agricultural Application/Flexible Acoustic Force Sensor 12. Time-Resolved CMOS Image Sensors for Biomedical Applications 13. High-Resolution Optical Microscopy for Bio-Imaging 14. X-Ray Semiconductor Imaging Device Technology and Medical-Imaging Application 15. Deep Learning in Medical Image Processing and Computer-Aided Diagnosis 16. A Hierarchical Type Segmentation Hardware for Colorectal Endoscopic Images with Narrow-Band Imaging Magnification 17. Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgery 18. Ventricular Assist Devices Utilizing Magnetic Bearing Systems
