Sensors for Diagnostics and Monitoring

Sensor technologies and applications are evolving rapidly driven by the demand for new sensors for monitoring and diagnostic purposes to improve human health and safety. The 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.

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