Sensors, Micro- and Nanosensor Technology

Sensors, Micro- and Nanosensor Technology
Author: Wolfgang Göpel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2008-07-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3527620613

Sensors is the first self-contained series to deal with the whole area of sensors. It describes general aspects, technical and physical fundamentals, construction, function, applications and developments of the various types of sensors. This final volume of the series uncovers trends in sensor technology and gives a comprehensive overview of the sensor market. The use of sensors in microsystems and in vacuum microelectronic as well as in acoustic wave devices is discussed. Present and emerging applications of sensors in aerospace, environmental, automotive, and medical industries, among others, are described. This volume is an indispensable reference work for both specialists and newcomers, researchers and developers

Nanosensors for Smart Agriculture

Nanosensors for Smart Agriculture
Author: Adil Denizli
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 825
Release: 2021-11-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323852939

Nanosensors for Smart Agriculture covers new breakthroughs in smart agriculture, highlighting new technologies, such as the internet of things, big data and artificial intelligence. In addition, the book provides the many advantages of nanosensors over their micro counterparts, such as lower power consumption, higher sensitivity, lower concentration of analytes, and smaller interaction distances between the object and sensor. Sections provide information on fundamental design concepts and emerging applications of nanosensors in smart agriculture. The book highlights how, when cultivating soil, nanosensors and their wireless networks can be used for soil quality monitoring (moisture/herbicides/organic compound/trace metals monitoring in soil, etc. Other applications cover how smart nanosensors can be used for virus detection and hygiene/pathogen controls in livestocks, their use as active transport tracking devices for smart tracking and tracing, and other various applications, such as (i) nanochips for identity (radio frequency identification), (ii) food inspection, (iii) intelligent food packaging, and (iv) smart storage. This is an important reference source for materials scientists and agricultural engineers who are looking to understand more about how nanosensor technology can be used to create more efficient and sustainable agricultural systems. - Outlines the fabrication and fundamental design concepts of nanosensors for agricultural applications - Explains how nanosensors are being used throughout the agricultural cycle – from crop growth to food manufacturing - Assesses major challenges surrounding the application of nanosensors to agricultural applications in mass scale

Handbook of Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications

Handbook of Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications
Author: Suresh Kumar Kailasa
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2021-04-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128208848

Handbook of Nanomaterials for Intelligent Sensing Applications provides insights into the production of nanosensors and their applications. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, showing how nano-enhanced sensing technology is being used in a variety of industry sectors and addressing related challenges surrounding the production, fabrication and application of nanomaterials-based sensors at both experimental and theoretical levels. This book is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who want to learn more about how nanomaterials are being used to enhance sensing products and devices for a variety of industry sectors. The pof miniaturized device components and engineering systems of micro- and nanoscale is beyond the capability of conventional machine tools. The production of intelligent sensors at nanometer scale presents great challenges to engineers in design and manufacture. The manufacturing of nano-scaled devices and components involves isolation, transportation and re-assembly of atoms and molecules. This nanomachining technology involves not only physical-chemical processes as in the case of microfabrication, but it also involves application and integration of the principles of molecular biology. - Explains how the functionalization of nanomaterials is being used to create more effective sensors - Explores the major challenges of using nanoscale sensors for industrial applications on a broad scale - Assesses which classes of nanomaterial should best be used for sensing applications

Nanofabrication for Smart Nanosensor Applications

Nanofabrication for Smart Nanosensor Applications
Author: Fernando Gomes
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128235551

Nanofabrication for Smart Nanosensor Applications addresses the design, manufacture and applications of a variety of nanomaterials for sensing applications. In particular, the book explores how nanofabrication techniques are used to create more efficient nanosensors, examines their major applications in biomedicine and environmental science, discusses the fundamentals of how nanosensors work, explores different nanofabrication techniques, and comments on toxicity and safety issues relating to the creation of nanosensors using certain nanomaterial classes. This book is an important resource for materials scientists and engineers who want to make materials selection decisions for the creation of new nansensor devices. - Summarizes current research and applications of a variety of nanofabrication techniques for the creation of efficient sensing devices - Provides readers with an understanding of surfaces and interfaces, a key challenge for those working on hybrid nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, graphene, polymers and liquid crystal electro-optical imaging - Discusses the variability and sight recognition of biopolymers, such as DNA molecules, which offer a wide range of opportunities for the self-organization of nanostructures into much more complex patterns

Carbon-Based Nanosensor Technology

Carbon-Based Nanosensor Technology
Author: Christine Kranz
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030118649

Carbon nanomaterials have gained relevance in chem/bio sensing applications owing to their unique chemical, mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics. Written by leading experts in the field, this book discusses selected, state-of-the art carbon-based nanomaterials, including nanodiamonds, graphene nanodots, carbon nanopores, and nanocellulose. It presents examples of chem/bio sensing applications ranging from biomedical studies, such as DNA sequencing and neurotransmitter sensing, to heavy-metal detection in environmental monitoring scenarios, and reviews the unique properties of carbon-based nanomaterials with respect to targeted sensing applications. Further, it highlights exciting future applications. Providing comprehensive information for practitioners and scientists working in the field of carbon nanomaterial technologies and their application, it is also a valuable resource for advanced students of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, electrochemistry, materials science, and micro-/nanotechnology and -sensing.

Electronics in Advanced Research Industries

Electronics in Advanced Research Industries
Author: Alessandro Massaro
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119716896

Electronics in Advanced Research Industries A one-of-a-kind examination of the latest developments in machine control In Electronics in Advanced Research Industries: Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Advances, accomplished electronics researcher and engineer Alessandro Massaro delivers a comprehensive exploration of the latest ways in which people have achieved machine control, including automated vision technologies, advanced electronic and micro-nano sensors, advanced robotics, and more. The book is composed of nine chapters, each containing examples and diagrams designed to assist the reader in applying the concepts discussed within to common issues and problems in the real-world. Combining electronics and mechatronics to show how they can each be implemented in production line systems, the book presents insightful new ways to use artificial intelligence in production line machines. The author explains how facilities can upgrade their systems to an Industry 5.0 environment. Electronics in Advanced Research Industries: Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Advances also provides: A thorough introduction to the state-of-the-art in a variety of technological areas, including flexible technologies, scientific approaches, and intelligent automatic systems Comprehensive explorations of information technology infrastructures that support Industry 5.0 facilities, including production process simulation Practical discussions of human-machine interfaces, including mechatronic machine interface architectures integrating sensor systems and machine-to-machine (M2M) interfaces In-depth examinations of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in industry, including cloud computing IoT Perfect for professionals working in electrical industry sectors in manufacturing, production line manufacturers, engineers, and members of R&D industry teams, Electronics in Advanced Research Industries: Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Advances will also earn a place in libraries of technicians working in the process industry.

Nanosensors for Smart Manufacturing

Nanosensors for Smart Manufacturing
Author: Sabu Thomas
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 634
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128236523

Nanosensors for Smart Manufacturing provides information on the fundamental design concepts and emerging applications of nanosensors in smart manufacturing processes. In smart production, if the products and machines are integrated, embedded, or equipped with sensors, the system can immediately collect the current operating parameters, predict the product quality, and then feed back the optimal parameters to machines in the production line. In this regard, smart sensors and their wireless networks are important components of smart manufacturing. Nanomaterials-based sensors (nanosensors) offer several advantages over their microscale counterparts, including lower power consumption, fast response time, high sensitivity, lower concentration of analytes, and smaller interaction distance between sensors and products. With the support of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, neural networks, and ambient intelligence, sensor systems have become smarter. This is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who want to learn more about how nanoscale sensors can enhance smart manufacturing techniques and processes. - Outlines the smart nanosensor classes used in manufacturing applications - Shows how nanosensors are being used to make more efficient manufacturing systems - Assesses the major obstacles to designing nanosensor-based manufacturing systems at an industrial scale

Nanobiosensors

Nanobiosensors
Author: Alexandru Grumezescu
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 928
Release: 2016-09-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128043725

Nanobiosensors: Nanotechnology in the Agri-Food Industry, Volume 8, provides the latest information on the increasing demand for robust, rapid, inexpensive, and safe alternative technologies that monitor, test, and detect harmful or potentially dangerous foods. Due to their high sensitivity and selectivity, nanobiosensors have attracted attention for their use in monitoring not only biological contaminants in food, but also potential chemical and physical hazards. This book offers a broad overview regarding the current progress made in the field of nanosensors, including cutting-edge technological progress and the impact of these devices on the food industry. Special attention is given to the detection of microbial contaminants and harmful metabolotes, such as toxins and hormones, which have a great impact on both humans and animal health and feed. - Includes the most up-to-date information on nanoparticles based biosensors and quantum dots for biological detection - Provides application methods and techniques for research analysis for bacteriological detection and food testing - Presents studies using analytical tools to improve food safety and quality analysis

Nanosensors

Nanosensors
Author: Vinod Kumar Khanna
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439827133

Bringing together widely scattered information, Nanosensors: Physical, Chemical, and Biological explores sensor development in the nanotechnology age. This easy-to-read book presents a critical appraisal of the new opportunities in the area of sensors provided by nanotechnologies and nanotechnology-enabled advancements. After introducing nanosensor classification and fundamental terms, the book outlines the properties of important nanomaterials and nanotechnologies used in nanosensor fabrication. Subsequent chapters are organized according to nanosensor type: physical (mechanical and acoustical, thermal and radiation, optical, and magnetic); chemical (atomic and molecular energies); and biological. The final chapter summarizes the current state of the field and discusses future trends. A complete and authoritative guide to nanosensors, this book offers up-to-date information on the fabrication, properties, and operating mechanisms of these fast and reliable sensors. It addresses progress in the field, fundamental issues and challenges facing researchers, and prospects for future development.

New Developments in Nanosensors for Pharmaceutical Analysis

New Developments in Nanosensors for Pharmaceutical Analysis
Author: Sibel A. Ozkan
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-05-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 012816378X

New Developments for Nanosensors in Pharmaceutical Analysis presents an overview of developments in nanosensor usage in pharmaceutical analysis, thereby helping pharmaceutical companies attain reliable, precise, and accurate analysis of pharmaceuticals. This book presents very simple, precise, sensitive, selective, fast, and relatively inexpensive methods for pre-treatment, prior to analysis. These methods may be considered for further application in clinical studies and assays. The book includes the manufacturing of sensors for pharmaceutical analysis at nano- or smaller scales, and gives simple and relatable designs for the fabrication of sensors. Twelve chapters cover an introduction to the topic, immobilization techniques, mechanism effect of nanomaterials on structure, optical nanosensors for pharmaceutical detection, chemical nanosensors in pharmaceutical analysis, noble metal nanoparticles in electrochemical analysis of drugs, photo-electrochemical nanosensors for drug analysis, molecularly imprinted polymer based nanosensors for pharmaceutical analysis, nanomaterials for drug delivery systems, nanomaterials enriched nucleic acid-based biosensors, nanosensors in biomarker detection, and nanomaterials-based enzyme biosensors for electrochemical applications. - Presents nanosensor types, synthesis, immobilizations and applications in different fields - Gives simple repeatable designs for the fabrication of sensors for pharmaceutical analysis - Details how to carry out sensitive analysis of pharmaceuticals using nanosensors - Describes how to synthesize and immobilize nanosensors, and how nanosensors can be applied in drug assay - Proposes innovative ways to optimize pharmaceutical processes with nanosensors