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1 online resource (487 p.) |
| Series |
New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Basic Chemical and Biochemical Concepts -- 1.1 Chapter Overview -- 1.2 Energy and Chemical Reactions -- 1.3 Water and Hydrogen Bonds -- 1.4 Acids, Bases and pH -- 1.5 Summary of Key Concepts -- Problems -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 2: Cells and their Basic Building Blocks -- 2.1 Chapter Overview -- 2.2 Lipids and Biomembranes -- 2.3 Carbohydrates and Sugars -- 2.4 Amino Acids, Polypeptides and Proteins -- 2.5 Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, DNA, RNA and Genes |
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2.6 Cells and Pathogenic Bioparticles -- 2.7 Summary of Key Concepts -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 3: Basic Biophysical Concepts and Methods -- 3.1 Chapter Overview -- 3.2 Electrostatic Interactions -- 3.3 Hydrophobic and Hydration Forces -- 3.4 Osmolarity, Tonicity and Osmotic Pressure -- 3.5 Transport of Ions and Molecules across Cell Membranes -- 3.6 Electrochemical Gradients and Ion Distributions Across Membranes -- 3.7 Osmotic Properties of Cells -- 3.8 Probing the Electrical Properties of Cells -- 3.9 Membrane Equilibrium Potentials |
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3.10 Nernst Potential and Nernst Equation -- 3.11 The Equilibrium (Resting) Membrane Potential -- 3.12 Membrane Action Potential -- 3.13 Channel Conductance -- 3.14 The Voltage Clamp -- 3.15 Patch-Clamp Recording -- 3.16 Electrokinetic Effects -- References -- Chapter 4: Spectroscopic Techniques -- 4.1 Chapter Overview -- 4.2 Introduction -- 4.3 Classes of Spectroscopy -- 4.4 The Beer-Lambert Law -- 4.5 Impedance Spectroscopy -- Problem -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 5: Electrochemical Principles and Electrode Reactions -- 5.1 Chapter Overview -- 5.2 Introduction |
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5.3 Electrochemical Cells and Electrode Reactions -- 5.4 Electrical Control of Electron Transfer Reactions -- 5.5 Reference Electrodes -- 5.6 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) -- Problems -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 6: Biosensors -- 6.1 Chapter Overview -- 6.2 Introduction -- 6.3 Immobilisation of the Biosensing Agent -- 6.4 Biosensor Parameters -- 6.5 Amperometric Biosensors -- 6.6 Potentiometric Biosensors -- 6.7 Conductometric and Impedimetric Biosensors -- 6.8 Sensors Based on Antibody-Antigen Interaction -- 6.9 Photometric Biosensors -- 6.10 Biomimetic Sensors |
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6.11 Glucose Sensors -- 6.12 Biocompatibility of Implantable Sensors -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 7: Basic Sensor Instrumentation and Electrochemical Sensor Interfaces -- 7.1 Chapter Overview -- 7.2 Transducer Basics -- 7.3 Sensor Amplification -- 7.4 The Operational Amplifier -- 7.5 Limitations of Operational Amplifiers -- 7.6 Instrumentation for Electrochemical Sensors -- 7.7 Impedance Based Biosensors -- 7.8 FET Based Biosensors -- Problems -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 8: Instrumentation for Other Sensor Technologies -- 8.1 Chapter Overview |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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8.2 Temperature Sensors and Instrumentation |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118443286 |
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1118443284 |
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