Bioelectronics Handbook: MOSFETs, Biosensors, and Neurons [Hardcover]

Giuseppe Massobrio (Author), Massimo Grattarola (Author), Grattanola (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0070031746 | ISBN-13: 978-0070031746 | Publication Date: April 8, 1998

Introducing the first comprehensive, how-to text for electronics engineers, biotechnologists and students on how to fabricate neural networks and other biolectronic systems. The development of silicon neural networks falls into the murky but increasingly fascinating "grey area" between electronics and biology; this basic book explores the subject in depth and clarifies it with ground-up coverage of fundamental bioelectronic concepts and advanced devices such as biosensors.

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Here's the Only Book that Bridges The Fields of Biology and Electronics to Help You Build Biosensors and Neural Networks. Here is the first introduction to the fast-growing field of bioelectronics-the comparative study of phenomena and mechanisms in biology and electronics. This unique handbook deals with the design of neural networks and biosensors, explaining the analogies and differences between microelectronic technologies and natural systems as it covers everything from basic bioelectronic concepts, to the development of neural chips, to the building of biosensors and neural networks. Speaking to engineers, biologists, and biophysics in a common language, the Bioelectronics Handbook: Focuses on the metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)-the "heart" of biodevices; Describes the materials, construction, and operation of hybrid bioelectronic devices; Presents models and simulations of electronic devices and neurons; Explores the fields of biosensors, neural networks, and other microelectronic technologies. In contricuting to the cross-fertilization of biological and micro=electronic knowledge in its own practical way, the bioelectronics Handbook will accelerate the growth of more sophisticated microelectronic technolgies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (April 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070031746
• ISBN-13: 978-0070031746
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for Bioengineers and Biotechnologists, October 23, 2000

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This review is from: Bioelectronics Handbook: MOSFETs, Biosensors, and Neurons (Hardcover)

The emerging fields of bioelectronics and neural engineering are opening major scientific and technological avenues in the new millennium. The challenges, belonging to research areas of a strongly multidisciplinary nature, are highly demanding requiring fellows involved to master a diversity of classical disciplines such as physical chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, biophysics and solid state electronics. The book of M. Grattarola and G. Massobrio provides a timely and authoritative text which, in a coherent and unified manner, allows the reader to start forming his her knowledge basis in order to better deal with these new themes. Comprehensive, clearly written and, at the same time, rigorous the book is a must for bioengineers and professionals working bio and nano related fields.