Micro and Nano Manipulations for Biomedical Applications

by Tachung C Yih (Editor), Ilie Talpasanu (Editor)

Overview

This single authoritative volume takes bio-device research and development to the next level, covering the latest advances in biomedical micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS). This applications-focused book covers everything from fundamental mechanics of microactuators, to the most recent breakthroughs in the bio-manipulation and actuation of cells and genes.

This trail-blazing work brings you up to speed on the synthesis and use of metallic nanoparticles in bio-sensing and drug delivery applications, including quantum dots-semiconductors nanocrystals-with their unique electronic and optical properties. It then explores the latest advances in micro and nano manipulation techniques, including manipulators and endoscopes for microsurgery, nano-based optical in-vitro and in-vivo imaging diagnostics, targeted delivery and guided therapy, optical trapping of subcellular components, and optical nano-surgery of subcellular components. Coverage also includes dielectrophoretic methods for biomedical applications, as well as hardware, software, and control issues involved with micro and nano precision robotic systems for cell manipulations and injections. A final section explores state-of-the-art dynamic modeling and analysis for gene manipulations. Showcasing the work of leading international experts and exhaustively referenced, this comprehensive and far-reaching volume helps you achieve greater success in the manipulation, control, modeling, and simulation of bio-devices at the micro and nano scale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596932548
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/28/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	295
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tachung C. Yih is a professor of engineering and vice provost for research at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. He is a member of the American Academy of Nanomedicine and co-Editor-in-Chief of its official journal publication "Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine." He previously was professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering & Biomechanics Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Ilie Talpasanu is an assistant professor at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Doctor Engineer in mechanics at the Polytechnic University Bucharest. He is a member in the executive committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers-West Texas Section.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Micro and Nano Manipulations. Nanotechnology Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Micromanipulators in Minimally-Invasive Procedures. Microactuators. Optical Nanomanipulations in a Living Cell. Dielectrophoretic Methods for Biomedical Applications. Design, Analysis, Modeling, Simulation, and Control for Micro-nano Scale Cell Manipulations. Dynamics Modeling and Analysis for Gene Manipulations.