impairment of the quality of life itself.

Title is also available as part of a set: BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology (978-0-387-25561-3)

Part I. Micro and Nanoscale Biosensors and Materials: Biosensors and Biochips.- Cantilever Assays: A Universal Platform for Multi-plexed Label-Free Bioassays.- An On-chip Artificial Pore For Molecular Sensing.- Cell Based Chemical Sensing Technologies.- Fabrication issues of Biomedical Micro Devices.- Intelligent Polymeric Networks in Biomolecular Sensing.- Part II Processing and Integrated Systems: A Multi-Functional Micro Total Analysis System (µ TAS) Platform for Transport and Sensing of Biological Fluids using Microchannel Parallel Electrodes.- Dielectrophoretic Traps for Cell Manipulation.- BioMEMS for Cellular Manipulation and Analysis.- Implantable Wireless Microsystems.- Microfluidic Tectonics: An integrated organic autonomous platform.- AC Electrokinetic Stirring and Focusing of Nanoparticles.- Part III. Micro-fluidics and Characterization: Particle Dynamics in a Dielectrophoretic Microdevice.- Microfluidics Simulations I.- Modeling Electroosmotic Flow in Nanochannels.- Nano-Particle Image Velocimetry: A Near-Wall Velocimetry Technique with Submicron Spatial Resolution.- Optical MEMS-Based Sensor Development with Applications to Microfluidics.- Vascular Cell Responses to Fluid Shear Stress.