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Bioelectronics is a rich field of research involving the application of electronics engineering principles to biology, medicine, and the health sciences. With its interdisciplinary nature, bioelectronics spans state-of-the-art research at the interface between the life sciences, engineering and physical sciences. Introductory Bioelectronics offers a concise overview of the field and teaches the fundamentals of biochemical, biophysical, electrical, and physiological concepts relevant to bioelectronics. It is the first book to bring together these various topics, and to explain the basic theory and practical applications at an introductory level. The authors describe and contextualise the science by examining recent research and commercial applications. They also cover the design methods and forms of instrumentation that are required in the application of bioelectronics technology. The result is a unique book with the following key features: an interdisciplinary approach, which develops theory through practical examples and clinical applications, and delivers the necessary biological knowledge from an electronic engineer's perspective ; a problem section in each chapter that readers can use for self-assessment, with model answers given at the end of the book along with references to key scientific publications ; discussions of new developments in the bioelectronics and biosensors fields, such as microfluidic devices and nanotechnology. Supplying the tools to succeed, this text is the best resource for engineering and physical sciences students in bioelectronics, biomedical engineering and micro/nano-engineering. Not only that, it is also a resource for researchers without formal training in biology, who are entering PhD programmes or working on industrial projects in these areas.

Bioelectronics --- bio-elektronica --- biosensoren --- Bioélectronique --- Manuels d'enseignement --- Manuels d'enseignement. --- Electronic biology --- Biology --- Bioélectronique

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The field of medicine is generally greeted with great enthusiasm. This can be witnessed in the immense support for medical progress, which is widely hoped to lead to a realization of idealized goals. Indeed, with the help of medicine the human body would be controllable and constructible, human nature perfectible. However, enthusiasm in favor of medical progress is first and foremost a sentiment and, like all sentiments, not necessarily a product of rational contemplation. People are capable of enthusing about the realization of utopian notions, such as life without disease or with the perfect body, without requiring any concrete arguments to back them up. Enthusiasm alone is not a guarantee of ethical desirability, however. Hence, this book takes a closer look at four research fields often referred to in medical utopian literature: 'tissue engineering', 'bioelectronics', 'germ line genome modification' and 'interventions in the biological aging process'. They serve as a basis for analyzing whether ethical arguments can be found to support the euphoric advocacy of the further development of these fields.

Ethique médicale --- Medische ethiek --- Medical ethics --- Bioethics --- Utopias --- verbetergeneeskunde (mensverbetering) --- transhumanisme (cyborg) --- posthumanisme --- biomedische technologie --- lichaamsmateriaal (lichaam, menselijk lichaamsmateriaal) --- bionica (bio-elektronica) --- kiemcel (kiemcellijn, embryonale kiemcel, germinale stamcel) --- germinale gentherapie --- veroudering (verouderingsproces) --- médecine de l'amélioration (médecine d'amélioration) --- transhumanisme --- technologie biomédicale --- matériel corporel humain, (corps humain) --- bionique (bioélektronique) --- cellule germinale (lignée germinale, cellule embryonnaire germinale, cellule souche germinale) --- thérapie génique germinale --- vieillissement --- Ideal states --- States, Ideal --- Utopian literature --- Political science --- Socialism --- Voyages, Imaginary --- Dystopias --- Biomedical ethics --- Clinical ethics --- Ethics, Medical --- Health care ethics --- Medical care --- Medicine --- Professional ethics --- Nursing ethics --- Social medicine --- Biology --- Life sciences --- Life sciences ethics --- Science --- Moral and ethical aspects