Electrochemical Sensors: From Working Electrodes to Functionalization and Miniaturized Devices (Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials)

Electrochemical Sensors: From Working Electrodes to Functionalization and Miniaturized Devices provides an overview of the materials, preparation and fabrication methods for biosensor applications. The book introduces the field of electrochemistry and its fundamentals, also providing a practical overview of working electrodes as key components for the implementation of sensors and assays. Features covered include the prompt transfer of electrons, favorable redox behavior, biocompatibility, and inertness in terms of electrode fouling. Special attention is dedicated to analyzing the various working materials systems for electrodes used in electrochemical cells such as gold, carbon, copper, platinum and metal oxides. This book is suitable for academics and practitioners working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry and biomedical engineering. Review Practical introduction to electrochemical biosensors, with an emphasis on the design and fabrication of common and emerging materials-based electrodes From the Back Cover <p><i>Electrochemical Sensors</i> provides an overview of the materials, preparation and fabrication methods for biosensor applications. First, the book introduces the field of electrochemistry and its fundamentals. Then, there is a practical overview of working electrodes as key components for the implementation of sensors and assays. Working electrodes should have features such as ability to transfer electrons promptly, favorable redox behavior, biocompatibility and inertness in terms of electrode fouling. Thus, special attention will be dedicated in analyzing the various working materials systems for electrodes used in electrochemical cells such as gold, carbon, copper, platinum, and metal oxides. As miniaturized electrodes and microfluidic based devices can offer many advantages as compared to conventional bulky electrodes, the last section of the book will be dedicated to them and the novel opportunities they enable in the field. <i>Electrochemical Sensors</i> is suitable for academics and practitioners working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry, and biomedical engineering.</p> About the Author Dr. Maruccio is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Physics and responsible for the spintronics and lab on a chip group. Dr. Maruccio is author of more than 130 publications and 4 patents in addition to several invited contributions at international conferences, institutions and PhD schools. Jagriti Narang is an Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi and has work experience of more than 8 years. She has authored or co-authored many research papers in international peer-reviewed journals. She has edited 2 books and written several chapters. She is committee member of many international conferences and is member of Material Research Society of India and Society of Biological Chemistry. She is also editor and peer reviewer of many international journals and has presented her papers on several international platforms. Dr. Narang has done extensive work on the fabrication of various biosensors for the diagnostic applications. She has proposed some laboratory models that can be converted into commercial monitoring device.