Magnetic Sensors and Actuators in Medicine: Materials, Devices, and Applications provides an overview of the various sensors and actuators, their characteristics, role in the development of medical applications, the medical problems they solve, and future directions. The book brings together recent advances in the physics, chemistry and engineering of magnetic materials related to sensors and actuators that improve their functions in medical applications. The book describes the main applications of magnetic sensors and actuators, starting from the common and emerging magnetic materials, their principles of operation, the medical problems that they are used to address, and the latest achievements in the field.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. 2 Magnetic sensors for diagnosis and healthcare applications - p. 5 3. 3 Magnetic materials-based medical devices for diagnosis, surgery, and therapy - p. 27 4. 4 Magnetic actuated endoscope systems for surgical applications - p. 81 5. 5 Magnetically actuated systems for microfluidic applications - p. 103 6. 6 Magnetic microactuators for self-clearing implantable catheters - p. 129 7. 7 Magnetic point-of-care systems for medical diagnosis - p. 159 8. 8 Magnetic hyperthermia - p. 185 9. 9 Magneto-mechanical actuation of magnetic particles for cancer therapy - p. 227 10. 10 Magnetic particles for drug delivery - p. 259 11. 11 Wireless power transfer technology for biomedical implants - p. 305 12. 12 Magnetic one-dimensional nanostructures for medical sensing applications - p. 327 13. 13 Magnetic micro-robots for medical applications - p. 371 14. 14 Magnetic sensors for regenerative medicine - p. 401 15. Index - p. 435 16. Index - Continued - p. 453
Magnetic Sensors and Actuators in Medicine: Materials, Devices, and Applications provides an overview of the various sensors and actuators, their characteristics, role in the development of medical applications, the medical problems they solve, and future directions. The book brings together recent advances in the physics, chemistry and engineering of magnetic materials related to sensors and actuators that improve their functions in medical applications. The book describes the main applications of magnetic sensors and actuators, starting from the common and emerging magnetic materials, their principles of operation, the medical problems that they are used to address, and the latest achievements in the field.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. 2 Magnetic sensors for diagnosis and healthcare applications - p. 5 3. 3 Magnetic materials-based medical devices for diagnosis, surgery, and therapy - p. 27 4. 4 Magnetic actuated endoscope systems for surgical applications - p. 81 5. 5 Magnetically actuated systems for microfluidic applications - p. 103 6. 6 Magnetic microactuators for self-clearing implantable catheters - p. 129 7. 7 Magnetic point-of-care systems for medical diagnosis - p. 159 8. 8 Magnetic hyperthermia - p. 185 9. 9 Magneto-mechanical actuation of magnetic particles for cancer therapy - p. 227 10. 10 Magnetic particles for drug delivery - p. 259 11. 11 Wireless power transfer technology for biomedical implants - p. 305 12. 12 Magnetic one-dimensional nanostructures for medical sensing applications - p. 327 13. 13 Magnetic micro-robots for medical applications - p. 371 14. 14 Magnetic sensors for regenerative medicine - p. 401 15. Index - p. 435 16. Index - Continued - p. 453
