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Introduction to Bioelectronics

Anuj Kumar

Nano‐Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura,

Uttar Pradesh, India

Shumaila Ibraheem and Ghulam Yasin

Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Ram K. Gupta

Department of Chemistry, National Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburg State University,

Pittsburg, USA

CONTENTS

1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................1

1.2 Fundamental Concepts of Bioelectronics..........................................................................3

1.2.1 Bioelectronics with a Size Scale..............................................................................3

1.2.2 Timing in Bioelectronics...........................................................................................4

1.2.3 Transductions of Signals..........................................................................................5

1.2.4 Mechanism of Bioelectronics...................................................................................5

1.2.5 Materials’ Reactivity .................................................................................................6

1.3 Innovative Technologies in Bioelectronics........................................................................7

1.4 Materials and Their Classifications in Bioelectronics .....................................................7

1.4.1 Bioelectronics with Inorganic Semiconductors ....................................................7

1.4.2 Bioelectronics with Organic Semiconductor.........................................................9

1.4.3 Bioelectronics with Inorganic Conductors..........................................................10

1.4.4 Bioelectronics with Nanocarbons .........................................................................11

1.4.5 Bioelectronics with Organic Conductors.............................................................11

1.5 Conclusions...........................................................................................................................13

References ......................................................................................................................................15

1.1 Introduction

Many diseases existed in ancient times that people could not identify or could only detect

at a mature phase, and as a result, a large number of people died either unattended or

lately attended when the chances of recovery were low. Even though many detection

devices have been developed that can greatly assist in recovering even from fatal diseases

due to early detection, there is still a great deal of scope to be discovered to address this

issue for today’s generation and generations to come due to the drastic improvement in

quality research over the years. Biological phenomena and electrical principles are

DOI: 10.1201/9781003263265-1

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