Contents


Preface

Nature has always been an inspiring source for humans to mimic devices that are useful for diagnostic and technological applications. Many advanced devices at the nanoscale have been produced with higher accuracy by combining nanotechnology with biology and bioengineering. The book covers the advanced developments of bioactive materials and their broader applications. Chapters provide high-level, technical overviews of the emerging technologies in biological entities for biomedical and electronic applications. It is intended as an introduction to communicate novel research to students, researchers, professionals with technical background, and all readers interested in the applications of nanotechnological devices in a

The book is organized into two sections containing two chapters each:

The book opens with the editor's introductory chapter on DNA as nanowires.

Chapter 2 describes neuromorphic computing, a bioactive device in which neuroscience is transferred to a silicon chip. The authors include the latest developments in the circuit designs of neuromorphic computing and discuss the applicability of their own fabricated spiking neural network chip. The authors conclude the chapter with a discussion of the 3D-IC implementation technique with memristive synapses and the applicability of chaotic time series prediction and video frame recognition.

It has been observed by scientists that the recognition capabilities of DNA and the unique properties of dots and wires can lead to the miniaturization of biological optoelectronic devices as probes and biosensors. As DNA is highly stable and has adjustable conductance, vast information storage, and self-organising capability and programmability, it is considered an ideal candidate for nanodevices, nanoelectronics, and biocomputing. Hence Chapter 2 deals with the device design of nanopillar, nanowall, nanoslit, nanopore structures, nanoball, nanowire, nanoparticles, and quantum dot structures. It also mentions the electrical characterization

Chapter 3 discusses development techniques for new models of hard tissue regeneration using 3D biomaterials inspired by nature. These bioactive materials are a boon to mankind as they can effectively replace infected bone, cartilage, and articular tissues. The authors focus the chapter on porous hydroxyapatite-based ceramic or hybrid scaffolds, which are used in specialized fields such as orthopedics

Chapter 4 discusses the various parameters used to support microfluidic disease diagnostics. The authors analyse both theoretical and experimental methods by using the electrical and intrinsic properties of the diseased/infected biological

**Section 1**: Bioactive Devices for Technological Applications

of DNA-based metallic wires by using transport mechanisms.

**Section 2**: Bioactive Devices for Medical Applications

broader perspective.

and neurosurgery.
