ABSTRACT

Bridging the gap between research and clinical application, Biosensors and Molecular Technologies for Cancer Diagnostics explores the use of biosensors as effective alternatives to the current standard methods in cancer diagnosis and detection. It describes the major aspects involved in detecting and diagnosing cancer as well as the basic elements

Introduction. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Surface Plasmon Resonance. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Evanescent Wave and Waveguide Biosensors. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Spectrometry for Cancer Analysis. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Optical Imaging for Cancer Analysis. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Fluorescence, Luminescence, Refractive Index Detection Technologies. Optical Technologies for Cancer Detection and Diagnostics: Photoacoustic for Cancer Analysis. Electrochemical Biosensors. Electronic and Magnetic Technologies for Cancer Analysis. Thermometric Sensing. Cantilever-Based Technology. Index.