Handheld Total Chemical and Biological Analysis Systems

The book "Handheld Total Chemical and Biological Analysis Systems: Bridging NMR, Digital Microfluidics, and Semiconductors" offers a comprehensive examination of the development of microsystems for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to conduct in vitro chemical and biological analyses. It highlights the integration of semiconductor technologies and portable magnets to create innovative solutions for analysis. The authors compare various sensor techniques for CMOS-based assays and explain the critical design criteria for CMOS transceivers necessary for NMR measurements. Additionally, systematic optimizations of the CMOS-NMR platform are discussed, focusing on digital microfluidics and the diverse functionalities of CMOS technology. The book presents two CMOS-NMR platforms, each emphasizing different optimization aspects.