Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by Chalmers University of Technology
- Describe the development of high-Tc SQUID systems and demonstrate their feasibility for biomedical applications
- Open the way to future developments of novel advanced medical devices and techniques based on High-Tc SQUID technology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This thesis describes the challenging task of developing high critical temperature superconducting quantum interference devices (high-Tc SQUIDs) and using them as sensors for biomedical applications, including magnetic immunoassays, magnetoencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The first part of this work discusses the development of fast magnetic immunoassays, which can be used to improve the sensitivity, or to create new, unique point-of-care diagnostics systems. The second part shows that high-Tc SQUIDs might make magnetoencephalography more available, thus opening the field of high-Tc SQUID-based magnetoencephalography for recording brain functions. This technique can be combined with ultra-low field MRI which is discussed in the last part. This combination may provide a new unique tool for studies of brain functions. This work does not simply improve on existing technology but opens possibilities for novel advanced medical devices and techniques.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: High-Tc SQUIDs for Biomedical Applications: Immunoassays, Magnetoencephalography, and Ultra-Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Fredrik Öisjöen
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31356-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31355-4Published: 25 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43401-3Published: 09 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31356-1Published: 25 July 2012
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 98
Topics: Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering