The extensively updated and expanded new edition of this book delves into the latest advancements in the field, presenting a comprehensive exploration of implantable medical devices. The first section on basic concepts and principles provides a thorough perspective on the electronics background necessary for this work. The second section on applications deals with pacing techniques used for the heart, brain, spinal cord, and the network of nerves that interlink the brain and spinal cord with the major organs, including ear and eye prostheses.
The four main offshoots of implantable electronics, which this book discusses, are:
- The insertion of an implantable neural amplifier for accurate recording of neural signals for neuroengineering studies;
- The use of implantable pulse generators for pacing the activities of diseased organs;
- The use of implantable sensors for observing the influence of therapy and monitoring a patient's biological parameters;
- The use of drug delivery systems to supervise the supply of accurate doses of medicine to affected parts.
This edition includes new chapters on smart contact lenses, eye implants, and wireless capsule endoscopy. Readers will also find chapters on clocking and timing circuits, pulse generator circuits, neural amplifiers, batteries, biomaterials, biocompatibility, and more. A unique highlight of this book is a dedicated chapter addressing the critical concerns of cybersecurity and confidentiality in implantable devices. End-of-chapter questions and exercises help readers apply the content to practical use, making this an ideal book for anyone wishing to learn more about implantable devices.
Implantable Medical Electronics: Prosthetics, Drug Delivery, and Health Monitoring is a comprehensive interdisciplinary resource for graduate students studying electrical engineering, electronic instrumentation, and biomedical engineering. It is also a practical, hands-on guide for academic researchers, professional engineers, practicing doctors, and paramedical staff.
Vinod Kumar Khanna received the Ph.D. in physics from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana), India, in 1988. He is an independent researcher from Chandigarh, India, a retired Chief Scientist from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)--Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, India, and a retired Professor from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India. He is a former Emeritus Scientist at CSIR and a Professor Emeritus at AcSIR, India. His broad research areas include the design, fabrication, and characterization of power semiconductor devices and micro- and nanosensors. During his tenure of more than 37 years at CSIR-CEERI, he worked on various research and development projects on thin-film aluminum oxide humidity sensor, power semiconductor devices (high-current and high-voltage rectifier, high-voltage TV deflection transistor, power Darlington transistor, fast switching thyristor, power DMOSFET and IGBT), PIN diode neutron dosimeter, PMOSFET gamma ray dosimeter, ion-sensitive field-effect transistor, microheater-embedded gas sensor, capacitive MEMS ultrasonic transducer, ZnO piezoelectric film-based MEMS acoustic sensor, and other MEMS devices. He is a fellow of the Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India. He is a life member of the Indian Physics Association (IPA), Semiconductor Society (India), and Indo-French Technical Association (IFTA). He has published 194 research papers in leading peer-reviewed national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has authored 23 books and contributed six chapters to edited books. He has five granted patents to his credit, including two US patents.
