{"product_id":"9789819282869","title":"Affordable Sensing Technologies For Sustainable Healthcare Solutions","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEnergy, Environment, and Sustainability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAffordable Sensing Technologies For Sustainable Healthcare Solutions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnkur Gupta | Avinash Kumar Agarwal | Vinay Kishnani | Gulshan Verma\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Materials Science \/ Electronic Materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses the urgent need for diagnostic tools that are not only low-cost and scalable but also sustainable for long-term healthcare applications. As the demand for accessible medical technologies grows, the book showcases how advanced yet affordable sensing platforms are being developed to deliver reliable performance across diverse healthcare settings. The coverage spans material engineering, device fabrication techniques, and system-level integration, offering readers both scientific depth and practical insights. Special emphasis is placed on sensors designed for resource-limited environments, wearable devices for continuous health monitoring, and environmentally responsible approaches that support global sustainability objectives. Real-world case studies and examples further demonstrate how these innovations are being translated into tangible healthcare solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book follows a structured progression, beginning with the fundamentals of sensing technologies, advancing through design and fabrication methods, and concluding with applications in diagnostics, monitoring, point-of-care systems, the role of sensors during pandemic scenarios and the future trends, and ethical consideration in affordable sensing. Serving as both a comprehensive reference and practical guide, this book is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, healthcare professionals, and innovators dedicated to creating impactful, affordable, and sustainable medical sensing technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Ankur Gupta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, India. He obtained his M.Tech. from IIT (BHU), Varanasi, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur.   Dr. Gupta has made extensive research contributions and has received several prestigious recognitions, such as the Institute Research Excellence Award (2025), Senior Researcher Award (Engineering) 2025, Young Researcher Award (2024), ISSS Young Scientist Award (2022), IEI Young Engineer Award (2019–20), and INYAS Membership (2023). He has held international research fellowships in Germany and France. At IIT Jodhpur, he established the Microtechnology Laboratory and supervises multiple Ph.D. and M.Tech. scholars. His primary research interests include developing innovative and affordable microsystems fabrication techniques for multidisciplinary applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProf. Avinash Kumar Agarwal is Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Malviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, in 1994 and his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Energy from IIT Delhi in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, he joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. His recognitions include the Sir J. C. Bose National Fellowship, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences, Clarivate Analytics India Citation Award in Engineering and Technology, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award, Rajib Goyal Prize in Physical Sciences, SAE India Foundation GURU Award, and WSSET Innovation Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Vinay Kishnani is an Assistant Professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. His research interests include microfabrication and biosensing technologies. His research contributions include a patent, peer-reviewed journal publications, book chapters, and conference proceedings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Gulshan Verma is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MED) at the National Institute of Technology, Puducherry (NITPY). Prior to joining NITPY, he served as a Distinguished Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellow at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel. In 2026, he was honored with the S. Bauer Prize for an Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow at ZIWR, BGU. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, where his doctoral research focused on developing low-cost sensing and remediation platforms. During his doctoral studies, he received the Raman-Charpak Fellowship in 2022 from CEFIPRA and undertook research at the University of Technology of Troyes, France. He received the C. V. Raman Gold Medal for Best Ph.D. Thesis in 2025 and was awarded the ANRF National Postdoctoral Fellowship. He has significant expertise in advanced functional materials and low-cost microsensor fabrication for environmental and healthcare applications. He has authored over 27 peer-reviewed journal articles, a book on nanostructured gas sensors, and several conference papers, and holds 5 granted patents. 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