This is the first book to combine speckle imaging and video filtering and tracking, and their applications. It provides different levels of material to researchers interested in developing imaging and video systems with better quality by limiting the corruption of speckle noise in their systems.

This book describes the engineering applications and challenges of using nanostructured surfaces and nanomaterials in healthcare. With contributions from an international selection of researchers this book is essential reading for researchers in industry and academia working at the interfaces of healthcare, engineering and nanotechnology.

This book focuses on the feature extraction methods used in Electroencephalographic (EEG) signal processing. It presents state-of-the-art aspects of EEG interpretation and the value of EEG; gives practical tips on interpretation and covers specific areas where EEG is most useful.

This book focuses on high-confidence medical software in the growing field of e-health, telecare services and health technology. It covers the development of methodologies and engineering tasks together with standards and regulations for medical software.

This book describes the principles, design and applications of a new generation of analytical and diagnostic biomedical devices, characterized by their very small size, ease of use, multi-analytical capabilities and speed to provide handheld and mobile point-of-care (POC) diagnostics.

Semiconductor lasers possess unique features in terms of performance, size and impact, and user-friendliness. From a team of international experts this book provides readers with a solid reference of the fundamentals of these devices through to the technologies and applications in bio-optics and biophotonics.

This book presents novel applications of mechatronics to provide better clinical rehabilitation services and new insights into emerging technologies utilized in soft robots for healthcare, and is essential reading for researchers and students working in these and related fields.

Enhanced living environments employ information and communications technologies to support true ambient assisted living for people with disabilities. This book provides an overview of today's architectures, techniques, protocols, components, and cloud-based solutions related to ambient assisted living and enhanced living environments.