Praise for the First Edition . . ."A unique piece of work, a book for electronics engineering, ingeneral, but well suited and excellently applicable also tobiomedical engineering . . . I recommend it with no reservation,congratulating the authors for the job performed." -IEEEEngineering in Medicine & Biology"Describes a broad range of sensors in practical use and somecircuit designs; copious information about electronic components issupplied, a matter of great value to electronic engineers. A largenumber of applications are supplied for each type of sensordescribed . . . This volume is of considerableimportance."-RoboticaIn this new edition of their successful book, renowned authoritiesRamon Pallàs-Areny and John Webster bring you up to speed onthe latest advances in sensor technology, addressing both theexplosive growth in the use of microsensors and improvements madein classical macrosensors. They continue to offer the only combinedtreatment for both sensors and the signal-conditioning circuitsassociated with them, following the discussion of a given sensorand its applications with signal-conditioning methods for this typeof sensor. New and expanded coverage includes:* New sections on sensor materials and microsensor technology* Basic measurement methods and primary sensors for common physicalquantities* A wide range of new sensors, from magnetoresistive sensors andSQUIDs to biosensors* The widely used velocity sensors, fiber-optic sensors, andchemical sensors* Variable CMOS oscillators and other digital and intelligentsensors* 68 worked-out examples and 103 end-of-chapter problems withannotated solutions