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Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare System for Sustainable Development

  • 1st Edition - October 24, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Kamil Reza Khondakar, Shafiq Ul Rehman
  • Language: English

Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare System for Sustainable Development explores the forefront of modern healthcare by shedding light on cutting-edge technologies such as artifi… Read more

Description

Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare System for Sustainable Development explores the forefront of modern healthcare by shedding light on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and their profound implications. The book places a distinct emphasis on sustainability, an increasingly pivotal point of discussion in public discourse. Centered around sustainability, the book adeptly underscores the significance and immediacy of incorporating emerging technologies into the healthcare landscape to effectively tackle the complexities of contemporary healthcare systems. Comprising 12 comprehensive chapters, Emerging Technologies in the Healthcare System for Sustainable Development distinguishes itself by its holistic approach, unwavering commitment to sustainability, relevance for interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, accessibility to non-technical readers, integration of research within real-world case studies, and its forward-thinking perspective. This book stands as an invaluable asset for healthcare professionals, researchers, scientists, practitioners, students, and anyone keen on expanding their knowledge within related domains.

Key features

  • Explores the relationship between emerging technologies in healthcare, concentrating on how they could promote sustainable growth in the healthcare industry
  • Offers a thorough analysis of several cutting-edge technologies and their uses, as well as the difficulties and chances for achieving sustainable healthcare
  • Inquires important topics like medical diagnostics, sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data, providing enhanced healthcare management, best use available resources, and supports the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems
  • Offers examples, perceptions, evaluations, and suggestions for utilizing the technologies to address present and upcoming healthcare issues while fostering growth in the healthcare industry for a sustainable earth environment

Readership

Researchers working across the biosciences in the fields of artificial intelligence and molecular biology

Table of contents

1. Introduction to emerging technologies in healthcare
Shafiq Ul Rehman and Kamil Reza Khondakar

2. Nanofluidics, 3D nano-printing, and organoids for biomedical technology
Animesh Halder, Suparna Das and Hirak Mazumdar

3. Application of smart robotics in healthcare
Bhargav Prajwal Pathri

4. Emerging molecular diagnostics in personalized medicine
Anshika Singh, Ananta Gupta, Ambika Chamoli, Payal Gupta, Piyush Kumar and Shivangi Chamoli

5. Smart wearable medical monitoring devices
Appan Roychoudhury

6. Biomedical engineering using AI and ML
Ibrahim Sadek, Mohamed Abdel Al-Alim, Roaa Mubarak and Nancy Salem

7. Big data application for healthcare management
Lial Raja AlZabin

8. Next-generation biomaterials for translation-ready medical devices
Kamil Reza Khondakar and M.S. Anwar

9. Emerging technologies for sustainable agriculture system
Supriyanto Praptodiyono, Khairul Anam, Teguh Firmansyah, Didit Widiyanto and Shafiq Ul Rehman

10. Integration of artificial intelligence and IoT for environmental sustainability
Shafiq Ul Rehman and Hanan Aldowah

11. Internet of medical things (IOMT)-based medical virtual reality in the healthcare industry
Omar Husain Al-Tarawneh

12. Challenges and future prospects of emerging technologies in sustainable healthcare systems
Shafiq Ul Rehman and Kamil Reza Khondakar

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 28, 2025
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Kamil Reza Khondakar

Dr. Kamil Reza Khondakar is a distinguished researcher with over a decade of experience in interdisciplinary science, combining physics, biomedical engineering, materials science, and artificial intelligence. He completed four years of doctoral training at the University of Queensland, Australia after receiving IPRSS fellowship from Government of Australia. He worked as research fellow for four years at the National Physical Laboratory, India, supported by a prestigious Government of India grant. His research focuses on lab-on-chip technology, microfluidics, biosensors, and point-of-care diagnostics, contributing to over 50 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Accounts of Chemical Research, ACS Nano, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, BMEMat and Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Small, etc. Dr. Kamil has delivered invited lectures in the USA and Australia on lab-on-a-chip technology for cancer detection. He has edited three Elsevier books and serves as an editor for journals: Frontiers in Nanotechnology and Biosensors. As a peer reviewer for top journals and a mentor to young researchers, he plays a vital role in advancing scientific innovation and publishing worldwide.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Shafiq Ul Rehman

Dr. Shafiq Ul Rehman is currently the acting dean and a senior assistant professor at the College of Information Technology, Kingdom University, Bahrain. His teaching and research experience spans more than 10 years. In 2017, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. From 2017 to 2020, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore. In addition to editing 4 books, he has authored over 50 international research publications in the fields of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, healthcare, IoT, and other emerging technologies. His expertise in these fields extends to academic and industrial consulting, as well as speaking and training at a variety of international organizations, conferences, and seminars. Currently, he is actively involved in several research projects pertaining to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, IoT, and emerging technologies utilizing open-source platforms. His experience includes building AI tools for healthcare systems, IoT wearable devices, security systems for networks/communication protocols, and cloud/edge computing platforms & architectures.

Affiliations and expertise
College of Information Technology, Kingdom University, Bahrain

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