title: Integration of Bioelectronics and Bioinformatics: Future Direction of Bioengineering Research.
abstract: This special issue of theJournal of Medical and Biological Engineeringhighlights the field of advanced bioelectronics and bioinformatics. Several papers were considered for this special issue, including those on bioelectronics in wearable and implantable medical devices, such as sensors, and bioinformatics in healthcare, brain cognition, and various neural pathologies. Many investigators contributed original research articles to this issue, demonstrating emerging research fields. More than 20 papers were accepted for publication after a high-quality critical review was conducted, and 14 papers were selected for this special issue. This special issue on bioelectronics and bioinformatics attracted a substantial number of full-paper submissions from many countries. We appreciate the numerous volunteers who helped review the manuscripts. This paper provides a brief review of issues regarding bioelectronics and bioinformatics devices.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101 Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shao-Hung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101 Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shuenn-Yuh
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084 China.
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: Bioelectronics; Bioinformatics; Biological engineering; Healthcare; Implantable; Wearable