Applications of Encapsulation and Controlled Release (Encapsulation and Controlled Release)
The field of encapsulation, especially microencapsulation, is a rapidly growing area of research and product development. Applications of Encapsulation and Controlled Release offers a broad perspective on a variety of applications and processes, including, up-to-date research, figures, tables, illustrations, and references. Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, it is a rich source of technical information and current practices in research and industry.
This manual provides an easily accessible vehicle to a very wide range of laboratory protocols and procedures in the life sciences. This book is a comprehensive overview of laboratory techniques that are utilized by students and researchers in life sciences, pharmacy, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry, environmental sciences, food science, health sciences and agricultural sciences. Due emphasis is placed on techniques encountered both in practical classes and in high throughput technique...
For courses in general biology for majors. Infused with the spirit of inquiry, Freeman, Biological Science helps teach students the fundamentals while introducing them to the excitement that drives the science. By presenting unifying concepts and methods of analysis, Biological Science helps students learn to think like a biologist and gives them the tools they need for success in upper-division courses
Advancement of Melatonin Research in Plants
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a widely studied biomolecule, and its function has been investigated in bacteria, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and plants. Melatonin research in plants the last five years has attained an exponential growth phase and the number of publications related to phytomelatonin has significantly increased in present times. All this research is directed towards establishing multifarious roles of melatonin in plants, including the promotion of seed...
Chemical Warfare Toxicology (Issues in Toxicology, 26-27)
Despite ongoing efforts to prohibit the production, storage and use of chemical warfare agents recent world events highlight the enduring threat to the population from these agents. Research efforts in various countries have resulted in novel insights into chemical warfare toxicology that has enabled the development of new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of chemical warfare poisoning. This two-volume set provides an up-to-date treatise on the ongoing research into the toxicology of ch...
Multiple myeloma is a form of bone cancer. Specifically, it is a cancer of the plasma cells found in bone marrow (bone soft tissue). Normal plasma cells are an important part of the immune system. Mathematical models for multiple myeloma based on ordinary and partial differential equations (ODE/PDEs) are presented in this book, starting with a basic ODE model in Chapter 1, and concluding with a detailed ODE/PDE model in Chapter 4 that gives the spatiotemporal distribution of four dependent vari...
Metabolic systems engineering combines the tools and approaches of systems biology, synthetic biology, and evolutionary engineering. This book reviews studies on metabolism, from the earliest work of Lavoisier and Buchner to current cutting-edge research in metabolic systems engineering. This technology has been used in bioengineering applications to create high-performing microbes and plants that produce important chemicals, pharmaceuticals, crops, and other natural products. Current applicat...
Ultrafine Bubbles
Ultrafine bubbles (UFBs) are gas-filled bubbles with a diameter smaller than 1 μm. They are sometimes called bulk nanobubbles because these are not on a solid surface but inside a bulk liquid (water). They are already being used in commercial processes such as cleaning and plant cultivation. However, many mysteries still exist with respect to UFBs, such as mechanisms of stability, OH radical formation, and biological and medical effects. This is the first book on UFBs that reviews research done...
Mathematical Modeling of Complex Biological Systems (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology)
by Abdelghani Bellouquid and Marcello Delitala
This book describes the evolution of several socio-biological systems using mathematical kinetic theory. Specifically, it deals with modeling and simulations of biological systems whose dynamics follow the rules of mechanics as well as rules governed by their own ability to organize movement and biological functions. It proposes a new biological model focused on the analysis of competition between cells of an aggressive host and cells of a corresponding immune system. Proposed models are related...
Over the past several decades there has been increasing research interest in thermodynamics as applied to biological systems. This concerns topics such as muscle work and internal energy such as fat and starch. Applications of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the human body are important to dieticians and health science experts, and applications of these concepts to the animal body are a major concern of animal scientists. This book covers these key topics, which are typically not...
Written by a leading nanobiologist actively involved at the forefront of the field both as a researcher and an educator, this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of nanobiology to the most advanced applications. The book is written in such a way as to be accessible to biologists and chemists with no background in nanotechnology. It is reader-friendly and will appeal to a wide audience not only in academia but also in the industry and anyone interested in learning more about nanobiotechno...
Textbook of Ion Channels Volume I
The Textbook of Ion Channels is a set of three volumes providing a wide-ranging reference source on ion channels for students, instructors and researchers. Ion channels are membrane proteins that control the electrical properties of neurons and cardiac cells; mediate the detection and response to sensory stimuli like light, sound, odor, and taste; and regulate the response to physical stimuli like temperature and pressure. In non-excitable tissues, ion channels are instrumental for the regulatio...
Understanding Drug Release and Absorption Mechanisms
by Mario Grassi, Gabriele Grassi, Romano Lapasin, and Italo Colombo
Demand for better reliability from drug delivery systems has caused designers and researchers to move away from trial-and-error approaches and toward model-based methods of product development. Developing such models requires cross-disciplinary physical, mathematical, and physiological knowledge. Combining these areas under a single cover, Understanding Drug Release and Absorption Mechanisms builds a firm understanding ofall elements needed to conceive, build, and implement successful models of...
The question "Where do we come from?" has fascinated philosophers, scientists, and artists for generations. This book reorients the question of the matrix as a place where everything comes from (chora, womb, incubator) by recasting it in terms of acts of "matrixial/maternal hospitality" producing space and matter of and for the other. Irina Aristarkhova theorizes such hospitality with the potential to go beyond tolerance in understanding self/other relations. Building on and critically evaluatin...
This updated and revised edition provides an overview of the anatomy and physiology of reproduction in farm animals, emphasizing the application of scientific principles in practical reproduction management.
The Laboratory Guide to Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
Theoretically capable of separating tens of thousands of proteins, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE) is often still regarded as procedurally complex and poorly reproducible. An indispensible tool that enables even inexperienced researchers to obtain reliable, highly reproducible separations of protein by 2DGE, this "pocket guide" is a valuable resource for detailed protocols, professional "secrets for success", buffer recipes, and troubleshooting guides that reflect the recognized exper...
Image and Signal Processing for Networked Ehealth Applications (Synthesis Lectures on Biomedical Engineering, #2)
by Ilias G Maglogiannis, Kostas Karpouzis, and Manolis Wallace
Plastics have occupied an important place in the modern medical industry. It has substituted traditional devices and products made of metal, other materials, and ceramics. Over recent years, increased reliance on transparent plastic pharmaceutical and medical products has produced remarkable breakthroughs that improve medical attention delivery and allow it to be more comfortable for the masses to live better and longer lives. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a strategic perspective on...
Somatic Stem Cells and Their Plasticity
To the scientist, stem cells offer a precious source of undifferentiated material for the study of cell maturation and specialization. To the clinician, these cells represent a potential source of material for the cure and replacement of damaged organs and tissues. They hold great promise for future therapy: Any disease resulting from genetically or environmentally damaged tissues could, in principle, be repaired through a strategic use of stem cells. ‘Somatic Stem Cells and Their Plasticity’...
Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac is a complete reference guide to the business side of biotechnology, genetics, proteomics and related services. This new book contains complete profiles of the leading biotech companies; in-depth chapters on trends in genetics, technologies, statistics and finances; a handy glossary; and thorough indexes. For the first time, in one carefully-researched volume, you'll get all of the data you need. Topics include: biotechnology funding and investme...
Integrates knowledge on microfiltration and ultrification, membrane chemistry, and characterization methods with the engineering and economic aspects of device performance, device and module design, processes, and applications. The text provides a discussion of membrane fundamentals and an analytical framework for designing and developing new filtrations systems for a broad range of technologically important functions. It offers information on membrane liquid precursors, fractal and stochastic p...
The Biotechnology of Malting and Brewing (Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology)
by James S. Hough
Now available in paperback for the first time, this book gives a clear, concise account of malting and brewing processes and the science on which they are based. There are chapters about barley and the malting of grain, about water, hops, and yeasts and bacteria as well as descriptions of fermentation and post-fermentation processes. The techniques of production of high-quality beers are also described. The whole description is placed within a biotechnological content: modern developments and th...
Biotechnology and Wastewater Treatment (Cambridge Studies in Biotechnology)
by C. F. Forster
The aim of this book is to provide the biotechnologist with the fundamentals of wastewater treatment technology. Although the art of sanitation is several thousand years old, sewage treatment is relatively recent and the book describes both the basic biological concepts and industrial practices. Problems of pollution are given attention and -recent developments in control are discussed. Reactor types, aeration, the handling and disposal of sewage sludge and the anaerobic treatment of effluents a...