Biotechnology

This book summarizes the recent advancements for biomaterials in the field of cardiovascular disease, including drug delivery system (gene, protein, drug), implant interventional instrument (heart valve, heart blocker, stent, artificial blood vessel, patch, artificial heart, cardiac pacemaker, etc.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Carbon Dioxide Separation/Capture by Using Membranes explores the unique property of membranes to separate gases with different physical and chemical properties.

This edited book discusses how effective soil carbon management plans and policies will ultimately make agriculture more secure against climate change and soil degradation.

Breath Analysis presents state-of-the-art research in this specialized field, also offering guidance on how best to design the technology and conduct analysis.

The book focuses on the evolutionary impact of horizontal gene transfer processes on pathogenicity, environmental adaptation and biological speciation.

This cutting-edge reference book discusses the biomedical applications of nanomaterials.

This book is the first comprehensive compilation describing the botanical traits, genetic resources, whole genome sequencing, Mitochondrial genome, transcriptomes of different organs with developmental stages, transcription factors, delineating gene evolution of gene family in Bambusoideae, alternative splicing (AS) and polyadenylation, case studies for economically important traits such as internode length, shoot fast growing, flowering, ageing and stress-resistant genes and small RNAs-mediated gene regulation of moso bamboo flowering and other developmental stages.

This book explores the fabrication of soft material and biomimetic MEMS sensors, presents a review of MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered sensors, and focuses on the recent efforts in developing flexible and wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators.

This book discusses the diverse and promising uses of algae in various industries and biotechnological processes.

In nature, plants are constantly challenged by various abiotic and biotic stresses that can restrict their growth, development and yields.

This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in green chemistry, energy, biotechnology, bioprinting, medicine, water treatment, agriculture and food science.

This book covers multi-scale biomechanics for oncology, ranging from cells and tissues to whole organ.

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water and Energy Management covers a variety of advanced technologies for membrane processes, including water/wastewater treatment and reuse, membrane materials, operation and maintenance, fouling control, life cycle assessment, removal of micro/emerging pollutants, and operational cost of membrane processes.

This volume focuses on very young children's (aged 0-8) rights in a digital world.

This book describes the growing clinical and healthcare relevance of nano-therapeutics in treating respiratory diseases.

A state-of-the-art guide to building synthetic membranes for biological devices, covering their construction, measurement, and modelling.

The invention of the microcomputer in the mid-1970s and its subsequent low-cost proliferation has opened up a new world for the laboratory scientist.

The book is primarily concerned with DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling in the context of forensic medicine and kinship testing.

This book combines the contributions from the experts of material science, molecular biology, toxicology bio-organic and bio-inorganic chemistry, toxicologists and environmental and food technology etc.

This text provides the reader with tools necessary to study biological and bio-inspired flows, all the while developing an appreciation for their evolutionary and engineering constraints.

This thorough book explores some of the most important methods and concepts affecting the quantitative analysis of the transport, targeting, and disposition of chemicals within cells, which in turn impact the macroscopic pharmacokinetics of chemical agents in the whole organism.

Material and Energy Recovery from Solid Waste for a Circular Economy describes solid waste to material and energy recovery to bridge the gap between theoretical possibilities and on-field criticalities.

This book explores the different conventional and biotechnological techniques for enhancing the productivity of industrial crops.

Marine environments represent an underexplored source for numerous biotechnological applications.

This book reviews the potential of next-generation point-of-care diagnosis in healthcare.

This thesis demonstrates a technology that enables pipetting-free high-throughput screening (HTS) on a miniaturized platform, eliminating the need for thousands of one-by-one pipetting and conventional liquid handling systems.

Frankenfoods, designer babies, Dolly the Sheep and Raelian fantasists: few subjects generate as much controversy and misinformation as biotechnology.

The occurrence of a wide variety of metal-carbon bonds in living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, is only recently recognized.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the design and analysis of the most advanced technologies for fuel ethanol production from feedstocks.

This handbook examines positive youth development (PYD) in youth and emerging adults from an international perspective.

The genus Cordyceps and allied species, such as entomopathogenic fungi, mainly parasitize insects and other arthropods and have been known since ancient times.

This book proposes a radical change in communication strategies about environmental problems, advocating for more active and emotionally engaging methods that drive people to action.

The field of industrial microbiology involves a thorough knowledge of the microbial physiology behind the processes in the large-scale, profit-oriented production of microbe-related goods which are the subject of the field.

Circuits, Signals, and Systems for Bioengineers: A MATLAB-Based Introduction, Fourth Edition, guides the reader through the electrical engineering principles that can be applied to biological systems.

Connecting theory with real-life applications, this essential textbook equips students with a comprehensive knowledge of the key concepts in bionanotechnology.

This book is the first comprehensive compilation describing the botanical traits, genetic resources, whole genome sequencing, Mitochondrial genome, transcriptomes of different organs with developmental stages, transcription factors, delineating gene evolution of gene family in Bambusoideae, alternative splicing (AS) and polyadenylation, case studies for economically important traits such as internode length, shoot fast growing, flowering, ageing and stress-resistant genes and small RNAs-mediated gene regulation of moso bamboo flowering and other developmental stages.

Advances in Hinfinity Control Theory is concerned with state-of-the-art developments in three areas:the extended treatment of mostly deterministic switched systems with dwell-time;the control of retarded stochastic state-multiplicative noisy systems; anda new approach to the control of biochemical systems, exemplified by the threonine synthesis and glycolytic pathways.

This book is a collection of studies on recent technological developments and related challenges in laboratory and industrial applications and processes for the production of biomass-derived organic acids and alcohols.

Because of their simple preparation and low expense, carbon pastes and carbon paste electrodes are widely used in a myriad of instrumental measurements.

A guide to the rapidly progressing Age of Biotechnology, Brutes or Angels provides basic information on a wide array of new technologies in the life sciences, along with the ethical issues raised by each With stem cell research, Dolly the cloned sheep, in vitro fertilization, age retardation, and pharmaceutical mind enhancement, humankind is now faced with decisions that it has never before had to consider.

This book focuses on dietary flavonoids and their biological activity along with their therapeutic potential.

This book serves as an introduction to the subject, giving readers the tools to solve real-world chemical reaction engineering problems.

The field of nanotechnology for targeted therapy initiated more than decade ago has grown fast and interest is increasing.

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This volume provides methods and protocols on principle, production, molecular aspects, and sustainability of biofuel and biodiesel.

Preparative Layer Chromatography explains how this method is used for separating large quantities of mixtures containing a wide variety of important compounds.

This book examines issues relating to postsecondary transition from high school to college or competitive vocational settings for Autistic adolescents and young adults.

The vitality of the cardiovascular system, which consists of the heart, vas- culature, and blood, depends on its response to a host of complex stimuli, including biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal.

This book covers the topic of biostimulation of crops using nanomaterials to increase crop production and quality improvement, accompanied by the reduction of environmental impact in the form of less use of pesticides and greater efficiency in the use of fertilizers and water.