Biotechnology

This book is about urban infrastructuring as the processes linking infrastructural configurations and their components with other social, ecological, political, or otherwise defined systems as part of urbanisation and globalisation in the Global South.

This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination.

This book provides in-depth coverage on the latest concepts, systems, and technologies that are being utilized in biorefineries for the production of biofuels and value-added commodities.

Provides a professional, contemporary, and concise review of the current knowledge and advances in biomimetics This book covers the field of biomimicry, an area of science where researchers look to mimic aspects of plants or animals in order to solve problems in aerospace, shipping, building, electronics, and optics, among others.

The biomass based energy sector, especially the one based on lignocellulosic sources such as switchgrass Miscanthus, forest residues and short rotation coppice, will play an important role in our drive towards renewable energy.

Written for industrial and academic researchers and development scientists in the life sciences industry, Bioprocessing Technology for Production of Biopharmaceuticals and Bioproducts is a guide to the tools, approaches, and useful developments in bioprocessing.

This book is designed to integrate the basic concepts of food safety with current developments and challenges in food safety and authentication.

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Biosystems: Biophysical interface at Lower Dimensions provides a thoroughly comprehensive overview of all major aspects of carbon-based nanomaterials, their biophysical response, and biotechnological application.

Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest.

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbial Biotechnology in Agro-environmental Sustainability describes, in detail, the various roles of microbial resources in the management of crop diseases and how microbes can be used as a source of income for biomass and bioenergy production.

Nature, by dint of its constitution, harbors many unassuming mysteries broadly manifested by its constituent cohorts.

This book discusses various renewable energy resources and technologies.

This book, written by experts on gastroenterology and digestive surgery, provides comprehensive and detailed descriptions of all established and newly developed interventional endoscopic procedures.

This book serves as an introduction to the concepts of medical biotechnology, with great details about fundamentals and early disciplines of study as well as emerging fields and the latest research.

This book provides a comprehensive look at one-dimensional (1D) mesoporous inorganic nanomaterials.

Recent progress on enzyme immobilisation, enzyme production, coenzyme re- generation and enzyme engineering has opened up fascinating new fields for the potential application of enzymes in a large range of different areas.

Digital fabrication has been termed the "e;third industrial revolution"e;, and is promising to revolutionize many disciplines, including most recently the construction sector.

This book focuses on the various applications of microorganisms for sustainable environment and the reduction of hazardous pollutants released in various forms, including xenobiotics, e-waste, pesticides, insecticides, plastic, heavy metals, paper waste, medical waste, textile dyes, and their impact on environmental and human health.

This book delves into diverse facets and applications of medicinal plants.

Ion-Exchange Chromatography and Related Techniques defines the current state-of-the-art in ion-exchange chromatography and related techniques and their implementation in laboratory and industrial practice.

Anyone who attempts to study crustaceans soon realizes that there are many science fields involved.

This book provides readers a fundamental insight into the basic properties of the pharmaceutical agents used in the treatment of osteoporosis.

The conservation of crop genetic resources is one of the important elements in efforts to sustainably increase agricultural production in low-income countries, and to guarantee long-term food security, especially for the low-income population groups in these countries.

Artificial Intelligence in Precision Health: From Concept to Applications provides a readily available resource to understand artificial intelligence and its real time applications in precision medicine in practice.

The shift of weather patterns has affected the incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases, including mycoses.

The goal of this workshop was to bring together bioinformatics stake holders from government, academe, and industry for a day of presentations and dialogue.

This book is designed with the objective of studying microalgae and its application in the widest sense.

Thousands of people from more than eighty countries have traveled to China since 2001 to undergo fetal cell transplantation.

The edited book consolidates information for profitable commercial cultivation of medicinal mushrooms.

This book is the second of two volumes that together offer a comprehensive account of cutting-edge advances in the development of biomaterials for use within tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Abiotic stresses such as drought, high salt, cold, heat, UV radiation, heavy metal pollution, etc.

This book covers the most up-to-date photoaffinity labeling method to tackle the key loop module involved in the binding process of a bioactive small molecule to its host protein.

This book provides that knowledge needed to introduce individuals to the most important research and content on nanotoxicology in nanobiomedicine.

The environment is an all-encompassing component of the ecosystem of "e;Blue planet - the earth"e;, made up of the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere.

An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs.

The dream of developing a biocomputer should not be dismissed as a sheer fantasy.

Development of superior crops that have consistent performance in quality and in quantity has not received the same emphasis in the field of genetics and breeding as merited.

Over the past 50 years, biotechnology has been the major driving force for increasing crop productivity.

A wide-ranging view of the state of the art in modern bioelectronics, with real-world examples, step-by-step design details, and insights from experts.

Critically acclaimed for more than 25 years, the Methods in Cell Biology series provides an indispensable tool for the researcher.

The value of implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) for water treatment in urban environments is increasingly recognized due to the multiple ecosystem services and societal benefits they provide.

This book describes the way that pharmaceutical projects and programs are currently managed, and offers views from many highly experienced practitioners from within the industry on future directions for drug program management.

This book reports on the latest research and developments in Biomedical Engineering, with a special emphasis on topics of interest and findings achieved in Latin America.

Drug discovery increasingly requires a common understanding by researchers of the many and diverse factors that go into the making of new medicines.

Natural Products have been important sources of useful drugs from prehistoric times to the present.

The book presents novel carrier systems for the targeted and controlled drug delivery for the treatment of various diseases which are difficult to be treated with conventional drug delivery systems like cancer, autoimmune disorders, and emerging infectious diseases.

This book addresses the impact of important climatic changes on plant pests (including weeds, diseases and insect pests), and their interactions with crop plants.