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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Computational Biomechanics of the Hip Joint

    by Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book presents analyses of the most commonly reported failure modes of hip stems: loosening and thigh pain; both are attributed to the relative motion and instability at the bone-implant interface due to failure to achieve sufficient primary fixation. The book investigates various factors that could affect primary stability and therefore the long-term outcome of hip arthroplasty. The results ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • Happy Accidents

    Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century

    by Morton A. Meyers ...
    Happy Accidents is a fascinating, entertaining, and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century. What do penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra have in common? They were each discovered accidentally, stumbled upon in the search for something else. In the 1990s, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Co-operative and Energy Efficient Body Area and Wireless Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications

    by Akram Alomainy, Raffaele Di Bari, Yifan Chen, Qammer H. Abbasi ...
    With the advances in small and low-cost radio transceivers and RF front-ends development, the possibility of applying ubiquitous and non-invasive sensors integrated into user's daily clothing and living activities seems more feasible. The ability to share data increases the usefulness of personal information devices, providing features not possible with independent isolated devices. Current ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Wearable Sensors

    Fundamentals, Implementation and Applications

    Edited by Edward Sazonov ...
    Written by industry experts, this book aims to provide you with an understanding of how to design and work with wearable sensors. Together these insights provide the first single source of information on wearable sensors that would be a valuable addition to the library of any engineer interested in this field.Wearable Sensors covers a wide variety of topics associated with the development and ... Read more

    $133.99 USD

  • Bioceramics Volume 10

    Edited by L. Sedel, C. Rey ...
    Bioceramics 10 contains the proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine, held in Paris, France, in October 1997. These annual symposia bring together distinguished researchers in the fields of ceramics and medicine to exchange ideas and to discuss recent research results. Bioceramics in medicine has become one of the more important fields of biomaterials. The clinical ... Read more

    $368.99 USD

  • Pancreas, Kidney and Skin Regeneration

    Edited by Phuc Van Pham ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This invaluable resource discusses clinical applications with effects and side-effects of applications of stem cells in diabetes, kidney and wound treatment. All chapters are contributed by pre-eminent scientists in the field and covers such topics as stem cells and cell therapy in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, wound and other skin aging diseases, characteristics of some ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Neurodegeneration and Protein Misfolding Disorders

    by Martin Beckerman ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This unique text introduces students and researchers to the world of misfolded proteins, toxic oligomers, and amyloid assemblages, and the diseases of the brain that result. During the past few years the connections between failures in protein quality control and neurological disorders have been reinforced and strengthened by discoveries on multiple fronts. These findings provide novel insights on ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Resident Stem Cells and Regenerative Therapy

    Edited by Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg ...
    In the last 3 decades, stem cells have greatly impacted the scientific and lay communities, providing huge advances in the treatment of devastating human diseases, including myocardial infarction, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, cirrhosis, and osteoporosis. Alongside debates of induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells has been the discovery of adult stem cells in many ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Thin Film Coatings for Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications

    Edited by Hans J Griesser ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
    Thin Film Coatings for Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications discusses the latest information on coatings, including their historic use by scientists who are looking to improve the properties and biological responses of the material-host interface. Thin films, in particular, are becoming more widely researched and used as an alternative to traditional sprayed coatings because they have a more ... Read more

    $238.99 USD

  • Radiation Biophysics

    by Edward L. Alpen ...
    This newly revised and updated edition of Radiation Biophysics provides an in-depth description of the physics and chemistry of radiation and its effects on biological systems. Coverage begins with fundamental concepts of the physics of radiation and radioactivity, then progresses through the chemistry and biology of the interaction of radiation with living systems. The Second Edition of this ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Interfacial Phenomena on Biological Membranes

    by Manoranjan Arakha, Suman Jha ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book focuses on important interfacial phenomena, such as interfacial potential and interfacial multi-functionality, responsible for determining the fate of nanoparticles inside the biological milieu. Additionally, this book explores the role of surface defects in photocatalytic nanoparticles in defining the nanoparticle interaction to biological membrane and cytotoxic propensity.The authors ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Clinical Applications of Biomaterials

    State-of-the-Art Progress, Trends, and Novel Approaches

    Edited by Gurbinder Kaur ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book examines the most novel and state-of-the-art applications of biomaterials, with chapters that exemplify approaches with targeted drug delivery, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases and cranioplasty implants. Expert contributors analyze biomaterials such as calcium phosphate, sol-gel and quenched glasses, metallic and polymer implants, bioactive glass, and polymer composites while also ... Read more

    $116.09 USD