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  • The Politics of Life Itself

    Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century

    by Nikolas Rose ...
    Series series In-Formation
    For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques for manipulating basic life processes at the level of molecules, cells, and genes, medicine now seeks to manage human vital processes. The Politics of Life Itself offers a much-needed examination of ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

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  • Bioprocess Engineering Principles

    by Pauline M. Doran ...
    This welcome new edition discusses bioprocess engineering from the perspective of biology students. It includes a great deal of new material and has been extensively revised and expanded. These updates strengthen the book and maintain its position as the book of choice for senior undergraduates and graduates seeking to move from biochemistry/microbiology/molecular biology to bioprocess engineering ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • We Have the Technology

    How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time

    by Kara Platoni ...
    An award-winning journalist investigates how scientists and citizens around the world are re-tooling our senses-and what their discoveries are teaching us about the nature and future of human perceptionHow do we know what's real? That's not a trick question: sensory science is increasingly finding that we don't perceive reality: we create it through perception. In We Have the Technology, science ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Skeletal Regeneration

    by Peter Giannoudis, Elena Jones, Xuebin Yang, Dennis Mcgonagle ...
    Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Skeletal Regeneration covers our current understanding of the role of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and other mesenchymal progenitors in skeletal regeneration, encompassing bone, cartilage and whole joint regeneration. The expansion reflects developments in the field to include data on the use of MSCs in drug development, growth factors, scaffolds and biomechanical ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Systems Biology

    Constraint-based Reconstruction and Analysis

    by Bernhard Ø. Palsson ...
    Recent technological advances have enabled comprehensive determination of the molecular composition of living cells. The chemical interactions between many of these molecules are known, giving rise to genome-scale reconstructed biochemical reaction networks underlying cellular functions. Mathematical descriptions of the totality of these chemical interactions lead to genome-scale models that allow ... Read more

    $70.59 USD

  • Effective Technology Transfer In Biotechnology: Best Practice Case Studies In Europe

    by Oliver Uecke, Robin De Cock, Bart Clarysse, Thomas Crispeels ...
    Biotechnology is referred to as one of the key enabling technologies of the 21st century. It has the potential to offer solutions for a number of health and resource-based problems the world is facing, such as unmet medical needs and fossil fuel dependency. Considerable effort and investment has been expended in recent years to try and improve the outcomes of technology transfer in order to ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Biocompatibility of Dental Biomaterials

    Edited by Richard Shelton ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
    Biocompatibility of Dental Biomaterials details and examines the fundamentals of biocompatibililty, also including strategies to combat it. As biomaterials used in the mouth are subject to different problems than those associated with the general in vivo environment, this book examines these challenges, presenting the latest research and forward-thinking strategies. - Explores the fundamentals of ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Immobilized Cells: Basics and Applications

    Edited by R.M. Buitelaar, C. Bucke, J. Tramper, R.H. Wijffels ...
    Series Book 11 - Progress in Biotechnology
    This publication contains full papers of both oral and poster presentations of the symposium "Immobilized Cells: Basics and Applications" that was held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 26-29 November 1995. This volume covers recent developments in the field of immobilization e.g.: new support materials, characterization of support materials, kinetic characterizations, dynamic modelling, ... Read more

    $296.99 USD

  • Medical Device Technologies

    A Systems Based Overview Using Engineering Standards

    by Gail Baura ...
    Medical Device Technologies introduces undergraduate engineering students to commonly manufactured medical devices. It is the first textbook that discusses both electrical and mechanical medical devices. The first 20 chapters are medical device technology chapters; the remaining eight chapters focus on medical device laboratory experiments. Each medical device chapter begins with an exposition of ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • Bone Response to Dental Implant Materials

    Edited by Adriano Piattelli ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
    Bone Response to Dental Implant Materials examines the oral environment and the challenges associated with dental biomaterials. Understanding different in vivo and in vitro responses is essential for engineers to successfully design and tailor implant materials which will withstand the different challenges of this unique environment. This comprehensive book reviews the fundamentals of bone ... Read more

    $238.49 USD

  • Biomedical Composites

    Edited by Luigi Ambrosio ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
    Biomedical Composites, Second Edition, provides revised, expanded, and updated content suitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field. Three new chapters cover modeling of biocomposites, 3D printing of customized scaffolds, and constructs and regulatory issues. Chapters from the first edition have been revised in order to provide up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of ... Read more

    $269.99 USD

  • Silk Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

    Edited by Subhas C. Kundu ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
    Silk is increasingly being used as a biomaterial for tissue engineering applications, as well as sutures, due to its unique mechanical and chemical properties. Silk Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine discusses the properties of silk that make it useful for medical purposes and its applications in this area. Part one introduces silk biomaterials, discussing their ... Read more

    $251.99 USD