Human biochemistry

Research in Shape Modeling: Los Angeles, July 2013

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Presenting the latest research from the growing field of mathematical shape analysis, this volume is comprised of the collaborations of participants of the Women in Shape Modeling (WiSh) workshop, held at UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics in July 2013. Topics inc…

INT-Integrated Neurocognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia Patients

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Integrated Neurocognitive Therapy (INT) is a cognitive remediation therapy approach. INT is the first treatment manual comprising all MATRICS areas (Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia). The NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health, USA) ini…

Synthetic Biology: From iGEM to the Artificial Cell

by Peretó, Juli, Porcar, Manuel

fromSpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Synthetic Biology (SB) is a revolutionary discipline with a vast range of practical applications, but is SB research really based on engineering principles? Does it contributing to the artificial synthesis of life or does it utilise approaches sufficiently advanced to fall outsi…

Sustaining Life on Planet Earth: Metalloenzymes Mastering Dioxygen and Other Chewy Gases

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MILS-15 provides an up-to-date review of the metalloenzymes involved in the activation, production, and conversion of molecular oxygen as well as the functionalization of the chemically inert gases methane and ammonia. Found either in aerobes (humans, animals, plants, microorgan…

Bone substitute biomaterials

by Mallick, Kajal

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Bone substitute biomaterials are fundamental to the biomedical sector, and have recently benefitted from extensive research and technological advances aimed at minimizing failure rates and reducing the need for further surgery. This book reviews these developments, with a partic…

Synthetic Biology: Character and Impact

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Synthetic Biology is already an object of intensive debate. However, to a great extent the discussion to date has been concerned with fundamental ethical, religious and philosophical questions. By contrast, based on an investigation of the field's scientific and technological ch…

Speaking in Public About Science: A Quick Guide for the Preparation of Good Lecture…

by Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino

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This book introduces the basic techniques and methods traditionally used in speaking about science to the public. The public often has a very different perception and understanding of science, and this must be taken into account when communicating with the public. This volume co…

Tryptophan Metabolism: Implications for Biological Processes, Health and Disease

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This book discusses the relationship between cellular immunity and tryptophan metabolism, as well as its products, serotonin and melatonin, in the development of several diseases and reappraises the common signal transduction pathways of the neurodegenerative diseases, carcinoge…

The Patentability of Synthetic Biology Inventions: New Technology, Same Patentability Issues?

by DE LISA, ILARIA

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This book addresses Synthetic Biology (SynBio), a new and promising biotechnology that has attracted much interest from both a scientific and a policy perspective. Yet, questions concerning the patentability of SynBio inventions have not been examined in detail so far; as a resu…

Digital Health in Focus of Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine

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This collection, entitled Digital Health in Focus of Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine contains the proceedings of the second International Conference on Digital Health Technologies (ICDHT 2019). Eighteen recent contributions are presented in the fields of Artific…

Fundamental biomaterials: ceramics

by Thomas, Sabu, Balakrishnan, Preetha, Sreekala, Meyyarappallil Sadasivan

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Fundamental Biomaterials: Ceramics provides current information on ceramics and their conversion from base materials to medical devices. Initial chapters review biomedical applications and types of ceramics, with subsequent sections focusing on the properties of ceramics, and on…

3D bioprinting for reconstructive surgery: techniques and applications

by Whitaker, Iain S., Thomas, Daniel J., Jessop, Zita M.

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3D Bioprinting for Reconstructive Surgery: Techniques and Applications examines the combined use of materials, procedures and tools necessary for creating structural tissue constructs for reconstructive purposes. Offering a broad analysis of the field, the first set of chapters …

Self-assembling biomaterials: molecular design, characterization and applicatio…

by Azevedo, Helena S., Silva, Ricardo M. P. da

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Self-assembling biomaterials: molecular design, characterization and application in biology and medicine provides a comprehensive coverage on an emerging area of biomaterials science, spanning from conceptual designs to advanced characterization tools and applications of self-as…

Tietz textbook of clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics

by UA-HB_cde-far, Norbert W.

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*BASICS OF LABORATORY MEDICINE* 1. Clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics (Rifai, Horvath, Wittwer) 2. Statistical methodologies in laboratory medicine: analytical and clinical evaluation of laboratory tests (Linnet, Boyd, Moons) 3. Quality management in the medical labora…

Materials science for dentistry

by Darvell, B. W., 1948-

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Materials Science for Dentistry, Tenth Edition, is a standard resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in dentistry. It provides fundamental coverage of the materials on which dentistry depends, covering the structure and chemistry that govern the behavior and perform…

Electrofluidodynamic technologies (EFDTs) for biomaterials and medical devices: principles and advances

by Guarino, Vincenzo, Ambrosio, Luigi, 1955-

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Electrofluidodynamic Technologies (EFDTs) for Biomaterials and Medical Devices: Principles and Advances focuses on the fundamentals of EFDTs - namely electrospinning, electrospraying and electrodynamic atomization - to develop active platforms made of synthetic or natural polyme…