Biotechnology

With the volume of biomedical research growing exponentially worldwide, the demand for information retrieval expertise in the field has never been greater. Here's the first guide for bionformatics practitioners that puts the full range of biological text mining tools and techniques at their fingerti... More

Man's use of enzymes dates back to the earliest times of civilization. Important human activities such as the production of certain types of foods and beverages, and the tanning of hides and skins to produce leather for garments, serendipitously took advantage of enzyme activities. Important advance... More

This book discusses in detail all types of electronic instruments. The basic measurement techniques, recent advances in instrumentation technology, and the principles guiding the operations of transducers and recorders have been given special treatment. A wide range of digital instruments and microp... More

Intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in biophysics, physiology, medical physics, cell biology, and biomedical engineering, this wide-ranging text bridges the gap between introductory physics and its application to the life and biomedical sciences. This extensively revi... More

"Augen's book provides a thorough review of bioinformatics that presages the coming era of information-based medicine.""--John Reynders, VP of Informatics, Celera Genomics""Augen is to be congratulated on producing an indispensable book. He not only lays out and explains the essential tools in bioin... More

Biotechnology concerns the practical application of organisms or their components. John Smith describes the history, techniques and applications of biotechnology and discusses the ethical issues raised by recent advances. This book is important readingfor anyone, from school onwards, interested in t... More

Over the past several decades, much progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of electrical activity in biological tissues and systems, and for developing non-invasive functional imaging technologies to aid clinical diagnosis of dysfunction in the human body. The book will provide full ... More

This scientifically rigorous guide gives healthcare professionals and engineers essential technical, biological, and clinical background together with hands-on guidelines to design the most effective electrotherapeutic devices and treatment protocols for today's expanding list of clinical applicatio... More

Frontiers in Biochip TechnologyDr. Wan-Li Xing and Dr. Jing Cheng Frontiers in Biochip Technology serves as an essential collection of new research in the field of biochip technology. This comprehensive collection covers emerging technologies and cutting a "edge research in the field of biochip tech... More

Traditional biological sensors, based on enzymatic receptors and potentiometric or amperometric transducers are well reviewed and are nowadays even included extensively in many textbooks. The editors of this volume, the 2nd in the new Springer Series on Chemical and Biosensors, have focussed exclusi... More

This collection of next-generation biodata modeling techniques combines innovative concepts, methods, and applications with case studies in genome, microarray, proteomics, and drug discovery projects to help bioinformatics professionals develop ever-more powerful data management systems in any domai... More

The frontiers of microtechnology and nanotechnology are changing the face of medicine through the efforts of researchers to build biomedical microelectromechanical systems, or bioMEMS - tiny working machines so small, they measure only a few millionths of a meter across. BIOMEMS AND BIOMEDICAL NANOT... More

This handbook covers the newest trends and breakthroughs in computer applications applied to healthcare and biomedicine. Innovative technologies in health information systems, medicine, health services, and other areas in biomedicine are explored. Comprehensive chapters are written by international ... More