Biotechnology category: 1154 books
Advances in Pharmaceutical Cell Therapy
Principles of Cell-Based Biopharmaceuticals
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
This textbook is a comprehensive overview of the development of cell-based biopharmaceuticals. Beginning with the underlying biology of stem cell and cell-based products, it traces the long and complex journey from preclinical concept to initiation of a pivotal clinical trial and the potential business...
Advances in Smart Medical Textiles
Treatments and Health Monitoring
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Advances in Smart Medical Textiles: Treatments and Health Monitoring provides comprehensive coverage on smart textiles, the emerging and important materials that are finding applications in the fields of medicine and healthcare.
The book explores the range of smart textiles available for use...
Specification of Drug Substances and Products
Development and Validation of Analytical Methods
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Specification of Drug Substances and Products: Development and Validation of Analytical Methods is a comprehensive and critical analysis of the requirements and approaches to setting specifications for new pharmaceutical products, with an emphasis on phase-appropriate development and validation of...
by Ralph W. Jack, Gabriele Bierbaum, Hans-Georg Sahl
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
In the last 10 years a proliferation of information concerning the lantibiotics and related peptide antibiotics has come to the fore. This is the first book to summarize this information comprehensively and concisely. Unlike other reviews, which consider the lantibiotics in isolation, this book brings...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Attention has recently turned to using plants as hosts for the production of commercially important proteins. The twelve case studies in this volume present successful strategies for using plants to produce industrial and pharmaceutical proteins and vaccine antigens. They examine in detail projects...
Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides
Structure, Chemical Synthesis, Biogenesis and Interaction with Host Cells
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
The bacterial lipopolysaccharide also known as endotoxin is exhaustively covered in the present work. Central emphasis is placed upon the fine chemical structure of the lipopolysaccharide and its significance for understanding their activity and function. In particular, the role it plays in the interaction...
The Future of Aging
Pathways to Human Life Extension
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological "bailout" could be on the way, and that human aging can be different in the future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how our improving understanding of...
by Ana Rute Neves, Salette Reis
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
The creation of new and more efficient therapies for improving human health greatly depends on drug delivery systems. Nanotechnology has emerged as a powerful strategy for the development of nanoparticles, such as nanoemulsions, liposomes, nanocrystals, and nanocomplexes, applied in the diagnosis,...
Functional Marine Biomaterials
Properties and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Functional Marine Biomaterials: Properties and Applications provides readers with the latest information on the diverse marine environment as a resource for many new substances, including biopolymers, bioceramics, and biominerals.
As recent advances and funding has enabled scientists to begin...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
The important role of ?nely dispersed matter and surfaces in medicine is not always fully understood and appreciated. Speci?cally, ?ne particles (solid or liquid) in the size range of several nanometers to several micrometers have a tremendous effect on our lives, because they can be bene?cial or...
Medical Modelling
The Application of Advanced Design and Development Techniques in Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2006
Research into medical modelling and the application of design and product development technologies in medicine and surgery requires a multidisciplinary approach. Designed to be accessible to all disciplines, with medical and technical terms explained as clearly and simply as possible, Medical modelling...
A Gentle Introduction to Support Vector Machines in Biomedicine
Volume 2: Case Studies and Benchmarks
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Support Vector Machines (SVMs) are among the most important recent developments in pattern recognition and statistical machine learning. They have found a great range of applications in various fields including biology and medicine. However, biomedical researchers often experience difficulties grasping...
Biosimilars of Monoclonal Antibodies
A Practical Guide to Manufacturing, Preclinical, and Clinical Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Addressing a significant need by describing the science and process involved to develop biosimilars of monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs, this book covers all aspects of biosimilar development: preclinical, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing.
• Guides readers through the complex landscape...
Minicircle and Miniplasmid DNA Vectors
The Future of Non-viral and Viral Gene Transfer
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
This first title on the topic provides complete coverage, including the molecular basis, production and possible biomedical applications. Written by the most prominent academic researchers in the field as well as by researchers at one of the world's leading companies in industrial production of minicircle...