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Platform Chemical Biorefinery: Future Green Chemistry provides
information on three different aspects of platform chemical
biorefinery. The book first presents a basic introduction to the
industry beneficial for university students, then provides
engineering details of existing or potential platform chemical
biorefinery processes helpful to technical staff of biorefineries.
Finally, the book presents a critical review of the entire platform
chemical biorefinery process, including extensive global
biorefinery practices and their potential environmental and
market-related consequences. Platform chemicals are building blocks
of different valuable chemicals. The book evaluates the possibility
of renewable feedstock-based platform chemical production and the
fundamental challenges associated with this objective. Thus, the
book is a useful reference for both academic readers and industry
technical workers. The book guides the research community working
in the field of platform chemical biorefinery to develop new
pathways and technologies in combination with their market value
and desirability.
Mechanochemical Organic Synthesis is a comprehensive reference that
not only synthesizes the current literature but also offers
practical protocols that industrial and academic scientists can
immediately put to use in their daily work. Increasing interest in
green chemistry has led to the development of numerous
environmentally-friendly methodologies for the synthesis of organic
molecules of interest. Amongst the green methodologies drawing
attention, mechanochemistry is emerging as a promising method to
circumvent the use of toxic solvents and reagents as well as to
increase energy efficiency. The development of synthetic strategies
that require less, or the minimal, amount of energy to carry out a
specific reaction with optimum productivity is of vital importance
for large-scale industrial production. Experimental procedures at
room temperature are the mildest reaction conditions (essentially
required for many temperature-sensitive organic substrates as a key
step in multi-step sequence reactions) and are the core of
mechanochemical organic synthesis. This green synthetic method is
now emerging in a very progressive manner and until now, there is
no book that reviews the recent developments in this area.
Industrial Catalytic Processes for Fine and Specialty Chemicals
provides a comprehensive methodology and state-of-the art toolbox
for industrial catalysis. The book begins by introducing the reader
to the interesting, challenging, and important field of catalysis
and catalytic processes. The fundamentals of catalysis and
catalytic processes are fully covered before delving into the
important industrial applications of catalysis and catalytic
processes, with an emphasis on green and sustainable technologies.
Several case studies illustrate new and sustainable ways of
designing catalysts and catalytic processes. The intended audience
of the book includes researchers in academia and industry, as well
as chemical engineers, process development chemists, and
technologists working in chemical industries and industrial
research laboratories.
Rational Design of Enzyme-Nanomaterials, the new volume in the
Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier
serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. This
volume covers research methods in rational design of
enzyme-nanomaterials, and includes sections on such topics as
conjugation of enzymes and dextran-aldehyde polymers, improved
activity of enzymes bound to titanate nanosheet, nano-layered
'stable-on-the-table' biocatalysts and nanoparticle-based enzyme
sensors.
The book is subdivided into seven sections this encompass: general
procedures, like methods of pipetting, solution preparation,
buffers and principles of common analytical instruments essential
for laboratory biotechnology experiments. The book also includes
working with nucleic acid, bacteria, enzymes, proteins; cloning
experiments and a few protocols on plant biotechnology. Emphasis
have been given on DNA/RNA isolation from various sources, use of
restriction enzymes, ligation techniques, cloning protocols,
screening of transformed cells, various electrophoresis techniques,
PCR protocol, etc. The appendices in the last part are included to
provide information important to he study of the above-mentioned
practical as a whole. The book will be useful to students belonging
to Biotechnology, agriculture and allied fields. The idea behind
this practical manual was thus to provide theoretical basis of the
practical study items to be undertaken in the laboratory in a lucid
manner.
Surface Chemistry of Nanobiomaterials brings together the most
recent findings regarding the surface modification of currently
used nanomaterials, which is a field that has become increasingly
important during the last decade. This book enables the results of
current research to reach those who wish to use this knowledge in
an applied setting. Leading researchers from around the world
present various types of nanobiomaterials, such as quantum dots
(QDs), carbon nanotubes, silver nanoparticles, copper oxide, zinc
oxide, magnesium oxide, magnetite, hydroxyapatite and graphene, and
discuss their related functionalization strategies. This book will
be of interest to postdoctoral researchers, professors and students
engaged in the fields of materials science, biotechnology and
applied chemistry. It will also be highly valuable to those working
in industry, including pharmaceutics and biotechnology companies,
medical researchers, biomedical engineers and advanced clinicians.
The best source for cutting-edge insights into AI in healthcare
operations AI in Healthcare: How Artificial Intelligence Is
Changing IT Operations and Infrastructure Services collects,
organizes and provides the latest, most up-to-date research on the
emerging technology of artificial intelligence as it is applied to
healthcare operations. Written by a world-leading technology
executive specializing in healthcare IT, this book provides
concrete examples and practical advice on how to deploy artificial
intelligence solutions in your healthcare environment. AI in
Healthcare reveals to readers how they can take advantage of
connecting real-time event correlation and response automation to
minimize IT disruptions in critical healthcare IT functions. This
book provides in-depth coverage of all the most important and
central topics in the healthcare applications of artificial
intelligence, including: Healthcare IT AI Clinical Operations AI
Operational Infrastructure Project Planning Metrics, Reporting, and
Service Performance AIOps in Automation AIOps Cloud Operations
Future of AI Written in an accessible and straightforward style,
this book will be invaluable to IT managers, administrators, and
engineers in healthcare settings, as well as anyone with an
interest or stake in healthcare technology.
This book is an inclusive coverage of advances in aquaculture
health management. It offers latest updates as well as explains the
novel concepts and issues related to aquatic animal health
management. To support the understanding of the concepts, there is
extensive use of illustrations. Chapters emphasize on the state of
art techniques and hold great promise for the sustainable
development of aquaculture. This book is of interest to teachers,
researchers, aquatic biologists, capacity builders and
policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material
for undergraduate and graduate students of aquatic sciences, marine
sciences, biotechnology, ecology, and environmental sciences.
National and international aquatic scientists, policy makers will
also find this to be a useful read.
Mushroom Biotechnology: Developments and Applications is a
comprehensive book to provide a better understanding of the main
interactions between biological, chemical and physical factors
directly involved in biotechnological procedures of using mushrooms
as bioremediation tools, high nutritive food sources, and as
biological helpers in healing serious diseases of the human body.
The book points out the latest research results and original
approaches to the use of edible and medicinal mushrooms as
efficient bio-instruments to reduce the environment and food
crises. This is a valuable scientific resource to any researcher,
professional, and student interested in the fields of mushroom
biotechnology, bioengineering, bioremediation, biochemistry,
eco-toxicology, environmental engineering, food engineering,
mycology, pharmacists, and more.
Biomimetic engineering takes the principles of biological organisms
and copies, mimics or adapts these in the design and development of
new materials and technologies. Biomimetic Technologies reviews the
key materials and processes involved in this groundbreaking field,
supporting theoretical background by outlining a range of
applications. Beginning with an overview of the key principles and
materials associated with biomimetic technologies in Part One, the
book goes on to explore biomimetic sensors in more detail in Part
Two, with bio-inspired tactile, hair-based, gas-sensing and sonar
systems all reviewed. Biomimetic actuators are then the focus of
Part Three, with vision systems, tissue growth and muscles all
discussed. Finally, a wide range of applications are investigated
in Part Four, where biomimetic technology and artificial
intelligence are reviewed for such uses as bio-inspired climbing
robots and multi-robot systems, microrobots with CMOS IC neural
networks locomotion control, central pattern generators (CPG's) and
biologically inspired antenna arrays.
This updated edition explores assessing cell viability as a measure
for cell fitness under conditions of physiological and
patho-physiological stress as well as challenging conditions to
cellular and tissue homeostasis, and accounts for the ongoing
2D-to-3D development with topics and assays that target cell
viability, mobility, and functionality of tissues and organs,
natural or bioartificial, in 3D. The book’s contents span a wide
range of viability and functionality assays, from impedance
spectroscopy to chemiluminescence, fluorescence and label-free
optical detection methodologies. Written for the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions
to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and
reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols,
and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Â
Authoritative and up-to-date, Cell Viability Assays: Methods and
Protocols, Second Edition serves as a valuable resource to the
growing community in bioinspired life sciences, biomedical
sciences, and biotechnology by providing more standardized
protocols to probe the “wellbeing†of cells in various
environments.
'Direct Microbial Conversion of Biomass to Advanced Biofuels' is a
stylized text that is rich in both the basic and applied sciences.
It provides a higher level summary of the most important aspects of
the topic, addressing critical problems solved by deep science.
Expert users will find new, critical methods that can be applied to
their work, detailed experimental plans, important outcomes given
for illustrative problems, and conclusions drawn for specific
studies that address broad based issues. A broad range of readers
will find this to be a comprehensive, informational text on the
subject matter, including experimentalists and even CEOs deciding
on new business directions.
This book highlights current advanced developments in bioepoxy and
bioepoxy/clay nanocomposites and an optimisation of material
formulation and processing parameters on fabrication of
bioepoxy/clay nanocomposites in order to achieve the highest
mechanical properties in relation to their morphological
structures, thermal properties, as well as biodegradability and
water absorption, which is based on the use of Taguchi design of
experiments with the consideration of technical and economical
point of view. It also elaborates holistic theoretical modelling of
tensile properties of such bionanocomposites with respect to the
effect of contents of nanoclay fillers and epoxydised soybean oil
(ESO).
A compilation of up to date reviews of topics in biotechnology and
the medical field.
Pharmacokinetics and Toxicokinetic Considerations explains the
central principles, cutting-edge methodologies, and incipient
thought processes applied to toxicology research. As part of the
Advances in Pharmaceutical Product Development and Research series,
the book provides expert literature on dose, dosage regimen and
dose adjustment, medication errors, and approaches for its
prevention, the concept of pharmacotherapy, and managed care in
clinical interventions. It expounds on strategies to revamp the
pharmacokinetics of the drug and the factors affecting the
stability of drugs and their metabolites in biological matrices.
Finally, the book offers focused elaborations on various
bioanalytical methods for bioavailability and bioequivalence
assessment and integrates the wide-ranging principles and concepts
shared by toxicokinetics and pharmacodynamics as mutual crosstalk
rather than isolated observations. It will be helpful to
researchers and advanced students working in the pharmaceutical,
cosmetics, biotechnology, food, and related industries including
toxicologists, pharmacists, and pharmacologists.
The Elsevier book-series "Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and
Liposomes' (APLBL) provides a global platform for a broad community
of experimental and theoretical researchers studying cell
membranes, lipid model membranes and lipid self-assemblies from the
micro- to the nanoscale. Planar lipid bilayers are widely studied
due to their ubiquity in nature and find their application in the
formulation of biomimetic model membranes and in the design of
artificial dispersion of liposomes. Moreover, lipids self-assemble
into a wide range of other structures including micelles and the
liquid crystalline hexagonal and cubic phases. Consensus has been
reached that curved membrane phases do play an important role in
nature as well, especially in dynamic processes such as vesicles
fusion and cell communication. Self-assembled lipid structures have
enormous potential as dynamic materials ranging from artificial
lipid membranes to cell membranes, from biosensing to controlled
drug delivery, from pharmaceutical formulations to novel food
products to mention a few. An assortment of chapters in APLBL
represents both an original research as well as comprehensives
reviews written by world leading experts and young researchers.
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