Biotechnology of Silk

Biotechnology of Silk

This book is a snapshot of the current state of the art of research and development on the properties and characteristics of silk and their use in medicine and industry. The field encompasses backyard silk production from ancient time to industrial methods in the modern era and includes an example of efforts to maintain silk production on Madagascar. Once revered as worth its weight in gold, silk has captured the imagination from its mythical origins onwards. The latest methods in molecular biology have opened new descriptions of the underlying properties of silk. Advances in technological innovation have created silk production by microbes as the latest breakthrough in the saga of silk research and development. The application of silk to biomaterials is now very active on the basis of excellent properties of silks including recombinant silks for biomaterials and the accumulated structural information.

Biotechnology of Silk

13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering

13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering

This volume presents the proceedings of the13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME2008), help from the 3rd to 6th December 2008 in Singapore. The presented papers reflect the broad scope of the conference including topics like: Artificial Organs, Bioengineering Education, Bioinformatics and Digital Medicine, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biosensors, BioMEMs and Lab-on-Chip, Biosignal Processing, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Cell and Biomolecular Mechanics, Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Computational Bioengineering, Computer-Integrated and Computer-Assisted Surgery, Controlled Drug Delivery, Mechanobiology, Medical Robotics, Micro Nano Biomedical devices and systems, Nanobiotechnology, Neural Systems Engineering, Orthopaedics, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Engineering, Physiological System Modeling, Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Telemedicine and Healthcare.

13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering

Functional Materials and Biomaterials

Functional Materials and Biomaterials

This book has the highest impact factor of all publications ranked by ISI within polymer science. It contains short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned experts. It remains valid and useful after 5 or 10 years. The electronic version is available free of charge for standing order customers at: springer.com/series/12/.

Functional Materials and Biomaterials

Renewable Resources for Functional Polymers and Biomaterials

Renewable Resources for Functional Polymers and Biomaterials

This book details polysaccharides and other important biomacromolecules covering their source, production, structures, properties, and current and potential application in the fields of biotechnology and medicine. It includes a systematic discussion on the general strategies of isolation, separation and characterization of polysaccharides and proteins. Subsequent chapters are devoted to polysaccharides obtained from various sources, including botanical, algal, animal and microbial.

Renewable Resources for Functional Polymers and Biomaterials

Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials

Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials

Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials: Principles and Applications provides a comprehensive review of established and emerging rapid prototyping technologies (such as bioprinting) for medical applications. Rapid prototyping, also known as layer manufacturing, additive manufacturing, solid freeform fabrication, or 3D printing, can be used to create complex structures and devices for medical applications from solid, powder, or liquid precursors.

Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials