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Biomedical Science, Engineering and Technology Edited by Dhanjoo N. Ghista

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Dhanjoo N. Ghista
Dhanjoo N. Ghista

Framingham State University,
United States of America

Published20 January 2012

Doi10.5772/1020

ISBN978-953-307-471-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4376-5

Copyright year2012

Number of pages904

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1. Biomedical Engineering Professional Trail from Anatomy and Physiology to Medicine and Into Hospital Administration: Towards Higher-Order of Translational Medicine and Patient Care

By Dhanjoo N. Ghista

2,709
2. Cell Signalling and Pathways Explained in Relation to Music and Musicians

By John T. Hancock

6,186
3. Chemical Carcinogenesis: Risk Factors, Early Detection and Biomedical Engineering

By John I. Anetor, Gloria O. Anetor, Segun Adeola and Ijeoma Esiaba

3,253
4. AGE/RAGE as a Mediator of Insulin Resistance or Metabolic Syndrome: Another Aspect of Metabolic Memory?

By Hidenori Koyama and Tetsuya Yamamoto

3,191
5. Mitochondria Function in Diabetes – From Health to Pathology – New Perspectives for Treatment of Diabetes-Driven Disorders

By Magdalena Labieniec-Watala, Karolina Siewiera, Slawomir Gierszewski and Cezary Watala

4,385
6. Red Palm Oil and Its Antioxidant Potential in Reducing Oxidative Stress in HIV/AIDS and TB Patients

By O. O. Oguntibeju, A. J. Esterhuyse and E. J. Truter

3,163
7. Medical Plant and Human Health

By Ahmed Morsy Ahmed

4,180
8. In Vitro Leukocyte Adhesion in Endothelial Tissue Culture Models Under Flow

By Scott Cooper, Melissa Dick, Alexander Emmott, Paul Jonak, Léonie Rouleau and Richard L. Leask

3,244
2
9. Pain in Osteoarthritis: Emerging Techniques and Technologies for Its Treatment

By Kingsley Enohumah

2,488
10. Non-Thermal Plasma Surface Modification of Biodegradable Polymers

By N. De Geyter and R. Morent

3,972
5
11. Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications

By Lin Xiao, Bo Wang, Guang Yang and Mario Gauthier

36,488
81
12. Multifunctional Magnetic Hybrid Nanoparticles as a Nanomedical Platform for Cancer-Targeted Imaging and Therapy

By Husheng Yan, Miao Guo and Keliang Liu

3,470
2
13. Arterial Mass Transport Behaviour of Drugs from Drug Eluting Stents

By Barry M. O’Connell and Michael T. Walsh

3,047
3
14. Biosurfactants and Bioemulsifiers Biomedical and Related Applications – Present Status and Future Potentials

By Letizia Fracchia, Massimo Cavallo, Maria Giovanna Martinotti and Ibrahim M. Banat

9,678
44
15. Contact Lenses Characterization by AFM MFM, and OMF

By Dušan Kojić, Božica Bojović, Dragomir Stamenković, Nikola Jagodić and Ðuro Koruga

3,388
2
16. Synthesis and Characterization of Amorphous and Hybrid Materials Obtained by Sol-Gel Processing for Biomedical Applications

By Catauro Michelina and Bollino Flavia

3,706
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17. Diabetes Mechanisms, Detection and Complications Monitoring

By Dhanjoo N. Ghista, U. Rajendra Acharya, Kamlakar D. Desai, Sarma Dittakavi, Adejuwon A. Adeneye and Loh Kah Meng

3,669
18. Domain-Specific Software Engineering Design for Diabetes Mellitus Study Through Gene and Retinopathy Analysis

By Hua Cao, Deyin Lu and Bahram Khoobehi

2,324
19. A Shape-Factor Method for Modeling Parallel and Axially-Varying Flow in Tubes and Channels of Complex Cross-Section Shapes

By Mario F. Letelier and Juan S. Stockle

2,301
20. CSA – Clinical Stress Assessment

By Sepp Porta, Gertrud W. Desch, Harald Gell, Karl Pichlkastner, Reinhard Slanic, Josef Porta, Gerd Korisek, Martin Ecker and Klaus Kisters

2,152
21. Neurotechnology and Psychiatric Biomarkers

By William J. Bosl

2,507
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22. Life Support System Virtual Simulators for Mars-500 Ground-Based Experiment

By Eduard Kurmazenko, Nikolay Khabarovskiy, Guzel Kamaletdinova, Evgeniy Demin and Boris Morukov

2,150
23. Educational Opportunities in BME Specialization - Tradition, Culture and Perspectives

By Wasilewska-Radwanska Marta, Augustyniak Ewa, Tadeusiewicz Ryszard and Augustyniak Piotr

2,302
24. Poly (L-glutamic acid)-Paclitaxel Conjugates for Cancer Treatment

By Shuang-Qing Zhang

3,031
1
25. Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography: Fundamentals and Applications in Biomedical Engineering

By Andrea Mahn

9,748
1
26. Development and Engineering of CSαβ Motif for Biomedical Application

By Ying-Fang Yang

3,203
27. Application of Liposomes for Construction of Vaccines

By Jaroslav Turánek, Josef Mašek, Milan Raška and Miroslav Ledvina

3,407
1
28. iPS Cells: Born-Again Stem Cells for Biomedical Applications

By Ambrose Jon Williams and Vimal Selvaraj

2,455
29. Genetic Modification of Domestic Animals for Agriculture and Biomedical Applications

By Cai-Xia Yang and Jason W. Ross

3,088
2
30. Animal Models of Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis

By L. D. Jensen, J. Honek, K. Hosaka, P. Rouhi, S. Lim, H. Ji, Z. Cao, E. M. Hedlund, J. Zhang and Y. Cao

4,793
31. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Human Biobanking: Experience of the Infectious Diseases BioBank at King’s College London, UK

By Zisis Kozlakidis, Robert J. S. Cason, Christine Mant and John Cason

2,590
32. Cardiac Myocardial Disease States Cause Left Ventricular Remodeling with Decreased Contractility and Lead to Heart Failure;Interventions by Coronary Arterial Bypass Grafting and Surgical Ventricular Restoration Can Reverse LV Remodeling with Improved Cont

By Dhanjoo N. Ghista, Liang Zhong, Leok Poh Chua, Ghassan S. Kassab, Yi Su and Ru San Tan

2,948
33. Renal Physiological Engineering – Optimization Aspects

By David Chee-Eng Ng and Dhanjoo N. Ghista

3,421
34. Lung Ventilation Modeling for Assessment of Lung Status: Detection of Lung Disease and Indication for Extubation of Mechanically-Ventilated COPD Patients

By Dhanjoo N. Ghista, Kah Meng Koh, Rohit Pasam and Yi Su

3,787
35. Physiological Nondimensional Indices in Medical Assessment: For Quantifying Physiological Systems and Analysing Medical Tests’ Data

By Dhanjoo N. Ghista

2,214

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