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Health Systems Improvement Across the Globe
Success Stories from 60 Countries
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Following on from 2015’s Healthcare Reform, Quality and Safety: Perspectives, Participants, Partnerships and Prospects in 30 Countries, this book encompasses a global perspective on healthcare while shifting the focus from reform to showcasing success stories of healthcare systems worldwide. It...
Pharmacokinetics in Drug Development
Problems and Challenges in Oncology, Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
In this volume, the specific challenges and problems facing the evaluation of new oncology agents are explored with regards to pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic modeling and clinical pharmacology development strategies. This book delivers, with an emphasis on the oncology therapeutic area, the goals...
Surface Modification of Magnesium and its Alloys for Biomedical Applications
Biological Interactions, Mechanical Properties and Testing
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
*Surface modification of magnesium and its alloys for biomedical applications: Biological interactions, mechanical properties and testing, *the first of two volumes, is an essential guide on the use of magnesium as a degradable implant material. Due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability,...
Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials
Fabrications, Applications and Future Trends
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
Nanotechnology-Enhanced Orthopedic Materials provides the latest information on the emergence and rapid development of nanotechnology and the ways it has impacted almost every aspect of biomedical engineering.
This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the field, focusing on...
Orthodontic Applications of Biomaterials
A Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Orthodontic Applications of Biomaterials: A Clinical Guide reviews the applications of biomaterials and their effects on enamel preparation, bonding, bracket and archwire ligation, mechanotherapy, debonding, and long-term enamel structural, color, and surface effects.
The book provides a step-by-step...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
This volume focuses on the biomechanical modeling of biological tissues in the context of Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS). More specifically, deformable soft tissues are addressed since they are the subject of the most recent developments in this field. The pioneering works on this CAS topic date...
Advances in Nanotheranostics I
Design and Fabrication of Theranosic Nanoparticles
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
This book highlights the recent advances in nanotheranostics from basic research to potential applications, and discusses the modular design and engineering of multiplex nanoparticles including gold nanostructures, luminescent nanoparticles, dendrimers and liposomes. Each chapter demonstrates multifunctional...
Long Acting Animal Health Drug Products
Fundamentals and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Long acting veterinary formulations play a significant role in animal health, production and reproduction within the animal health industry. Such technologies offer beneficial advantages to the veterinarian, farmer and pet owner. These advantages have resulted in them growing in popularity in recent...
by Aaron Tan, Prachi Singh, Ganesh R. Kokil
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
This book provides critical insights into and appraisals of recent breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes modulation, with a particular emphasis on the potential impact of current prevention and treatment strategies. It also discusses recent successes and failures in clinical trials. Presenting an comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Biosimulation is an approach to biomedical research and the treatment of patients in which computer modeling goes hand in hand with experimental and clinical work. Constructed models are used to interpret experimental results and to accumulate information from experiment to experiment.
This...
Drug Delivery to the Brain
Physiological Concepts, Methodologies and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
The development of new CNS drugs is notoriously difficult. Drugs must reach CNS target sites for action and these sites are protected by a number of barriers, the most important being the blood –brain barrier (BBB). Many factors are therefore critical to consider for CNS drug delivery, e.g. active/passive...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the hazards inherent in herbal medicinal products, with systematic coverage of major toxicities. Topics include composition and quality control, toxicokinetics, interactions, safety pharmacology, approaches to studying complex mixtures including metabolomics...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
This authoritative volume explores the fundamental concepts and numerous applications of targeted delivery of drugs to the body. This compilation has been divided into eight sections comprised of the basic principles of drug targeting, disease and organ/organelle-based targeting, passive and active...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
This authoritative work provides an in-depth treatment of state space methods, with a range of applications in neural and clinical data. Advanced and state-of-the-art research topics are detailed, including topics in state space analyses, maximum likelihood methods, variational Bayes, sequential Monte...