Handbook of Bioengineering

Handbook of Bioengineering

companies that supply kits for various procedures. The book can be used as a first source for the pathology resident. The organization of the book is somewhat cumbersome for the ophthalmologist in clinical practice, who would rather look up a chapter on a clinical finding and see which tests should be used and how the laboratory specimen should be collected. This book begins with the tests and ...

Bioengineering

While the bacteriocin Nisin has been employed by the food industry for 60 y, it remains the only bacteriocin to be extensively employed as a food preservative. This is despite the fact that the activity of Nisin against several food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria is poor and the availability of many other bacteriocins with significant potential in this regard. An alternative route to address ...

Lignin bioengineering.

Lignin is one of the most abundant aromatic biopolymers and a major component of plant cell walls. It occurs via oxidative coupling of monolignols, which are synthesized from the phenylpropanoid pathway. Lignin is the primary material responsible for biomass recalcitrance, has almost no industrial utility, and cannot be simply removed from growing plants without causing serious developmental de...

Oxford Handbook of PaediatricsOxford Handbook of Paediatrics.

THIS EXCITING new edition to the Oxford Handbook Series provides a compact guide to all aspects of acute and chronic paediatrics. A team of 23 specialist contributors and medical editors has condensed many years of clinical experience into a pocket-sized compendium of clinical problems and treatment options.

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