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The discovery of microRNAs - a new class of non-coding RNAs - has revolutionized modern biomedical sciences. This book presents advances in the interdisciplinary field of microRNA research of human cancers from a perspective of quantitative sciences: bioinformatics, computational and systems biology and mathematical modeling.

This book focuses on the basic electrochemical applications of DNA in various areas, from basic principles to the most recent discoveries. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analysis of various properties of nucleic acids, research methods, and some promising applications. The topics discussed in the book include electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization based on latex/gold nanoparticle and nanotubes; nanomaterial-based electrochemical DNA detection; electrochemical detection of microorganism-based DNA biosensors; gold nanoparticle-based electrochemical DNA biosensors; electrochemical detection of the aptamer-target interaction; nanoparticle-induced catalysis for DNA biosensing; basic terms regarding electrochemical DNA (nucleic acids) biosensors; screen-printed electrodes for electrochemical DNA detection; application of field-effect transistors to label free electrical DNA biosensor arrays; and electrochemical detection of nucleic acids using branched DNA amplifiers.

Nanotechnology includes applied science through the use of Nanomaterials, among which Carbon Nanotubes represent a fascinating example. This book presents a critical evaluation of the various discoveries on carbon nanotubes, together with a description of their impact on personal health and environmental pollution.

Focuses on presenting the possible applications of nano-sized materials in different environmental processes, providing the most reliable guideline for selection of nano-materials to improve efficiency of environmental process, and designing specific nanomaterials for given environmental process and pollutants.

A guide for practicing engineers, researchers and students interested in MEMS devices using biomaterials and biomedical applications that use these devices. It highlights various features and issues of biomaterials that have been used in the MEMS and biomedical areas.

Written by some of the world's leaders in the field, this book combines experimental, theoretical and numerical studies of current-driven phenomena in the nanoscale. Topics covered range from single-molecule, site-specific nanochemistry induced by a scann

Defines and reviews the major sectors of nanobiotechnology and nanobiosciences with respect to various developments. This book covers the basic principles and main applications of nanobiotechnology as a field at the frontiers of biotechnology and nanotechnology.

Offers a fundamental and comprehensive overview of nanomedicine from a systems engineering perspective. This book introduces the concept of nanomedicine, and provides basic mathematical modeling techniques that can be used to model nanoscale biomedical and biological systems.

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are two examples of low-dimensional nanomaterials. This book investigates QDs and SWCNTs using quantum-chemical calculations that describe details of excited state phenomena, and provides information about the mechanisms that occur on the atomic level.

What are the fundamental limits of core CMOS, and can we improve the scaling by the introduction of new materials or processes? Can quantum computing replace binary-based protocols to enhance the information processing power? This title answers these questions and others.

An important and exciting aspect in the newly developing field of nanomedicine is the use of nanoparticle drug delivery systems allowing for innovative therapeutic approaches. This timely book provides an overview of possible therapeutic applications, hig

The field of C-nanoparticles toxicity is, at present, fragmented and contradictory, oscillating between enthusiastic raptures and bitter disappointments. This important book presents an overall, unitary view of the carbon nanoparticle world, in which both

Major advancements in biophotonics have successfully permeated biochemistry and cell/molecular biology as well as numerous preclinical applications. This book presents the fundamentals of optics and biophotonics to newcomers who are interested in this multidisciplinary research field. With contributions from leading experts, the text highlights major current advancements in preclinical diagnostics using optical microscopy and spectroscopy, including multiphoton microscopy, nanoscopy, and endomicroscopy. The book also introduces a number of emerging techniques and toolsets for biophotonics applications, such as nanoplasmonics, microresonators for molecular detection, and subcellular optical nanosurgery.

This graduate-level text discusses from first principles the background theory of various effects of quantum optics, introduces students to the main ideas of quantum optics as clearly as possible, and teaches the mathematical methods used by researchers working in the fields of quantum and atom optics. It contains numerous valuable derivations and calculations that are often hard to find in scientific articles and other texts on quantum optics. The book provides a useful starting point for those interested in learning more.

Edited by three of the top researchers in the field of tissue engineering and nanomedicine, with contributions from a team of pioneers and well-known leading experts in the biomedical field, this book presents the latest nano/microtechnologies used to manipulate stem cell behaviors, which is a critical area for regenerative medicine. It covers and details cutting-edge research in nano/microfabrication techniques and biomaterials for various tissue/organ, such as bone, cartilage, craniofacial, osteochondral, muscle, bladder and cardiovascular tissue, etc., regenerations.

This book concentrates on the theory of spin resonance phenomena and the relaxation theory, which have been discussed from first principles to introduce the reader to the language of quantum mechanics used to describe the behaviour of atomic nuclei and electrons. There is a long way from knowing complex formulae to apply them correctly to describe the studied system. The book shows through examples how symbols can be "replaced" in equations by using properties of real systems to formulate descriptions that link the quantities observed in spin resonance experiments with dynamics and structure of molecules.

This book provides a comprehensive overview on multifunctional molecular materials that involve coexistence or interplay or synergy between multiple physical properties focusing on electrical conductivity, magnetism, single-molecule magnets behavior, chirality, spin crossover, and luminescence. The book¿s coverage ranges from transition metals and lanthanide coordination complexes to genuine organic materials. The book also discusses some potentialities of applications of these materials in molecule-based devices.

This volume charts the progress made in the use of quantum dots as the signaling component in optical sensors since their discovery in the early 1980s. It focuses on CdS-, CdSe-, and CdTe-type quantum dots due to their emission in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The book details the range of methods currently used for the preparation and passivation of core/core-shell quantum dots, discusses their electrochemical properties and potential toxicity, and explains how electron and energy transfer mechanisms can be used to generate a range of quantum dot-based probes.

Low temperature is an extreme condition which has always attracted scientists. At such low (cryogenic) temperatures the thermal, electric, and magnetic properties of many substances undergo great change, and the behavior of matter is very different from that at room temperature. This book deals with the field of low-temperature research.

Three-dimensional (3D) integration is identified as a possible avenue for continuous performance growth in integrated circuits (IC). Wafer level 3D IC can take several forms, and they usually include a stack of several thinned IC layers that are vertically bonded and interconnected by through silicon via TSV. This book presents contributions by key researchers in this field, covering motivations, technology platforms, applications, and other design issues.

Provides a broad overview of nanotechnology as applied to contemporary electronics and photonics. This book covers nanoscale materials and devices for both electronics and optical technologies. It emphasises on experimental methods rather than theoretical modeling.

Semiconductor nanostructures provide simultaneously various ways of qubit implementation as well as a way to transfer quantum information from these stationary qubits to flying qubits (photons). This book highlights the qubit implementations in semiconductors and provides an overview of this field.

This book is composed of 12 chapters covering relevant topics of ultrafast laser processing, including laser itself and novel beam manipulation methods for processing, fundamentals of ultrafast laser processing, nanomaterial synthesis, surface micro- and nanostructuring, micromachining, two-photon photopolymerization, internal modification/fabrication of transparent materials, applications to photonic devices and microchips for biological analysis, industrial applications, and so on. Each chapter is written by world-leading scientists in the related field so as to give comprehensive reviews in the field of ultrafast laser micro- and nanoprocessing.

This book proposes and reviews comprehensive strategies based on optical electronics for constructing optoelectronic systems with minimized optics excess. It describes the core technologies such as self-organized optical waveguides based on self-organized lightwave network (SOLNET), three-dimensional optical circuits, material-saving heterogeneous thin-film device integration process (PL-Pack with SORT), and high-speed/small-size light modulators and optical switches. The book also presents applications of optical electronics, including integrated optical interconnects within computers and massive optical switching systems utilizing three-dimensional self-organized optical circuits, solar energy conversion systems, and bio/medical photonics such as cancer therapy.

In recent years, the understanding of the pathophysiological processes of atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the vessel wall being the leading cause for mortality in industrial countries, has tremendously increased. The feasibility of translating such knowledge to novel therapeutic approaches is currently being explored at various levels. This book highlights advances in atherosclerosis and links these to relevant therapeutic strategies. It compiles and details cutting-edge research in cardiovascular medicine from internationally renowned authors.