285 - An Introduction to Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection

An Introduction to Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) by Raquel Cruz Conceição (Editor), Johan Jacob Mohr (Editor), Martin O'Halloran (Editor)

This book collates past and current research on one of the most promising emerging modalities for breast cancer detection. Readers will discover how, as a standalone technology or in conjunction with another modality, microwave imaging has the potential to provide reliable, safe and comfortable breast exams at low cost.

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* Atlas of Cilia Bioengineering and Biocomputing

Atlas of Cilia Bioengineering and Biocomputing (River Publishers Series in Biomedical Engineering) by Richard Mayne (Editor), Jaap den Toonder (Editor)

Cilia are microscopic finger-like cell-surface organelles possessed by a great many eukaryotic organisms, including humans, whose purposes include generating local fluid movements via rhythmic whip-like beating and environmental sensing.

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445 - Pharmaceuticals from Microbes

Pharmaceuticals from Microbes: The Bioengineering Perspective by Divya Arora (Editor), Chetan Sharma (Editor), Sundeep Jaglan (Editor), Eric Lichtfouse (Editor)

This book has been assembled with the hope of being an authoritative, comprehensive, conceptually sound and highly informative compilation of recent advances describing the concepts of bioengineering in the field of microbiology.

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Biometrics under Biomedical Considerations

Biometrics under Biomedical Considerations (Series in BioEngineering) by Amine Nait-Ali (Editor)

This book addresses biometrics from a biomedical engineering point of view. Divided into five sections, it discusses topics including the influence of pathologies on various biometric modalities (e.g. face, iris, fingerprint), medical and security biometrics, behavioural biometrics, instrumentation, wearable technologies and imaging.

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Liquid Crystals in Biotribology

Liquid Crystals in Biotribology: Synovial Joint Treatment (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) by Sergey Ermakov (Author), Alexandr Beletskii (Author), Oleg Eismont (Author), Vladimir Nikolaev (Author)

This book summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies confirming the concept of the liquid-crystalline nature of boundary lubrication in synovial joints.

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