Published September, 2014
By Stephen J. Hagen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Quorum sensing (QS) describes a chemical communication behavior that is nearly universal among bacteria. Chapters will describe experimental studies of QS in natural and engineered or microfabricated bacterial environments, as well as modeling of QS on length scales spanning from the molecular to macroscopic.

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Published September, 2014
By Stephen Dunne, Robert Leeb, Jose del R. Millan, Anton Nijholt and Brendan Z. Allison
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are devices that enable people to communicate via thought alone. However, BCIs are now becoming practical tools for a wide variety of people, in many different situations. This book, written by many of the top BCI researchers and developers, reviews the latest progress in the different components of BCIs.

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Published July, 2014
By Bharat Bhushan
Publisher: Springer (Springer Berlin Heidelberg)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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As well as its didactic presentation of the field, this volume covers the commercial applications of biomimetics, detailing all of the most important effects and covering a number of examples including roughness-induced superomniphobic surfaces.

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Published May, 2014
By Eugenijus Kaniusas
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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In order to adequately apply biomedical sensors and reasonably interpret the corresponding biosignals, a proper understanding of the involved physiologic phenomena, their influence on the registered biosignals, and the technology behind the sensors is necessary.

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Published April, 2014
By Nikolay V Dokholyan
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Computational modeling is emerging as a powerful new approach to study and manipulate biological systems. Multiple methods have been developed to model, visualize, and rationally alter systems at various length scales, starting from molecular modeling and design at atomic resolution to cellular pathways modeling and analysis.

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Published February, 2014
By Claus Hélix-Nielsen
Publisher: Springer
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Recent advances in developing biomimetic membranes for technological applications will be presented with focus on the use of integral membrane protein mediated transport for sensing and separation.

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Published February, 2014
By Gustavo Garcia Gomez-Tejedor and Martina Christina Fuss
Publisher: Springer
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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This book covers advances in radiation protection, including research on radiation-induced damage at the molecular level, radiation damage modelling, biomedical aspects of radiation effects and much more. Includes the work of research groups worldwide.

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Published January, 2014
By Volker Schmidt and Maria Regina Belegratis
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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This field offers intrinsically a wide scope of applications for laser based methods regarding structuring and modification of materials. The book covers the most important laser lithographic methods and various biomimetics application scenarios ranging from coatings and biotechnology to construction, medical applications and photonics.

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Published November, 2013
By Christian Hellmich, Dietmar Bruckner, Petra Gruber, Heinz-Bodo Schmiedmayer, Herbert Stachelberger and Ille C. Gebeshuber
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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This book presents the state-of-the-art in biomimetics, integrating a variety of application fields including biophysics, surface sciences, medicine and architecture. Covers materials and structures in nanotechnology and biomaterials research, and much more.

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Published November, 2013
By Larry A. DeWerd and Michael Kissick
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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The purpose and subject of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of all types of phantoms used in medical imaging, therapy, nuclear medicine and health physics.

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