Fundamentals of Medical Biotechnology, Rajneesh Prajapat

Perhaps for the first time, Applied Optics Fundamentals and Device Applications: Nano, MOEMS, and Biotechnology answers that question directly by integrating coverage of the many disciplines and applications involved in optical engineering, and then examining their applications in nanobiotechnology. Written by a senior U.S. Army research scientist and pioneer in the field of optical engineering, this book addresses the exponential growth in materials, applications, and cross-functional relevance of the many convergent disciplines making optical engineering possible, including nanotechnology, MEMS, (MOEMS), and biotechnology.

Integrates Coverage of MOEMS, Optics, and Nanobiotechnology--and Their Market Applications

Providing an unprecedented interdisciplinary perspective of optics technology, this book describes everything from core principles and fundamental relationships, to emerging technologies and practical application of devices and systems--including fiber-optic sensors, integrated and electro-optics, and specialized military applications. The author places special emphasis on:

• Fiber sensor systems
• Electro-optics and acousto-optics
• Optical computing and signal processing
• Optical device performance
• Thin film magnetic memory
• MEMS, MOEMS, nano- and bionanotechnologies
• Optical diagnostics and imaging
• Integrated optics
• Design constraints for materials, manufacturing, and application space

Bridging the technology gaps between interrelated fields, this reference is a powerful tool for students, engineers and scientists in the electrical, chemical, mechanical, biological, aerospace, materials, and optics fields. Its value also extends to applied physicists and professionals interested in the relationships between emerging technologies and cross-disciplinary opportunities.

Author Mark A. Mentzer is a pioneer in the field of optical engineering. He is a senior research scientist at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Maryland. Much of his current work involves extending the fields of optical engineering and solid state physics into the realm of biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as structured research in biophotonics.

Discussing the role of plasma proteins in current biotechnology, Biotechnology of Plasma Proteins describes the protein composition of human plasma, the fractionation of plasma to obtain therapeutic proteins, and the analysis of these products. It delineates the path from plasma products to recombinant products, and highlights products from albumin, intravenous immunoglobins, and coagulation. It offers a comprehensive review of current techniques for the analysis of proteins including electrophoresis, chromatography, spectrophotometry, mass spectrometry, and updates not published since 1975.

• Proteomic methods for plasma protein analysis
• Plasma protein biomarkers
• Validation of biomarkers
• Assays for plasma biomarkers

• Assay development and validation
• Electrophoresis
• Chromatography
• Immunoassay
• Mass spectrometry
• Raman spectroscopy

• Development of Cohn alcohol fractionation
• Industrial methods
• Development of chromatographic methods

• Albumin
• Intravenous immunoglobulin
• Coagulation products
• Growth factors
• Wound management