Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging : Emerging Technologies and Applications

Michel Modo

ISBN 10: 038772026X / ISBN 13: 9780387720265

Published by Humana, 2007

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. Nanoparticle research is an area of intense scientific research due to a wide variety of potential applications in biomedical, optical, and electronic fields. Written and edited by pioneers and innovators in the field, this book explains how nanoparticles can be designed to meet specific requirements for applications in distinct biomedical imaging modalities. With its interdisciplinary approach, the book draws on findings from a diverse range of fields. Illustrations help readers grasp key concepts and follow the steps for important processes. The book is intended for imaging researchers, chemists, physicists, biologists, pathologists and clinicians, giving them the foundation needed to make new discoveries and find new applications for nanoparticles in biomedical imaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging : Emerging Technologies and Applications
• Publisher: Humana
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038772026X
• ISBN 13: 9780387720265
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 34D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 34 millimeters depth
• Weight: 975 grams

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Synopsis

A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. Nanoparticle research is an area of intense scientific research due to a wide variety of potential applications in biomedical, optical, and electronic fields. Written and edited by pioneers and innovators in the field, this book explains how nanoparticles can be designed to meet specific requirements for applications in distinct biomedical imaging modalities. With its interdisciplinary approach, the book draws on findings from a diverse range of fields. Illustrations help readers grasp key concepts and follow the steps for important processes. The book is intended for imaging researchers, chemists, physicists, biologists, pathologists and clinicians, giving them the foundation needed to make new discoveries and find new applications for nanoparticles in biomedical imaging.

About the Author

Jeff W.M. Bulte is currently a Professor of Radiology and a Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA. He serves as the Director of Cellular Imaging in the JHU Institute for Cell Engineering.

Michel M.J.J. Modo is the Wolfson Lecturer in Stem Cell Imaging at the Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour and the MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London.