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Now Published

Stem Cell-Based Tissue Repair

Edited by Raphael Gorodetsky, Hadassah Hebrew-University, Israel and Richard Schäfer, Harvard University, USA

Regenerative medicine is a relatively new field of medical science with vast potential in different clinical applications. This exemplary new book  presents a wide range of approaches on stem cell-based regenerative medicine. The first part introduces the reader to the history and different aspects of basic and applied stem cell research. It presents different sources of progenitor or stem cells whilst comparing their abilities. The difficulties in the practical derivation and application of stem cells from different sources are also discussed.  A more comprehensive overview of stem cell-based and matrix association in the attempt to regenerate organs from stem cells engineering is presented in parts two and three. The advantages and problems associated with the interactions of stem cells with different scaffold matrices, the differentiation potential of stem cells and the major difficulties associated with the application of stem cells for clinical practice are discussed. Issues relating to stem cell-based tissue regeneration and the possible immunomodulation and homing of stem cells and the issues relating to the ability to establish good manufacturing practice.

The book will be a valuable reference resource for students and researchers involved in cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2010/9781849730013.asp

Now Published in the RSC Drug Discovery Series

New Frontiers in Chemical Biology: Enabling Drug Discovery

Edited by Mark E. Bunnage, Executive Director, Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Inc., UK

New Frontiers in Chemical Biology: Enabling Drug Discovery highlights a number of key areas of chemical biology that are of direct relevance to the field of drug discovery.  The book illustrates the powerful role that chemical genetic and chemical proteomic approaches can play in interrogating biological mechanisms and developing a deeper understanding of how small molecules interact in more complex biological systems. The modulation of stem cell behaviour through small molecules is also discussed and the emerging field of epigenetics is highlighted through a review of the chemical biology of histones.  An  overview of chemologic approaches includes highlights from the areas of synthetic vaccines and oligonucleotide therapeutics, and additional chapters focus in more depth on Antibody Drug Conjugates and DNA-encoded chemical libraries.

The book will be a valuable resource for scientists both in industry and academia who are looking to raise their awareness of chemical biology and how it may enable future drug discovery.

http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2010/9781849731256.asp

The RSC Smart Materials series will provide accessible information on smart materials and its many uses including  biomedical, electrical, electronic and magnetic applications to name a few. RSC Smart Materials will be led by Series Editors Professor Mohsen Shahinpoor, University of Maine, USA and Professor Hans-Jörg Schneider, Saarland University, Germany with the first titles due for publication in 2012.

Further details can be found at: www.rsc.org/smart

In the past three decades there have been major advances in our understanding of the chemistry and function of nutritional components.  Professor Victor Preedy, Kings College London aims to bridge the transdisciplinary divide for chemists, food scientists and nutritionists with this new series to be published from 2011.  For further information see http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/series/93.asp?seriesid=93

The latest volume in the RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Series is an introduction to genomics within the growing field of microfluidics.

Anyone wishing to bring micro and nanofluidic tools to the molecular and developmental biology lab should first seek out this book. With editors from both the industrial and academic sectors and a wide range of authors this book is an ideal companion to the study of genomics, whether at postgraduate or professional level.

Unravelling Single Cell Genomics contains colour images throughout the book, and is highly referenced to the latest primary literature. Why not read the first chapter for free today at the RSC publishing platform?

Chemiluminescence and Bioluminescence – recently published by RSC – is an                            all-encompassing review of the field. Divided into two sections, the book first examines the history and chemistry behind luminescence, then examines their applications in a variety of fields.

Edited by Aldo Roda, a world leader in Luminescence and author of more than 350 journal articles, the 608-page book naturally contains numerous colour images and contributions from many figures of the community, making

Particular emphasis is placed on the use of chemiluminescence and bioluminescence for the development of a variety of (bio)analytical methods, such as flow-assisted methods, enzyme-, antibody- or gene probe-based assays also in multiplexed formats, miniaturized analytical devices, biosensors, BRET and protein complementation assays, whole-cell biosensors, and bioluminescence molecular imaging.

The first chapter is free to view via the RSC Publishing Platform.

Nano comes from the Greek nanos (νᾶνος), meaning “dwarf”, and with the influx of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology into society today, many industries could be “standing on the shoulders of dwarfs”.

A recent addition to the RSC Nanoscience and Nanotechnology series, “Nano-Society” examines how far this technology has influenced every day life. The author, Michael Berger, is manager of the popular Nanowerk news website, and the book reflects the easy, readable style found on the website.

This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to get the Zeitgeist on nanotechnology, from the lay reader to professional nanotechnologist.

Written by Robert R Mather and Roger H Wardman, this is the only book to describe the chemistry of textile fibres at a level appropriate for ‘A’ level students and first-year undergraduates following courses in textile science and technology. Readers with a background in chemistry and an interest in the principles of functional fibre development will also find it to be of value.

More detail can be found at http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2010/9781847558671.asp

http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2010/9780854041589.asp

Edited by Mark Brouard and Claire Vallance from the University of Oxford and written by internationally recognised researchers, this book will appeal to students studying chemical physics who will find elements of this text interesting and useful.  Subjects covered range from the more traditional topics, such as potential energy surfaces, to more advanced and rapidly developing areas, such as femtochemistry and coherent control.

Tutorials in Molecular Reaction Dynamics includes extensive references to more advanced texts and research papers, and a series of ‘Study Boxes’ help readers grapple with the more difficult concepts. Each chapter is thoroughly cross-referenced, helping the reader to link concepts from different branches of the subject. Worked problems are included, and each chapter concludes with a selection of problems designed to test understanding of the subjects covered. Supplementary reading material, and worked solutions to the problems, are contained on a secure website.

Published under the auspices of both IUPAC and its affiliated body, the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT), this book will serve as a guide to scientists or technicians who use equations of state for fluids.  Concentrating on the application of theory, the practical use of each type of equation is discussed and the strengths and weaknesses of each are addressed.  It includes material on the equations of state for chemically reacting and non-equilibrium fluids which have undergone significant developments and brings up to date the equations of state for fluids and fluid mixtures.  This reference will be useful for post graduate researchers in the fields of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics.

http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2010/9781847558060.asp