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Biotechnology Products in Everyday Life

  • Includes chapters on the step-by-step application of biotechnology
  • Provides a basic introduction to research-oriented aspects of biotechnology
  • Discusses various fields of biotechnology, including material sciences, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, green technology, and reverse engineering

Part of the book series: EcoProduction (ECOPROD)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Very Small World (Nanodeliveries)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Nanotechnology in Ancient Era

      • Ketaki Deshmukh
      Pages 3-14
    3. Nanodeliverables

      • Arunkumar Palaniappan, Indulekha Singaravelu
      Pages 15-35
    4. Targeted Phytochemical-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment

      • Menka Khoobchandani, Kavita K. Katti, Alice Raphael Karikachery, Velaphi C. Thipe, Pierce L. R. Bloebaum, Kattesh V. Katti
      Pages 37-52
  3. Intelligent Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Point of Care Devices

      • Tabassum Zafar
      Pages 75-85
  4. Behind the Scenes Genes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
    2. CAR-T Cell Immune Therapy: Engineering T Cells to Treat Cancer

      • Sohinee Bhattacharyya, Anindit Mukherjee
      Pages 101-115
  5. Yielding More (Agricultural and Industrial)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
    2. Global Status of Genetically Modified Crops and Its Commercialization

      • Gulshan Chaudhary, Sumit Kumar Singh
      Pages 147-160
    3. Global Food Security: A Truncated Yield of Underutilized and Orphan Crops

      • Anoop Anand Malik, Gulshan Chaudhary
      Pages 161-171
  6. Ordinary to Extra-ordinary

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
    2. Metabolomics: An Emerging Technology for Soybean Improvement

      • Juhi Chaudhary, Rupesh Deshmukh, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Javaid Akhter Bhat
      Pages 175-186

About this book

This book explores a sampling of the most powerful and enterprising efforts to achieve biotechnological goals by means of various interdisciplinary approaches. From the fabrication of extremely small units to achieve specific objectives through nano-bio-technology, to devices with artificial intelligence, gene therapy for cerebrovascular anomalies, biodegradable plastics, the use of phyto-stem cells in cosmetology, CarT cell immune therapy, targeted therapies for cancer, 3D printed bones developed by the University of Wollongong in Australia, the sickle cell chip developed by IIT Bombay, and innovative sustainable energy solutions, the book includes a colorful spectrum of reviews on current and future biotech products.

Gathering contributions by an international team of researchers, this book offers its audience, and particularly younger readers, revealing information on current and upcoming smart technologies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

    Menka Khoobchandani

  • AAPT Foundation, Aurangabad, India

    Arpita Saxena

About the editors

Dr. Menka Khoobchandani is currently a Research Scientist at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA, after finishing her PhD from DayalbaghEducational Institute, India. With ten years of research and academic experience, her focus areas are cancer biology, drug discovery, and material sciences.

 Dr. Arpita Saxena is a social entrepreneur, striving to better the social education system in India with her AAPT concept. Arpita holds a PhD in Biotechnology and has seven years of experience in anticancer therapeutics in affiliation with the CSIR and BIRAC.

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