Cell immobilisation biotechnology is a multidisciplinary area, shown to
have an important impact on many scientific subdisciplines - including
biomedicine, pharmacology, cosmetology, food and agricultural sciences,
beverage production, industrial waste treatment, analytical
applications, biologics production. "Cell Immobilisation Biotechnology"
is an outcome of the editors' intention to collate the extensive and
widespread information on fundamental aspects and applications of
immobilisation/encapsulation biotechnology into a comprehensive
reference work and to provide an overview of the most recent results and
developments in this domain.
Cell Immobilisation Biotechnology is divided into the two book
volumes, FOBI 8A and FOBI 8B. The FOBI 8A volume, Fundamentals of Cell
Immobilisation Biotechnology, is dedicated to fundamental aspects of
cell immobilisation while the FOBI 8B volume, Applications of Cell
Immobilisation Biotechnology, deals with diverse applications of this
technology. This volume consists of 33 chapters that are arranged into 5
parts:
- Tissue engineering,
- Microencapsulation for disease treatment,
- Food and beverage applications,
- Industrial biochemical production,
- Environmental and agricultural applications.
Audience: This book is intended to cover the needs and to be the
essential resource for both academic and industrial communities
interested in cell immobilisation biotechnology. An integrated approach
to "biological" and "engineering/technology" aspects is pursued to reach
an even wider audience such as specialists in biomedicine, pharmacy,
microbiology, biology, food technology, agriculture, environmental
protection, chemical, biochemical and tissue engineering who seek a
broad view on cell immobilisation/encapsulation applications.
Reviews:
"Selected experts in different fields have contributed to this volume.
A large number of references are presented at the end of each chapter
providing by this way an additional source of information. By its
structure, this book is very useful to get a complete overview on
various aspects of cell immibilisation/encapsulation applications. It is
well adapted for beginners or confirmed scientists in cell
immobilisation technology." A. Durieux and A. Van Landschoot in
Cerevisia vol. 31, NI-2006.
