Biotechnology in healthcare. Volume 2, Applications and regulatory issues /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barh, Debmalya (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK : Academic Press, [2022]
Temas:
Biotechnology.
Medical technology.
Biotechnologie.
Technologie m�edicale.
bioengineering.
Biotechnology
Medical technology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Biotechnology in Healthcare, Volume 2
  • Biotechnology in Healthcare, Volume 2: Applications and Initiatives
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About editor
  • Preface
  • 1
  • Applications of biotechnology in healthcare
  • 1
  • Biotechnology in primary healthcare and hospital management
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Primary healthcare and its importance: current status in India
  • 3. Biotechnology applications in primary healthcare
  • 3.1 Diagnosis
  • 3.2 Treatment
  • 3.3 Preventives
  • 3.4 Family planning and family medicine
  • 4. Biotechnology in hospital management
  • 4.1 Sterilization and operation theater
  • 4.2 Rapid and mass molecular diagnosis
  • 4.2.1 Genetic diseases, disorders, and molecular diagnosis
  • 4.3 Targeted therapy
  • 4.3.1 Prostate carcinoma and targeted therapy
  • 4.3.2 Breast cancer and targeted therapy
  • 4.3.3 Lung cancer and targeted therapy
  • 4.4 Probiotic and biome replacement therapy
  • 4.5 In transfusion medicine
  • 5. Biotechnology-based biosafety
  • 6. Challenges and future prospects
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 2
  • Biotechnology in public and rural health
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biotechnology approaches to improve public and rural health
  • 2.1 Vaccines and delivery of vaccines
  • 2.2 Nutrients enriched genetically modified food
  • 2.3 Reduced food toxins and allergens
  • 2.4 Life-saving vaccines
  • 3. Advanced biotechnological achievements applied in rural areas
  • 4. Environmental biotechnology applied to public and rural health
  • 5. Future prospects
  • References
  • 3
  • Invertebrate models in translational research: lessons from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Caenorhabditis elegans models for translational research
  • 2.1 Aging
  • 2.2 Cancer
  • 2.3 Rare human disease
  • 2.4 Neurological and movement disorders
  • 2.4.1 Alzheimer disease
  • 2.4.2 Parkinson disease
  • 2.4.3 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • 2.5 Obesity
  • 3. Drosophila models for translational research
  • 3.1 Aging
  • 3.2 Cancer
  • 3.3 Modeling rare human diseases
  • 3.4 Neurological and movement disorders
  • 3.4.1 Alzheimer disease
  • 3.4.2 Parkinson disease
  • 3.4.3 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • 3.5 Obesity
  • 4. Translational impact of invertebrate research
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 4
  • Biotechnology for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring cancer
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Limitations and advantages of tissue biopsy
  • 1.2 Limitations and advantages of liquid biopsy
  • 2. Types of liquid biopsy specimens
  • 2.1 Circulating tumor cells
  • 2.1.1 Preanalytical considerations
  • 2.2 Extracellular vesicles (exosomes)
  • 2.2.1 Preanalytical considerations
  • 2.3 Circulating RNAs
  • 2.3.1 Preanalytical considerations
  • 2.4 Circulating free DNA
  • 2.4.1 Preanalytical considerations
  • 3. Chemical modifications to increase sensitivity in mutant detection
  • 3.1 LNA-PCR
  • 3.2 PNA-PCR

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