"Version: 20190501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. A sensitivity benchmark for optical biosensors -- 1.1. Affinity of biomolecular interactions -- 1.2. Nonlinear regression of sensorgrams for affinity measurements2. Eigen-waves in optical systems -- 2.1. Complex refractive indices of noble metals -- 2.2. Boundary conditions and surface plasmons3. Surface plasmon resona…
"Version: 20190401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Structural basis of the circulatory system -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Cardiac structure -- 1.3. Vessel structure -- 1.4. The circulatory system -- 1.5. Human blood -- 1.6. Microcirculation2. Human circulatory function -- 2.1. Hemodynamics -- 2.2. The left ventricular function -- 2.3. Vessel function -- 2.4. Blood rhe…
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. A new era of tailor-made optical media -- 1.1. Structural evolution : from composites to artificial atoms -- 1.2. The l/a rule : when structure matters -- 1.3. Quest for a negative refractive index2. Effective medium of metamaterials -- 2.1. Constitutive relationship -- 2.2. Understanding metamaterials with a dipolar m…
"Version: 20180501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Scientists as entrepreneurs -- 2. Selling your invention--options 1 and 2 -- 3. Selling your invention--options 3 and 4 -- 4. A start-up--formalities -- 5. Patenting your invention -- 6. Writing a business plan -- 7. A business plan -- 8. Raising funds -- 9. Managing a start-up -- 10. In conclusion.Through patenting an…
"Version: 20180501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. History, scope and development of biotechnology -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Branches of biotechnology -- 1.3. Biotechnology and its various stages of development -- 1.4. Scope and importance of biotechnology -- 1.5. Biotechnology techniques -- 1.6. Applications of biotechnology -- 1.7. Biotech research : 2015-20162. M…
"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to enzymes and their applications -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Properties of enzymes -- 1.3. Catalysis -- 1.4. The structure of enzymes -- 1.5. Structural features : primary and secondary structures -- 1.6. The mechanism of action of enzymes -- 1.7. Catalysis via chymotrypsin -- 1.8. Enzyme inhibition -- 1…
"Version: 20160501"--Title page verso.EPUB version includes embedded videos.Includes bibliographical references.9. Mistakes made and lessons learnt -- 9.1. Windscale--Pile 1 -- 9.2. Three Mile Island--Reactor 2 -- 9.3. Chernobyl--Reactor 4 -- 9.4. Fukushima Daiichi -- 9.5. How do the incidents compare?8. Materials and nuclear fusion -- 8.1. Atomic background and recap -- 8.2. Requirements for f…
"Version: 20161001"--Title page version.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Mathematical introduction -- 1.1. Introduction to the calculus of variations -- 1.2. Vectors2. The concept of charge -- 2.1. Electric charge -- 2.2. Electrification -- 2.3. Some properties of charges -- 2.4. Coulomb's law3. Electrostatics -- 3.1. Introduction and the need for the concept of fields -- 3.2. …
"Version: 20170301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction and overview -- 1.1. Reasons for moving away from normal practices in electronics -- 1.2. Organization of the book -- 1.3. Temperature effects -- 1.4. Harsh environment effects -- 1.5. Discussion and conclusions2. Operating electronics beyond conventional limits -- 2.1. Life-threatening temperat…
"Version: 20130901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Author biography -- Introduction -- What is included in device modeling? -- What is in this book?Electronic structure -- Periodic potentials -- Potentials and pseudopotentials -- Real-space methods -- Momentum space methods -- The k.p method -- The effective mass approximation -- Semiconductor alloysLattice dyn…