Life science automation fundamentals and applications /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Mingjun Zhang, Bradley Nelson, Robin Felder, editors.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Artech House,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xv, 507 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations.
SERIES
Series Title
Bioinformatics & biomedical imaging
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Life Science Automation Fundamentals and Applications; Contents v; Preface xv; Part I Life Science Basis for Automation 1; Chapter 1 Introduction to Nucleic Acids and ClinicalLaboratory Testing 3; Chapter 2 Basic Analytical Chemistry for Engineers 23; Chapter 3 Basic Health Care Delivery for Engineers 67; Part II Engineering Basis for Life Science Automation; Chapter 4 Principles of Human-Machine Interfacesand Interactions 101; Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Microscopy andMachine Vision 127; Chapter 6 Control Mechanisms for Life Science Automation 153; Robotics for Life Science Automation 197.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Gain thorough understanding of the science and engineering behind today?s most advanced life sciences automation devices, systems, and technologies and their applications in biotechnology, pharmacology, and healthcare with this cutting-edge book. This comprehensive interdisciplinary resource details state-of-the-art design, modeling, and fabrication techniques for automation tools and demonstrates how they can be most effectively integrated in powerful medium-scale to large-scale automation systems to solve specific problems and challenges in the biological sciences.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Life science automation fundamentals and applications.