Author : Yvan Llabador
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814500046
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)
Book Synopsis Applications Of Nuclear Microprobes In The Life Sciences by : Yvan Llabador
Download or read book Applications Of Nuclear Microprobes In The Life Sciences written by Yvan Llabador and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1998-02-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the capabilities of nuclear techniques for elemental microanalysis in the biological field. A description of basic principles is given at the beginning, with special emphasis on X-ray Fluorescence, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry, Nuclear Reaction Analysis and Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy. The major part of the volume is devoted to the applications in the life sciences and presents a general review of the subjects investigated during the last fifteen years. In addition, technical aspects of nuclear microanalysis in living tissues, including data processing and specimen preparation, are detailed. Examples of recent applications in cellular pharmacology, cell physiology and biomedicine are presented. The last part concerns the studies of unicellular micro-organisms involved in pollution problems. Postgraduate students and confirmed scientists will be able to find here basic information, references and practical aspects of this new tool, with in each case a comparison with other analytical techniques.