Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts, Rough Cuts, 3rd Edition

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Bioprocess Engineering, Third Edition, is a comprehensive update of the world's leading introductory textbook on biochemical and bioprocess engineering. Drs. Michael L. Shuler, Fikret Kargi, and Matthew DeLisa review the relevant fundamentals of biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular biology, introducing key principles that enable bioprocess engineers to achieve consistent control over biological activity. The authors introduce techniques with broad application to the production of pharmaceuticals, biologics, and commodities; to medical applications such as tissue engineering and gene therapy; and for solving critical environmental problems. Through up-to-date examples and homework problems, they introduce powerful advances that are transforming the field, ranging from genetic sequencing to new techniques for producing proteins from recombinant DNA.

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Table of Contents

Part I: The Basics of Biology: An Engineer’s Perspective

Chapter 1: What Is a Bioprocess Engineer?

Chapter 2: An Overview of Biological Basics

Chapter 3: Enzymes

Chapter 4: How Cells Work

Chapter 5: Major Metabolic Pathways

Chapter 6: How Cells Grow

Chapter 7: Stoichiometry of Microbial Growth and Product Formation

Chapter 8: How Cellular Information Is Altered

Part II: Engineering Principles for Bioprocesses

Chapter 9: Operating Considerations for Bioreactors for Suspension and Immobilized Cultures

Chapter 10: Selection, Scale-Up, Operation, and Control of Bioreactors

Chapter 11: Recovery and Purification of Products

Chapter 12: Bioprocess Considerations in Using Animal Cell Cultures

Chapter 13: Bioprocess Considerations in Using Plant Cell Cultures

Chapter 14: Utilizing Genetically Engineered Organisms

Chapter 15: Medical Applications of Bioprocess Engineering

Chapter 16: Multiple Species in Culture

Appendix A: Traditional Industrial Bioprocesses

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