Books published by Imperial College Press

Focuses on what can be learned about protein-protein interactions from the analysis of protein-protein complex structures and interfaces. This title intends to serves as a bridge between studying/analyzing protein-protein complex structures (interfaces), predicting interactions, and influencing/designing interactions.

Presents an introduction to practical aspects of atomic-resolution imaging in aberration-corrected electron microscopy. This book addresses advances in electron optical instrumentation used for ultra-high resolution imaging in materials and nano-science.

Covers the functional significance and properties of erythrocytes, their generation, senescence, and suicidal death. This book summarizes knowledge about hormones influencing erythrocyte formation including erythropoietin as well as disorders affecting and involving erythrocytes such as anemia, malaria, and sepsis.

Presents a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory.

Anaerobic technology has been accepted by the environmental industry as a cost-effective alternative to the conventional aerobic process. This book summarizes the application experiences of anaerobic technology worldwide, including food, beverage, distillery wastewaters, municipal, agricultural, chemical and petrochemical wastewaters.

Ultrawideband (UWB) technology paves the way to meet the emerging demands set by broadband wireless applications, such as high-speed data transmission, medical imaging, short-range radars, electromagnetic testing, etc. This title focuses on the UWB antenna design and includes practical prediction techniques based on simple formulas and models.

Considers how to go about designing, explaining and interpreting experiments centered around various forms of voltammetry (cyclic, microelectrode, hydrodynamic, etcetera). This textbook gives references to important research papers to provide an introductory entry into the literature.

Presenting interdisciplinary research at the forefront of the advances in information technologies and their foundations, this work contains pieces of work exemplifying the application of formal language tools in such fields as logic and discrete mathematics, natural language processing, natural computing and bioinformatics.

These are the reflections of a nonagenarian polymath describing the shift from a fifty-year-long career as a world-famous chemist to a subsequent twenty-five-year immersion in "science-in-fiction" and "science-in-theater," which is virtually unique among contemporary scientists.

Helps analytical chemists feel comfortable with the commonly used statistical operations and make effective use of the results. This title is intended for analytical chemists working in industry but is at the level required for students taking first degrees or an MSc in analytical chemistry.

The idea that ΓÇ£measuring quality is the key to developing high-quality software systemsΓÇ¥ is gaining relevance. Moreover, it is widely recognised that the key to obtaining better software systems is to measure the quality characteristics of early artefacts, produced at the conceptual modelling phase. Therefore, improving the quality of conceptual models is a major step towards the improvement of software system development.Since the 1970s, software engineers had been proposing high quantities of metrics for software products, processes and resources but had not been paying any special attention to conceptual modelling. By the mid-1990s, however, the need for metrics for conceptual modelling had emerged. This book provides an overview of the most relevant existing proposals of metrics for conceptual models, covering conceptual models for both products and processes.

Explains how group theory underpins some of the key features of particle physics. This book examines symmetries and conservation laws in quantum mechanics and relate these to groups of transformations.

Gives an overview of the technologies and economics in the production of olefins in the petrochemical industries. This compendium highlights the options and costs for producing olefins using different technologies and different feedstocks at a time when the cost of carbon dioxide emissions are set to be included in the production cost.

Intended for those in the field of NMR or MRI, this book guides the reader through basic and comprehensive stages in accomplishing a correct probe design, from a basic oscillating circuit to elaborate designs. The general principles of matching and tuning probes are presented while some typical examples are also explained.

Presents a comprehensive introduction of polymer membranes' preparation, functionalization and applications in biotechniques including affinity membrane chromatography, membrane-based biosensor and membrane-based bioreactor. This book discusses the preparation of polymeric membranes.

In many fields of modern physics, classical mechanics plays a key role. This book provides an illustration of classical mechanics in the form of problems (at the bachelor level) inspired - for most of them - by contemporary research in physics, and resulting from the teaching and research experience of the authors.

Potential strategies to replace, repair and restore the function of damaged tissues or organs include stem cell transplantation, and transplantation of tissues engineered in the laboratory. This volume explores novel stem cell therapeutic strategies for myriad diseases, including renal failure, retinal disease and myocardial infarction.

Provides an explanation of the origin and establishment of quantum mechanics, with the mathematics in a digestible form, together with a descriptive survey of various developments. This book contains a bibliography and appendices as well as references to original works, reviews, and biographies.

Examines the stark effect of a hydrogenic atom or ion in a homogeneous electric field. Beginning with a review of previous work in this field since 1926, this work presents a comprehensive asymptotic treatment of the Stark effect in atomic hydrogen.

Chemistry serves as a bridge between physics and biology. This work focuses on chemistry as applicable to engineers. It provides a comprehensive review of the basic branches and principles of chemistry, and also discusses the applications of chemistry in fields such as cement chemistry, asphalt chemistry, and polymer chemistry, among others.

A study of the holistic aspects of global tuberculosis control. Although it deals specifically with tuberculosis, the principles outlined and discussed are relevant to many other areas of global medicine, including the ever-growing problem of HIV/AIDS.