Books published by Imperial College Press

Evaluating the performance of communications and computer systems constitutes a challenge. This volume contains contributions and presentations made by international researchers at a workshop which was held in April 2004 to honour Professor Erol Gelenbe on the occasion of his inaugural lecture as the Dennis Gabor Chair at Imperial College London.

Presents the scientific principles behind neurology. This book aims to take the reader from the human genome, through gene expression, to molecular and cellular pathology, and subsequently to contemporary clinical investigations and clinical trials. It includes diagrams to help explain difficult concepts.

The Human Genome Project has spawned a Renaissance of research faced with the expectation of personalized medicine for individuals with sickle cell disease in the Genome Era. This book offers a comprehensive account of the concepts in clinical and basic science research, and community concerns of health disparity to educate professionals.

Based on lectures presented over many years to second and third year mathematics students in the Mathematics Departments at Bedford College, London, and King's College, London, as part of the BSc and MSci program. This work aims to provide a course on complex analysis.

Provides an introduction to nanomedicine and application of nanotechnology for drug delivery. This work covers information regarding various nanoparticulate drug delivery systems. It also looks into the opportunities for the application of nanoparticular drug carriers in different areas of clinical medicine, and their clinical applications.

Describes the science and technology of silicon carbide (SiC) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), from the creation of SiC material to the formation of final system, through various expert contributions by several leading key figures in the field. This book contains scientific information concerning SiC MEMS for harsh environments.

Summarizes the results achieved in a European Project on nonlinear and adaptive control. This book also provides an introduction to theoretical advances in nonlinear and adaptive control and an overview of novel applications of advanced control theory, particularly topics on the control of partially known systems, and under-actuated systems.

Provides an introduction for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to the field of astrophysical fluid dynamics. This work also contains a chapter introducing the reader to numerical methods. It contains appendices that list useful physical constants and astronomical quantities.

Covers a range of animals, including dogs and cats as well as farm animals. This book explores and deals with the use of cord blood for therapy, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and animal cloning. It is designed for students.

Provides a springboard for discussion and research for computer scientists, entomologists, systems biologists, physiologists, mathematicians, and engineers. This book expresses mathematics in words so that readers can compare microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices with a honeybee's circulation.

Aims to review the application of isotopic methods to the field of heterogeneous catalysis. This work includes application of specific isotopes, as well as isotopic techniques - determination of surface mobility, steady state transient isotope kinetic analysis, and positron emission profiling.

Gives a general overview of research advances in various areas within the field of Astronomy. Drawing from the scientific journal "Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions", this title includes topics, such as the Big Bang creation of the universe, the formation and evolution of the stars and galaxies, cold dark matter, and more.

Explains the details of liquid metal convection, providing a guide for the elegant operation and control of Czochralski crystal growth, including the effect of magnetic control. The coverage includes the effect of the Lorentz force in materials processing and the magnetic force of superconducting magnets.

The tapestry of science does not just consist of facts uncovered about the natural world and the laws that connect them. This book is a collection of essays on aspects of the lives of some famous scientists and places where science is carried out, combined with accounts of some of the science the author himself has been involved in.

Presents a successful surgical strategy to repair the spinal root and the associated spinal cord injury that follows from severe traction injuries to the brachial and lumbosacral nerve plexus. This work decribes the basic science background to this novel surgical technique, and the contemporary palliative procedures.

The sequencing of the mouse genome has placed the mouse front and center as the most important mammalian genetics model. The topics in the book include: the mouse genome sequencing effort, molecular dissection of quantitative traits, embryo biotechnology, ENU mutagenesis, and genetics of disease resistance.