1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784425603321

Autore

Heywood Christopher

Titolo

A history of South African literature [[electronic resource] /] / Christopher Heywood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-316-08489-2

1-280-74986-5

0-511-26510-7

1-78034-026-5

0-511-26582-4

0-511-26354-6

0-511-31751-4

0-511-26435-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

809/.8968

Soggetti

South African literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p 254-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations; Literary map of South Africa; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: communities and rites of passage; PART I Towards Sharpeville; PART II Transformation; Notes; Glossary; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a critical study of its subject, from colonial and pre-colonial times to the present. Christopher Heywood discusses selected poems, plays and prose works in five literary traditions. In Christopher Heywood's study, South African literature emerges as among the great literatures of the modern world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910409702103321

Titolo

Tissue engineering : principles, protocols, and practical exercises  / / Narine Sarvazyan, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer, , [2020]

ISBN

3-030-39698-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 154 pages, 80 illustrations, 77 illustrations in color)

Collana

Learning materials in biosciences

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Regenerative medicine

Tissue engineering

Enginyeria de teixits

Medicina regenerativa

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Reference search, image & data analysis -- Organ structure & vascularization -- Extracellular matrix & adhesion molecules -- Isolating cells from tissue -- Functional assays & toxicity screening -- Culturing cells in 2D & 3D -- Imaging, staining & markers -- Stems cells & basics of immunology -- Natural & artificial Scaffolds -- Casting & 3D bioprinting -- Bioreactors -- Reporting results -- Index. .

Sommario/riassunto

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is a new, interdisciplinary branch of science that combines knowledge from numerous scientific fields including biology, biochemistry, physics, chemistry, applied engineering, and medicine. It aims to restore damaged parts of the human body by rebuilding them in vitro using individual building blocks of biological tissues such as cells and the extracellular matrix that surrounds them. The authors hope to spark students’ interest in this exciting new field of science as well as give them a basic knowledge of its terminology. This book is based on a hands-on practical course in tissue engineering conducted by the Fulbright US Scholar recipient, Dr. Narine Sarvazyan (George



Washington University, Washington USA). It provides an overview of the core topics of the tissue engineering field, including stem cell differentiation, the role of extracellular matrix and attachment proteins, scaffolds, and culturing of engineered tissues. Each chapter is accompanied by hands-on demonstrations and self-check questions. The text is easily readable for students of all backgrounds and the described protocols can be conducted using common lab equipment. This textbook is also useful for developing undergraduate and graduate courses that teach basic methods and approaches in this promising and rapidly developing field. .