Medical Applications for Biomaterials in Bolivia

This book investigates the potential medical benefits natural biomaterials can offer in developing countries by analyzing the case of Bolivia. The book explores the medical and health related applications of Bolivian commodities: quinoa, barley, sugarcane, corn, sorghum and sunflower seeds. This book helps readers better understand some of the key health concerns facing countries like Bolivia and how naturally derived biomaterials and therapeutics could help substantially alleviate many of their problems.

List of contents

Global Health and the Role of Biomaterials: Presenting the Case of Bolivia.- Barley.- Sugarcane.- Corn.- Sorghum.- Sunflower Seeds.- Quinoa.- Feasibility of Biomedical Applications for Biomaterials in Bolivia.

About the author

Sujata K. Bhatia is a physician-scientist at DuPont Applied BioSciences, and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware. She earned three bachelor's degrees, in biology, biochemistry, and chemical engineering, and a master's degree in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she earned her MD and PhD in bioengineering. She currently contributes to medical biomaterials projects, as well as health and nutrition programs at DuPont. She teaches biochemical engineering and biomedical engineering courses at the University of Delaware.

Summary

This book investigates the potential medical benefits natural biomaterials can offer in developing countries by analyzing the case of Bolivia. The book explores the medical and health related applications of Bolivian commodities: quinoa, barley, sugarcane, corn, sorghum and sunflower seeds. This book helps readers better understand some of the key health concerns facing countries like Bolivia and how naturally derived biomaterials and therapeutics could help substantially alleviate many of their problems.

Product details

• Authors: Susa Arias, Susan Arias, Sujata K Bhatia, Sujata K. Bhatia
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9783319167749
• ISBN: 978-3-31-916774-9
• No. of pages: 62
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 135 g
• Illustrations: X, 62 p. 21 illus., 18 illus. in color.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health; SpringerBriefs in Economics; SpringerBriefs in Public Health
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; C, Microbiology (non-medical), biotechnology, engineering, microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Materials science, Industrial Microbiology, Applied Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, Biomaterials, Industrial chemistry & chemical engineering, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Bioengineering