ICLS:IISc Centenary Lectures Series
Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering Principles and Methods by Bikramjit Basu
Abut the book: In the last couple of decades, the field of biomaterials science and tissue engineering is at the frontier of research and innovation, considering the number of scientific discoveries and their potential impact in treating human diseases. This topical area has been the focus of this textbook. This textbook has been divided into four sections. Section I provides an overview of the subject area with a focus on the application in human healthcare. Many important terms related to the field of Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering are also defined. Section II primarily focuses on discussing fundamental topics of Materials Science, including manufacturing of biomaterials, probing material structures at multiple length scales as well as mechanical properties. Section III comprehensively covers topics such as structure and properties of cell and proteins, cell-material interaction and biocompatibility, probing cell response, in vitro; bacterial growth and biofilm formation and probing tissue response, in vivo. The contents of Section III certainly make the book a unique pedagogical asset to readers without any formal knowledge in biological sciences. Section IV discusses contemporary case studies, including corrosion/wear of Ti-based alloys and calcium phosphate-based multifunctional composites for bone replacement applications. This section also closes with author’s perspectives on future growth of this societally relevant scientific field. The book offers extensive pedagogical features including multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, review questions, numerical problems and solutions to selected problems.
About the author : Bikramjit Basu, is currently a Professor at Materials Research Center and Associate faculty at Center for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is an elected Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2017), Indian National Academy of Engineering (2015) and National Academy of Sciences, India (2013). His current research integrates biomaterials and bioengineering approaches to develop new generation biomaterials and to address clinically relevant problems for human diseases. Professor Basu is the recipient of the India’s highest Science award, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2013) by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars (2008) by the American Ceramic Society.
Trends in Chemistry of MaterialsSelected Research Papers of C N R Rao by C. N. R. Rao
– CNR RAO, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
ISBN 978-981-283-383-9 | Hardcover | Price: $152
First published in 2008 | v+ 610 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
This book presents a selection of research articles of Prof. CNR Rao covering a wide range of aspects of the chemistry of materials. This book should provide the present day flavour of the subject, and also indicate trends and directions in this important area of materials.
The Foundations of the Digital Wireless World– ANDREW J. VITERBI, University of Southern California
ISBN 978-981-4287-50-0 | Hardcover | Price: $85
First published in 2010 | v+174 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
This volume has been compiled from the manuscripts of the Centenary Lecture by AJ Viterbi presented at the Indian Institute of Science as well as from his papers which represent the milestones from his half-century career in the information and communication sciences with principal application to wireless systems.
Basic Control Volume Finite Element Methods for Fluids and Solids , Author: Vaughan R. Voller Year of Publication: 2009 Number of pages: 170 (Hardbound) Price: $54
The Control Volume Finite Element Method (CVFEM) is a hybrid numerical method, combining the physics intuition of Control Volume Methods with the geometric flexibility of Finite Element Methods.The concept of this monograph is to introduce a common framework for the CVFEM solution so that it can be applied to both fluid and solid mechanics problems. To emphasize the essential ingredients, the discussion focuses on the application to problems in two-dimensional domains which are discretized with linear-triangular meshes.
Modern Applications of Automata Theory– DEEPAK D’SOUZA & PRITI SHANKAR, Indian Institute of Science,Bengaluru
ISBN 978-981-4271-04-2 | Price: $175
First published in 2012 | Hardcover | v+656 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Automata theory came into prominence in recent years with a plethora of applications in fields ranging from verification to XML processing and files compression. In fact, the 2007 Turing Award was awarded to Clarke, Emerson and Sifakis for their pioneering work on model-checking techniques. To the best of our knowledge, there is no single book that covers the vast range of applications of automata theory targeted at a mature student audience. This book is intended to fill that gap and can be used as an intermediate-level textbook. It begins with a detailed treatment of foundational material not normally covered in a beginner’s course in automata theory and then rapidly moves on to applications. The book is largely devoted to verification and model checking and contains material that is cutting at the edge of verification technology. It will be an invaluable reference for software practitioners working in this area.
Aqueous Lubrication-Natural and Biometric Approaches Author: Nicholas D. Spencer, Year of Publication: 2014, Number of pages: 269, Price: $ 115
Man lubricates mostly with oil. Nature lubricates exclusively with water. Pure water is a pure lubricant, but the addition of proteins, especially glycoproteins, can modify surfaces to make them far more lubrication at slow speeds. Understanding how nature does this, and the physical structures involved, is not only important for the understanding of diseases such as osteoarthritis, but also essential for the successful application of articulating implants, such as hips and knees, as well as the development of medical devices such as catheters and contact lenses. A host of important applications of water-based lubrication are already in place in the personal care and food industries, and further industrial applications of water-based lubrication could have a significant positive impact on the environment.
This book is the first of its kind. It brings together the latest research in biological and biomimetic, water-based lubrication and is authored by the world’s experts in the field.
Design for Sustainable Well-being and empowerment : Selected papers
– MONTO MANI, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
– PRABHU KANDACHAR, Delft University of Technology, Delft
ISBN 978-81-925707-1-6 | Available as e-book only
First published in 2015 | Hardcover | 580 pages
Science and Sustainable Food Security– MS SWAMINATHAN, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
ISBN 978-981-4282-10-9 | Hardcover | Price: $111
First published in 2010 | v+ 420 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
This book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an evergreen revolution necessary for advancing productivity in
perpetuity without ecological harm. The book will prove invaluable to all interested in sustainable human security and happiness.
Watching Ultrafast molecular motions with 2D IR Chemical Exchange SpectroscopySelected Works of MD Fayer
– MICHAEL D. FAYER, Stanford University
ISBN 978-981-4355-62-9 | Hardcover | Price: $170
First published 2011 | v+ 373 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
This monograph is a written rendition of the Indian Institute of Science Centenary Lecture presented by Michael D. Fayer in 2008. In the lecture and in the monograph, he addresses the problem of how to experimentally examine fast molecular processes that occur under thermal equilibrium conditions without changing them.
Science and Sustainable Food Security– MS SWAMINATHAN, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
ISBN 978-981-4282-10-9 | Hardcover | Price: $111
First published in 2010 | v+ 420 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
This book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an evergreen revolution necessary for advancing productivity in
perpetuity without ecological harm. The book will prove invaluable to all interested in sustainable human security and happiness.
Tailoring Surfaces: Modifying Surface Composition and Structure for Applications in Tribology, Biology and Catalysis– NICHOLAS D. SPENCER, ETH Zurich
ISBN 978-981-4289-42-9 | Hardcover | Price: $170
First published 2011 | v+ 373 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
The focus of this book is surface modification, with the goal of tailoring materials for a specific application. By means of this approach, ideal bulk properties of a material (such as its tensile strength, temperature, stability, density, or even cost) can be combined with optimized surface properties, such as hardness, biocompatibility, low or high friction adhesion, water repellency or wettability, or catalytic activity. The works of the author (many of his crucial papers are included) deal with the understanding and modification of surfaces and span fields including catalysis, analytical surface science, self-assembled monolayers, tribology, biomaterials, superhydrophobocity and polymer coatings.
IPSS:IISc Popular Science Series– ASOK KUMAR MALLIK, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
ISBN 978-93-82993-86-5 | Price: INR 170
First published in 2014 | Paperback | 160 pages
Co-publisher: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press
Innovative thinking backed by logical reasoning is the key to the puzzles in Popular Problems and Puzzles in Mathematics. Collected over several years by the author, more than 150 elegant, intriguing numerical challenges are presented here. The answers are easy to explain, but one would devilishly find it hard without this book. One’s ability to construct a mathematical proof will be rigorously tested in these problems – even in the case of a mathematics teacher. For true maths lovers, there is even a section on historically prominent problems. Designed for high-school students and teachers with an interest in mathematical problem solving, this stimulating collection provides a new twist to familiar topics that introduce unfamiliar topics.
Aerobasics:An Introduction to Aeronautics
– SP GOVINDA RAJU, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
ISBN 978-81-925707-0-9 | Price: INR 300
First published in 2014 | Paperback | 245 pages
This book should be useful not only to fresh engineers entering the aeronautical industry but also to students in all the relevant branches of engineering. It is also likely to be of general interest to any scientifically inclined reader as a source of basic information in a number of aeronautical disciplines.
Popular Problems and Puzzles in Mathematics– ASOK KUMAR MALLIK, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
ISBN 978-93-82993-86-5 | Price: INR 170
First published in 2014 | Paperback | 160 pages
Co-publisher: Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press Innovative thinking backed by logical reasoning is the key to the puzzles in Popular Problems and Puzzles in Mathematics. Collected over several years by the author, more than 150 elegant, intriguing numerical challenges are presented here. The answers are easy to explain, but one would devilishly find it hard without this book. One’s ability to construct a mathematical proof will be rigorously tested in these problems – even in the case of a mathematics teacher. For true maths lovers, there is even a section on historically prominent problems. Designed for high-school students and teachers with an interest in mathematical problem solving, this stimulating collection provides a new twist to familiar topics that introduce unfamiliar topics.
Forthcoming
Biomolecular Forms and Functions:A Celebration of 50 years of the Ramachandran Map
– Edited by MANJU BANSAL, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru & N SRINIVASAN
ISBN 978-981-4449-13-7 | Price: INR 7616, $155
First published in 2013 | Hardcover | 502 pages
Co-publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Understanding the functions and properties of molecules in living systems requires a detailed knowledge of their three-dimensional structures and the conformational variability that allows them to adopt multiple functional forms. Interpreting biological systems in the language of
three-dimensional structures is of fundamental importance and innumerable research groups around the world are working in this area. This book is a compilation of articles describing attempts at understanding the intricacies of biological systems through the structures of and interactions between their constituent molecules.
