Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory Procedures – Alan Doyle
DESCRIPTION
Cell and Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures in BiotechnologyEdited by Alan Doyle Centre for Applied Microbiology &Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK. and J. Bryan GriffithsScientific Consultancy & Publishing, Porton, Salisbury, UK.Cell and Tissue Culture: Laboratory Procedures in Biotechnologyintroduces the reader to animal cell culture methods describing thekey cells, core techniques, how to scale up the culture forcommercial production, and regulatory aspects. This book provideseasy to follow, step-by-step protocols, with trouble-shooting tipsand notes on time considerations. Alternative procedures,background information and references supplement the mainprocedures described. Other features include:
* Experimental examples to indicate expected results;
* Quick reference symbols such as safety icons with warning notes;and,
* A list of suppliers is provided to allow easy access tolaboratory products.
Written by a team of international scientists, Cell and TissueCulture: Laboratory Procedures in Biotechnology will be of interestto researchers, technicians and process engineers using cellculture within the biotechnology, biomedicine and pharmaceuticalindustries.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alan Doyle is the director of the Fountain House Institute. He is a former assistant director for occupational education for a regional school system on Long Island, has served as the federal liaison for the Massachusetts State Education Commissioner, and attended Fordham University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Cell: Selection and Standardization.
Cell Quantification.
Culture Environment.
Biochemistry of Cells in Culture.
Culture Processes and Scale-Up.
Regulatory Issues.
Concluding Remarks.
Appendices.
Index.