Biological applications future prospects

The unique structures and novel properties of EMFs suggest hugely important potential applications in many fields ranging from biology, medicine, and electronics to material science. However, because of the low availability, applications of EMFs and their derivatives have not been investigated widely during recent years. Nevertheless, preliminary results present us with the future prospects for the applications of EMFs. 

Biological Background Terpenoids and Plant Signaling Regulation of Terpenoid Formation Role of Terpenoids in Other Aspects Practical Applications and Future Prospects... 

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The purpose of this review is to summarise the present status of this fascinating new area of endeavour, which has been termed directed evolution [8-10, 12,13]. We begin with a description of the relevant molecular biology methods, follow up with typical examples from the field of applications and end with concluding remarks concerning future prospects. 

The first section, which includes Chapters 1 and 2, familiarizes the readers with the prospects of marine-derived foods in relation to medicinal value. It covers the present and future prospects of marine algae. Second section (Chapters 3-16) looks at the medicinal foods from variety of marine soimces. Individual chapters cover the importance and values of some frequently use marine algal species. The third section, containing Chapters 17-24 covers the biological implications of marine algae. Finally, the fourth section, containing Chapters 25-34, discusses the applications of marine algae-derived materials in medicinal and nutraceutical industries in relation to human health. 

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In this chapter, the instrumentation and biological applications of FM-AFM in liquid are described. In section 18.2, the basic principle of FM-AFM and the special requirements for the operation in liquid are described. In section 18.3, applications of FM-AFM to the molecular-resolution imaging of biological systems are reviewed. In section 18.4, the present state of liquid-environment FM-AFM and the future prospects are summarized. 

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Advances in the understanding of the immunobiology of skin sensitization have led to the establishment of predictive in vivo tests which not only identify sensitizing hazards but also characterize their potency. Recently, appreciation of the underlying biology has also resulted in the development of mechanistically based in vitro alternatives which offer the prospect of the replacement of current in vivo methods. Assays under active validation include the Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA), the human Cell Line Activation Test (h-CLAT), and KeratinoSens. None of the methods have a sufficient level of accuracy or freedom from applicability domain limitations to allow them to act as a standalone replacement. Consequently, it will be necessary to consider how to deploy these assays, perhaps in combination and/or in a structured assessment of skin sensitization hazard, to ensure at least the same level of predictive accuracy as the in vivo methods. However, a challenge remains the capacity of these methods to provide potency information on skin-sensitizing chemicals has yet to be assessed. This is an essential requirement for future risk assessment without use of animal models if we are to retain the same level of human health protection that is currently delivered. 

The results summarized in this chapter relate photophysics and photochemistry to many other fields of science such as solid-state physics, chemistry, and biology. Accordingly, the possible applications and the specific goals of the various experiments are rather diverse, which leads to a fast growth of the field, and an interesting prospective for the future. 

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