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February 2006, Vol. 102, No. 2
In This Issue
SBE SPECIAL SECTION - NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Letter from the Executive Director of SBE and SBE News
SBE SPECIAL SECTION - NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Fulfilling the Promise of Nanomedicine
Leveraging nanotechnology in the life science industries has given scientists new tools with which they have the potential to transform the world of medicine.
Rita D'Aquino with Tim Harper and Cristina Roman Vas
SBE SPECIAL SECTION - NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Applications in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering
Nanotechnology is an emerging field that could potentially make a major impact on human health. Nanomaterials promise to revolutionize medicine and are increasingly used in drug delivery or tissue engineering applications.
Ali Khademosseini and Robert Langer
SBE SPECIAL SECTION - NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Cancer's Newest Deadly Foe
An array of nanoscale developments are poised to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and drug discovery efforts, and create new ways to target the delivery of potent, often toxic drug therapies, while reducing their dose-limiting side effects.
Suzanne A. Shelley
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Evaluating In Situ Bioremediation for Groundwater Cleanup
This systematic approach can be used to assess the suitability of in situ bioremediation for a particular contaminated site.
D. Jack Adams, Bart Faris and Dimitri Vlassopoulos
SAFETY
Tackling the Human Challenges of Facility Security
The increased complexity of security systems may come at the expense of the user. Thus, they must be designed to match their operators' capabilities and limitations.
Dennis A. Attwood and Bill Effron
MANAGEMENT
Get Your Investment Decisions Right
This article describes state-of-the-art investment analysis techniques, shows how and why even reasonably good analyses can lead to bad decisions, and gives guidance on how to avoid mistakes when making investment decisions regarding chemical processes.
Gerald Bode, Konrad Hungerbuhler, Gregory J. McRae and Reinhard Schomacker
PROCESS DESIGN
Designing Experiments for the Modern Micro Industries
Although the sparsity of effects principle is still good advice, we need to be careful of emphasizing it too much -- to the point that it becomes an assumed practice, rather than a useful rule of thumb.
Phillip H. Williams
CAREER CATALYST
A ChE's Tradeshow Survival Guide
It can be a jungle out there on the exhibit floor. Try these tips to help you make the most of your trade show visit.
Cynthia F. Mascone