Molecular assembly of biomimetic systems [[electronic resource] /] / Junbai Li, Qiang He, and Xuehai Yan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139194503321
• Autore: Li Junbai
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co., 2011
• ISBN: 3-527-63414-2; 1-283-37049-2; 9786613370495; 3-527-63412-6; 3-527-63413-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Classificazione: 540000
• Altri autori (Persone): HeQiang <1972->; YanXuehai
• Disciplina: 610.28
• Soggetti: Biomimetics; Biomimicry; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Molecular Assembly of Biomimetic Systems; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Biomimetic Membranes; Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Biomimetic Microcapsules; FoF1-ATP Synthase-Based Active Biomimetic Systems; Kinesin-Microtubule-Driven Active Biomimetic Systems; Biomimetic Interface; Peptide-Based Biomimetic Materials; 1: Biomimetic Membranes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Lipid Monolayers; 1.2.1 Phospholipid Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface; 1.2.2 Phospholipid Monolayers at the Oil/Water Interface; 1.2.3 Interfacial Behavior of Phospholipid Monolayers; 1.2.4 Protein Layers at the Oil/Water Interface; 1.2.4.1 Kinetics of Protein Adsorption1.2.4.2 Formation of "Skin-Like" Protein Films on a Curved Interface; 1.2.5 Interfacial Behavior of Phospholipid/Protein Composite Layers; 1.2.5.1 Dynamic Adsorption and Mechanism; 1.2.5.2 Assembly of "Skin-Like" Complex Films on a Curved Interface; 1.3 Modeling Membrane Hydrolysis In Vitro; 1.3.1 PLA2; 1.3.2 PLC; 1.3.3 PLD; 1.4 Polyelectrolyte-Supported Lipid ; Bilayers; 1.4.1 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers on Planar Surfaces; 1.4.2 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers on Curved Surfaces; 1.5 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; 2: Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Biomimetic Microcapsules2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Layer-by-layer Assembly of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Microcapsules; 2.2.1 General Aspects; 2.2.2 Permeation and Mechanical Properties of LbL Microcapsules; 2.3 Biointerfacing Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules-A Multifunctional Cargo System; 2.3.1 Lipid Bilayer-Modified Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules; 2.3.2 Formation of Asymmetric Lipid Bilayers on the Surface of LbL-Assembled Capsules; 2.3.3 Assembly of Lipid Bilayers on Covalently LbL-Assembled Protein Capsules; 2.4 Application of Biomimetic Microcapsules; 2.4.1 Integrating Specific Biofunctionality for Targeting2.4.2 Adsorption of Antibodies on the Surface of Biomimetic Microcapsules; 2.5 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; 3: FoF1-ATP Synthase-Based Active Biomimetic Systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 FoF1-ATPase-A Rotary Molecular Motor; 3.2.1 Structure of H+FoF1-ATPase; 3.2.2 Direct Observation of the Rotation of Single ATPase Molecules; 3.3 Reconstitution of FoF1-ATPase in Cellular Mimic Structures; 3.3.1 FoF1-ATPase-incorporated Liposome-A Classical Biomembrane Mimic; 3.3.1.1 Bacteriorhodopsin uses Light to Pump Protons; 3.3.1.2 Proton Gradients Produced by Artificial Photosynthetic Reactions3.3.2 ATP Biosynthesis from Biomimetic Microcapsules; 3.3.2.1 Generation of Proton Gradients in Polymer Capsules by the Change of pH Values; 3.3.2.2 Proton Gradients in Protein Capsules Supplied by the Oxidative Hydrolysis of Glucoses; 3.3.2.3 Proton Gradients Generated by GOD Capsules; 3.3.3 Reassembly of FoF1-ATPase in Polymersomes; 3.4 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; 4: Kinesin-Microtubule-Driven Active Biomimetic Systems; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Kinesin-Microtubule Active Transport Systems; 4.3 Active Biomimetic Systems Based on the Kinesin-Microtubule Complex
• Sommario/riassunto: This handy reference details state-of-the-art preparation of molecular assemblies of biotechnologically relevant biomimetic systems (artificial proteins, peptides, molecular motors, photosensitive systems) with an emphasis on biomimetic membranes, capsules, and interfaces. Medical applications such as drug release, gene therapy, and tissue engineering as well as biosensing, biocatalysis, and energy storage are highlighted.

The caudillo of the Andes : Andrés de Santa Cruz / / Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, University of Kent [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790200403321
• Autore: Sobrevilla Perea Natalia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-107-21946-9; 1-139-13978-9; 1-280-87916-5; 1-139-13900-2; 9786613720474; 0-511-97623-2; 1-139-14146-5; 1-139-14057-4; 1-139-13744-1; 1-139-14478-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: New approaches to the Americas
• Classificazione: HIS024000
• Disciplina: 984/.04092
• Soggetti: Caudillos - Bolivia; Marshals - Bolivia; Presidents - Bolivia; Presidents - Peru; Peru-Bolivian Confederation History; South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830; South America History Autonomy and independence movements; Bolivia Politics and government 1825-1879; Peru Politics and government 1829-1919
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Early years at the twilight of the colonial period -- Great marshall of Zepita : hero of independence -- The creation of Bolivia -- The genesis of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation -- The rise and fall of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation -- Defeat and exile.
• Sommario/riassunto: Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces at the center of his ideas of governance, he was a state builder whose ambition ensured a strong and well-administered country. But the ultimate failure of the Confederation had long-reaching consequences that still have an impact today. The story of his life introduces students to broader questions of nationality and identity during this turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia.