Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology : From Surface Analysis to Applications / / edited by Marc R. Knecht, Tiffany R. Walsh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910299730103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4614-9446-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2014.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 541.395; 541395; 620; 620.11
• Soggetti: Nanotechnology; Biomaterials; Catalysis; Nanoscale science; Nanoscience; Nanostructures; Renewable energy resources; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Renewable and Green Energy
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Peptide-Nano particle Strategies, Interactions and Challenges -- Fundamentals of Peptide-Materials Interfaces -- Experimental Characterization of Peptide-Surface Interactions -- Interfacial Structure Determination -- Understanding Bio mineral Growth and Assembly for Engineering Novel Green Nanomaterials -- Understanding Molecular Recognition on Metallic and Oxidic Nanostructures from a Perspective of Computer Simulation and Theory -- Bio-Inspired Nano catalysis -- Addressable Biological Functionalization of Inorganics: Materials-Selective Fusion Proteins in Bio-Nanotechnology -- Environmental Interactions of Geo and Bio-Macromolecules with Nanomaterials -- ; Mimicking Bio mineral Systems: What Have We Achieved and Where Do We Go From Here?.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book focuses on the use of bio-inspired and biomimetic methods for the fabrication and activation of nanomaterials. This includes studies concerning the binding of the biomolecules to the surface of inorganic structures, structure/function relationships of the final materials, and extensive discussions on the final applications of such biomimetic materials in unique applications including energy harvesting/storage, biomedical diagnostics, and materials assembly. This book also: · Covers the sustainable features of bio-inspired nanotechnology · Includes studies on the unique applications of biomimetic materials, such as energy harvesting and biomedical diagnostics Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology: From Surface Analysis to Applications is an ideal book for researchers, students, nanomaterials engineers, bioengineers, chemists, biologists, physicists, and medical researchers.