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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784301103321

Autore

Gazit Ehud

Titolo

Plenty of room for biology at the bottom [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to bionanotechnology / / Ehud Gazit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

Hackensack, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. in the USA, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12056-1

9786611120566

1-86094-819-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Classificazione

58.30

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biotechnology

Biomolecules

Nanotechnology

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 (p. 171-179) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: Nanobiotechnology and Bionanotechnology; 2. A Brief Introduction to Nanotechnology; 3. Natural Biological Assembly at the Nano-Scale; 4. Nanometric Biological Assemblies: Molecular and Chemical Basis for Interaction; 5. Molecular Recognition and the Formation of Biological Structures; 6. Self-Assembly of Biological and Bio-Inspired Nano-Materials; 7. Application of Biological Assemblies in Nanotechnology; 8. Medical and Other Applications of Bionanotechnology; 9. Future Prospects for Nanobiotechnology and Bionanotechnology

10. Concluding Remarks: The Prospects and Dangers of the Nanobiological RevolutionAppendix A There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics - by Richard P. Feynman; Appendix B List of Bionanotechnological and Nanobiotechnological Companies; Appendix C Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written by a leading nanobiologist actively involved at the forefront of the field both as a researcher and an educator, this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of nanobiology to the most advanced



applications. The book is written in such a way as to be accessible to biologists and chemists with no background in nanotechnology. It is reader-friendly and will appeal to a wide audience not only in academia but also in the industry and anyone interested in learning more about nanobiotechnology. The book includes a glossary and a selected list of companies actively involved in nanobiotech