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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789581503321

Titolo

Bionanotechnology : biological self-assembly and its applications / / edited by Bernd H.A. Rehm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Norfolk, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2013]

©2014

ISBN

1-908230-81-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

660.6

Soggetti

Biotechnology

Nanotechnology

Ultrastructure (Biology)

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

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Ch 01: Polyhydroxyalkanoate Inclusions: Polymer Synthesis, Self-assembly and Display Technology; Ch 02: Self-assembly and Application of Cellulosomal Components; Ch 03: Protein-aided Mineralization of Inorganic Nanostructures; Ch 04: Amyloid Fibrils as Bionanomaterials; Ch 05: Bacteriophages: Self-assembly and Applications; Ch 06: Bio-inspired Biomolecular Supramolecular Self-assemblies and their Applications; Ch 07: Virus-like Particles; Ch 08: Plant Oil Bodies and Oleosins: Structure, Function and Biotechnological Applications

Ch 09: Visual Restoration using Microbial RhodopsinsCh 10: Magnetosomes; Ch 11: Liposome-Nanoparticle Assemblies; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The emerging science of bionanotechnology refers to the harnessing of the vast diversity of self-assembling building blocks and processes for the assembly of nano-scaled structures for the manufacture of highly functional nanomaterials. Bionanotechnology is an interdisciplinary field. It combines biological principles with physical and chemical procedures to generate nano-sized building blocks and materials with specific functions and new properties. It involves the development of biologically-based procedures, the use of biological components and systems, the design of biocompatible objects a