Plenty of room for biology at the bottom : an introduction to bionanotechnology / Ehud Gazit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gazit, Ehud.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology.

Biomolecules.

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. in the USA, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-179) and index.

ISBN:

9786611120566

9781281120564

1281120561

9781860948190

1860948197

OCLC:

476099474