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Bio-Applications of Nanoparticles

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Editors:
  1. Warren C. W. Chan

    1. Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, The Terrence Donnelly, Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Materials Science and Engineering, Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 620)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Synthetic Strategies to Size and Shape Controlled Nanocrystals and Nanocrystal Heterostructures

    • P. Davide Cozzoli, Liberato Manna
    Pages 1-17

  3. Current Approaches for Engineering Proteins with Diverse Biological Properties

    • Isaac T. S. Li, Elizabeth Pham, Kevin Truong
    Pages 18-33

  4. Past, Present, and Future of Gold Nanoparticles

    • Travis Jennings, Geoffrey Strouse
    Pages 34-47

  5. Multi-Functional Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

    • Gang Han, Partha Ghosh, Vincent M. Rotello
    Pages 48-56

  6. Quantum Dots for Cancer Molecular Imaging

    • Xiaohu Gao, Shivang R. Dave
    Pages 57-73

  7. Carbon Nanostructures as a New High-Performance Platform for MR Molecular Imaging

    • Keith B. Hartman, Lon J. Wilson
    Pages 74-84

  8. Magnetic Nanoparticle Assisted Molecular MR Imaging

    • Young-wook Jun, Jung-tak Jang, Jinwoo Cheon
    Pages 85-106

  9. Patterning Metallic Nanoparticles by DNA Scaffolds

    • Rahul Chhabra, Jaswinder Sharma, Yan Liu, Hao Yan
    Pages 107-116

  10. Liposomes in Biology and Medicine

    • Reto A. Schwendener
    Pages 117-128

  11. Fluorescent Nanoparticle for Bacteria and DNA Detection

    • Wenjun Zhao, Lin Wang, Weihong Tan
    Pages 129-135

  12. Dendrimer 101

    • Lajos P. Balogh
    Pages 136-155

  13. Quantum Dots and Other Fluorescent Nanoparticles: Quo Vadis in the Cell?

    • Dusica Maysinger, Jasmina Lovrić
    Pages 156-167

  14. Toxicity Studies of Fullerenes and Derivatives

    • Jelena Kolosnjaj, Henri Szwarc, Fathi Moussa
    Pages 168-180

  15. Toxicity Studies of Carbon Nanotubes

    • Jelena Kolosnjaj, Henri Szwarc, Fathi Moussa
    Pages 181-204

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 205-207
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About this book

In this edited book, we highlight the central players in the Bionanotechnology field, which are the nanostructures and biomolecules. The book starts by describing how nanostructures are synthesized and by describing the wide variety of nanostructures available for biological research and applications. Also shown are the techniques used to synthesize a wide variety of biological molecules. Next, there is a focus on the assembly of nanostructures with biological molecules, which could lead to the design of multi-functional nanosystems. In the following chapters, examples of the unique properties of nanostructures are provided along with the current applications of these nanostructures in biology and medicine. Some applications include the use of gold nanoparticles in diagnostic applications, quantum dots and silica nanoparticles for imaging, and liposomes for drug delivery. In the final chapters of the book, the toxicity of nanostructures are described. This book provides broad examples of current developments in Bionanotechnology research and would be an excellent introduction to the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, The Terrence Donnelly, Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Materials Science and Engineering, Toronto, Canada

    Warren C. W. Chan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bio-Applications of Nanoparticles

  • Editors: Warren C. W. Chan

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76713-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-76712-3Published: 29 November 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2633-3Published: 25 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-76713-0Published: 29 September 2009

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 207

  • Topics: Biomedicine general, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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