Nanomaterials for Application in Medicine and Biology

1. Front Matter

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2. Biocompatible Nanomaterials and Nanodevices Promising for Biomedical Applications

   • Izabela Firkowska, Suna Giannona, José A. Rojas-Chapana, Klaus Luecke, Oliver Brüstle, Michael Giersig

   Pages 1-15

3. Isohelical DNA-Binding Oligomers: Antiviral Activity and Application for the Design of Nanostructured Devices

   • Georgy Gursky, Alexei Nikitin, Anna Surovaya, Sergey Grokhovsky, Valeria Andronova, Georgy Galegov

   Pages 17-28

4. DNA Self-Assembling Nanostructures Induced by Trivalent Ions and Polycations

   • Nina Kasyanenko, Daria Afanasieva

   Pages 29-38

5. DNA-Based Synthesis and Assembly of Organized Iron Oxide Nanostructures

   • Gennady B. Khomutov

   Pages 39-57

6. DNA-Based Nanostructures: Changes of Mechanical Properties of DNA upon Ligand Binding

   • Yury Nechipurenko, Sergey Grokhovsky, Georgy Gursky, Dmitry Nechipurenko, Robert Polozov

   Pages 59-67

7. Nanoconstructions Based on Spatially Ordered Nucleic Acid Molecules

   • Yu. M. Yevdokimov

   Pages 69-80

8. Nanospearing – Biomolecule Delivery and Its Biocompatibility

   • Dong Cai, Krzysztof Kempa, Zhifeng Ren, David Carnahan, Thomas C. Chiles

   Pages 81-92

9. Multifunctional Glyconanoparticles : Applications in Biology and Biomedicine

   • Soledad Penadés, Jesus M. de la Fuente, África G. Barrientos, Caroline Clavel, Olga Martínez-Ávila, David Alcántara

   Pages 93-101

10. Plasmonics of Gold Nanorods. Considerations for Biosensing

    • Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Jorge Pérez-Juste, Isabel Pastoriza-Santos

    Pages 103-111

11. Influence of the S-Au Bond Strength on the Magnetic Behavior of S-Capped Au Nanoparticles

    • María J. Rodríguez Vázquez, José Rivas, M. Arturo López-Quintela, Antonio Mouriño Mosquera, Mercedes Torneiro

    Pages 113-125

12. Long-Term Retention of Fluorescent Quantum Dots In Vivo

    • Byron Ballou, Lauren A. Ernst, Susan Andreko, Marcel P. Eructiez, B. Christoffer Lagerholm, Alan S. Waggoner

    Pages 127-137

13. Towards Polymer-Based Capsules with Drastically Reduced Controlled Permeability

    • Daria V. Andreeva, Gleb B. Sukhorukov

    Pages 139-148

14. Polyelectrolyte-Mediated Transport of Doxorubicin Through the Bilayer Lipid Membrane

    • Alexander A. Yaroslavov, Marina V. Kitaeva, Nikolay S. Melik-Nubarov, Frederic M. Menger

    Pages 149-164

15. Network Model of Acetobacter Xylinum Cellulose Intercalated by Drug Nanoparticles

    • Vera V. Klechkovskaya, Vladimir V. Volkov, Eleonora V. Shtykova, Natalia A. Arkharova, Yulia G. Baklagina, Albert K. Khripunov et al.

    Pages 165-177

16. Theoretical Approaches to Nanoparticles

    • Krzysztof Kempa

    Pages 179-187

This volume contains research reports presented during the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) “Materials for Application in Medicine and Biology” held in Bonn, Germany, from October 4 to 6, 2006 at the center of advanced european studies and research (caesar). The application of nanomaterials in medicine and biology can be understood as the gathering and use of our current knowledge on nanoscale features of b- logical systems in order to learn how to design nanodevices for biomedical uses. The success of this approach, known as nano-engineering, will allow scientists to devise strategies for the design and construction of nanodevices to be used in clinical trials (diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring), as well as to develop products with potential applications in regenerative medicine. One goal of this conference was to bring together researchers from Eastern and Western countries, offering them a platform to meet and discuss results of their research work. Thus, the aim of this conference was not only to present the advancements in research achieved during the past years, but it had also been conceived as a concerted European effort where expertise, technologies, and ideas were broadly shared to accelerate this progress. The conference provided an interactive forum with more than 100 participants from 15 countries.

• Biomedicine
• Gold
• Nanomaterial
• Transport
• model
• physics
• technology

• Center of advanced european studies and research (caesar), Bonn, Germany

  Michael Giersig

• Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

  Gennady B. Khomutov

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