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Bionanotechnology

Proteins to Nanodevices

  • The first ever monograph on the theme protein to nanodevices
  • Possibly the first ever monograph on bionanotechnology
  • Field guide in the emerging area of bionanotechnology
  • ontributions from leading scientists active in this field
  • One of the early publications on design principles in bionanotechnolgy
  • Integrates diverse concepts, perspectives and applications of biology inspired nanotechnology
  • Describes how biology can be used to build nanodevices

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Metalloprotein-based electronic nanodevices

    • Ross Rinaldi, Giuseppe Maruccio, Adriana Biasco, Pier Paolo Pompa, Alessandro Bramanti, Valentina Arima et al.
    Pages 9-23
  3. Mechanical consequences of biomolecular gradients in byssal threads

    • J. Herbert Waite, James C. Weaver, Eleonora Vaccaro
    Pages 25-37
  4. Bacteriorhodopsin-based 3D optical memory

    • B. Xi, Kevin J. Wise, Jeffrey A. Stuart, Robert R. Birge
    Pages 39-59
  5. Spider silk production

    • Randolph V. Lewis
    Pages 61-78
  6. The role of collagen in energy storage and dissipation in extracellular matrix

    • Frederick H. Silver, Joseph W. Freeman, Istvan Horvath, Gino Bradica
    Pages 97-115
  7. Enhancement of protein thermal stability: toward the design of robust proteins for bionanotechnological applications

    • V. Renugopalakrishnan, X. Wei, G. Narasimhan, C. S. Verma, Pingzuo Li, A. Anumanthan
    Pages 117-139
  8. Bioprocessing of silk proteins-controlling assembly

    • Hyoung-Joon Jin, Jaehyung Park, Regina Valluzi, Ung-Jin Kim, Peggy Cebe, David L. Kaplan
    Pages 189-208
  9. Submonolayer measurements of adsorbed proteins in microfluidic channels

    • David Henry, Keith Lenghaus, Kerry A. Wilson, Melissa Hirsch-Kuchma, Jerry Jenkins, Shankar Sundaram et al.
    Pages 257-274
  10. Biodiversity: an archive of opportunity for nanodevices

    • Paul Galvin, Dennis A. Dempsey, Alan O'Riordan, Gareth Redmond, Eric Moore, W. Shannon Dillmore et al.
    Pages 283-296

About this book

Bionanotechnology is the key integrative technology of the 21st century and aims to use the knowledge, gathered from the natural construction of cellular systems, for the advancement of science and engineering. Investigating the topology and communication processes of cell parts can lead to invention of novel biological devices with exciting applications. Though microscale to nanoscale research offers an excellent space for the development of futuristic technologies, a number of challenges must be overcome. Due to paucity of a dedicated literature on the protein based nanodevices we bring you this monograph that combines collective research works of scientists probing into this fascinating universe of bionanotechnology. The monograph has been written with an aim of surveying engineering design principles of biomolecular nanodevices, prototype nanodevices based on redox proteins, bacteriorhodopsins and natural fibers, and touching upon the future developments in the field.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"Bionanotechnology is a new and exciting field of study. … This … is a fine attempt to bring together some review articles on frontier areas of the subject, with particular reference to proteins as nanosystems. … The editors have assembled a panel of eminent scientists who have authored … the book. The reviews are well written and are readable. … this would be a useful source of information on selected areas of Bionanotechnology to the more serious learners of the subject. " (V.Lakshminarayanan, Journal of Ecobiology, Vol. 19 (1), 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, USA

    V. Renugopalakrishnan

  • University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA

    Randolph V. Lewis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bionanotechnology

  • Book Subtitle: Proteins to Nanodevices

  • Editors: V. Renugopalakrishnan, Randolph V. Lewis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4375-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4219-5Published: 28 April 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7078-4Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4375-8Published: 12 October 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 296

  • Topics: Biomedicine general

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eBook USD 169.00
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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