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Biological and Bio-inspired Nanomaterials

Properties and Assembly Mechanisms

  • Covers a fascinating array of biomimetic and bioinspired nanomaterials
  • Elucidates the mechanism of assembly of nanomaterials and characterisation of their mechanical and physico-chemical properties
  • It will be of interest to a broad audience in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, engineering, materials science, and physics

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1174)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Dynamics and Control of Peptide Self-Assembly and Aggregation

    • Georg Meisl, Thomas C. T. Michaels, Paolo Arosio, Michele Vendruscolo, Christopher M. Dobson, Tuomas P. J. Knowles
    Pages 1-33
  3. Peptide Self-Assembly and Its Modulation: Imaging on the Nanoscale

    • Lanlan Yu, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang
    Pages 35-60
  4. Bacterial Amyloids: Biogenesis and Biomaterials

    • Line Friis Bakmann Christensen, Nicholas Schafer, Adriana Wolf-Perez, Daniel Jhaf Madsen, Daniel E. Otzen
    Pages 113-159
  5. Fungal Hydrophobins and Their Self-Assembly into Functional Nanomaterials

    • Victor Lo, Jennifer I-Chun Lai, Margaret Sunde
    Pages 161-185
  6. Nanostructured, Self-Assembled Spider Silk Materials for Biomedical Applications

    • Martin Humenik, Kiran Pawar, Thomas Scheibel
    Pages 187-221
  7. Protein Microgels from Amyloid Fibril Networks

    • Lianne W. Y. Roode, Ulyana Shimanovich, Si Wu, Sarah Perrett, Tuomas P. J. Knowles
    Pages 223-263
  8. Protein Nanofibrils as Storage Forms of Peptide Drugs and Hormones

    • Reeba Susan Jacob, A. Anoop, Samir K. Maji
    Pages 265-290
  9. DNA Nanotechnology for Building Sensors, Nanopores and Ion-Channels

    • Kerstin Göpfrich, Ulrich F. Keyser
    Pages 331-370
  10. Bio Mimicking of Extracellular Matrix

    • Moumita Ghosh, Michal Halperin-Sternfeld, Lihi Adler-Abramovich
    Pages 371-399
  11. Bioinspired Engineering of Organ-on-Chip Devices

    • Li Wang, Zhongyu Li, Cong Xu, Jianhua Qin
    Pages 401-440

About this book

This book summarizes naturally occurring and designed bio-inspired molecular building blocks assembled into nanoscale structures. It covers a fascinating array of biomimetic and bioinspired materials, including inorganic nanozymes, structures formed by DNA origami, a wide range of peptide and protein-based nanomaterials, as well as their applications in diagnostics and therapeutics. The book elucidates the mechanism of assembly of these materials and characterisation of their mechanical and physico-chemical properties which inspires readers not only to exploit the potential applications of nanomaterials, but also to understand their potential risks and benefits. It will be of interest to a broad audience of students and researchers spanning the disciplines of biology, chemistry, engineering, materials science, and physics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Sarah Perrett

  • Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark DTU, Lyngby, Denmark

    Alexander K. Buell

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Tuomas P.J. Knowles

About the editors

Dr. Sarah Perrett is a Professor at the National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China. 
Dr. Tuomas Knowles is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK. 
Dr. Alexander Buell is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark.

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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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