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Viruses and Nanotechnology

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Editors:
  1. Marianne Manchester

    1. Department of Cell Biology Center for Integrative Molecular Biosciences, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

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  2. Nicole F. Steinmetz

    1. Department of Cell Biology Center for Integrative Molecular Biosciences, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 327)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Chemical Modification of Viruses and Virus-Like Particles

    • E. Strable, M. G. Finn
    Pages 1-21

  3. Structure-Based Engineering of an Icosahedral Virus for Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology

    • N. F. Steinmetz, T. Lin, G. P. Lomonossoff, J. E. Johnson
    Pages 23-58

  4. Hybrid Assembly of CPMV Viruses and Surface Characteristics of Different Mutants

    • N. G. Portney, G. Destito, M. Manchester, M. Ozkan
    Pages 59-69

  5. A Library of Protein Cage Architectures as Nanomaterials

    • M. L. Flenniken, M. Uchida, L. O. Liepold, S. Kang, M. J. Young, T. Douglas
    Pages 71-93

  6. Biomedical Nanotechnology Using Virus-Based Nanoparticles

    • G. Destito, A. Schneemann, M. Manchester
    Pages 95-122

  7. Tumor Targeting Using Canine Parvovirus Nanoparticles

    • P. Singh
    Pages 123-141

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 143-147
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About this book

Nanotechnology is a collective term describing a broad range of relatively novel topics. Scale is the main unifying theme, with nanotechnology being concerned with matter on the nanometer scale. A quintessential tenet of nanotechnology is the precise self-assembly of nanometer-sized components into ordered devices. Nanotechnology seeks to mimic what nature has achieved, with precision at the nanometer level down to the atomic level. Nanobiotechnology, a division of nanotechnology, involves the exploitation of biomaterials, devices or methodologies in the nanoscale. In recent years a set of b- molecules has been studied and utilized. Virus particles are natural nanomaterials and have recently received attention for their tremendous potential in this field. The extensive study of viruses as pathogens has yielded detailed knowledge about their biological, genetic, and physical properties. Bacterial viruses (bacte- ophages), plant and animal eukaryotic viruses, and viruses of archaea have all been characterized in this manner. The knowledge of their replicative cycles allows manipulation and tailoring of particles, relying on the principles of self-assembly in infected hosts to build the base materials. The atomic resolution of the virion structure reveals ways in which to tailor particles for higher-order functions and assemblies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cell Biology Center for Integrative Molecular Biosciences, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA

    Marianne Manchester, Nicole F. Steinmetz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Viruses and Nanotechnology

  • Editors: Marianne Manchester, Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69379-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • 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-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-69376-5Published: 07 October 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08888-9Published: 16 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-69379-6Published: 02 October 2008

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 147

  • Topics: Virology, Molecular Medicine, Medical Law

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