Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology: From Surface Analysis to Applications [Paperback]

This book focuses on the use of bio-inspired and biomimetic methods for the fabrication and activation of nanomaterials. This includes studies concerning the binding of the biomolecules to the surface of inorganic structures, structure/function relationships of the final materials and extensive discussions on the final applications of such biomimetic materials in unique applications including energy harvesting/storage, biomedical diagnostics and materials assembly.Focusing on bio-inspired and biomimetic methods for nanomaterial fabrication and activation, this book examines binding of biomolecules to inorganic structures, nanomaterial function, applications in energy harvesting/storage, biomedical diagnostics and more.Peptide-Nano particle Strategies, Interactions and Challenges.- Fundamentals of Peptide-Materials Interfaces.- Experimental Characterization of Peptide-Surface Interactions.- Interfacial Structure Determination.- Understanding Bio mineral Growth and Assembly for Engineering Novel Green Nanomaterials.- Understanding Molecular Recognition on Metallic and Oxidic Nanostructures from a Perspective of Computer Simulation and Theory.- Bio-Inspired Nano catalysis.- Addressable Biological Functionalization of Inorganics: Materials-Selective Fusion Proteins in Bio-Nanotechnology.- Environmental Interactions of Geo and Bio-Macromolecules with Nanomaterials.- Mimicking Bio mineral Systems: What Have We Achieved and Where Do We Go From Here?.

The book is a true multidisciplinary one, covering chemistry, physics, surface science, structural and molecular biology, genetics, materials science, computational modelling and informatics. & Each chapter has a very reach bibliography as well as clear and helpful illustrations further contributing to this book which, as a whole, is a valuable scientific product. (Ioan I. Ardelean, Bulletin of Micro and Nanoelectrotechnologies, Vol. 6 (1-2), 2015)

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