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Nanofabrication Towards Biomedical Applications

this book focuses on the materials, synthetic methods, tools and techniques

• ISBN-10: 3-52731115-7
• ISBN-13: 978-3-52731115-6
• UNSPSC Code: 55101509

Propiedades

• publication info: C. Kumar, et al., John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 442 pp., hard cover
• manufacturer/tradename: Wiley

Descripción

General description

This book focuses on the materials, synthetic methods, tools and techniques being developed in the nanoregime towards the life sciences -- in particular biology, biotechnology and medicine. Readers from materials science, engineering, chemistry, biology and medical backgrounds will find detailed accounts of the design and synthesis of nanomaterials and the tools and techniques involved in their production for applications in biology, biotechnology and medicine.

Table of Contents

PARTIAL
I Fabrication of Nanomaterials
1 Synthetic Approaches to Metallic Nanomaterials
1.1 Introduction:
1.2 Wet Chemical Preparations
1.3 Reducing Agents
1.4
1.5
2 Synthetic Approaches for Carbon Nanotubes
2.1 Introduction:
2.2 Family of Carbon Nanomaterials
2.3 Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes
2.4
3 Nanostructured Systems from Low-Dimensional Building Blocks
3.1 Introduction:
3.2 Nanostructured System by Self-Assembly
3.3 Biomimetic and Biomolecular Recognition Assembly
3.4
3.5
4 Nanostructured Collagen Mimics in Tissue Engineering
4.1 Introduction:
4.2 Collagen Structural Hierarchy
4.3 Amino Acid Sequence and Secondary Structure
4.4
4.5
5 Molecular Biomimetics: Building Materials Natures Way, One Molecule at a Time
5.1 Introduction:
5.2 Inorganic Binding Peptides via Combinatorial Biology
5.3 Physical Specificity and Molecular Modeling
5.4
5.5
II Characterization Tools for Nanomaterials and Nanosystems
6 Electron Microscopy Techniques for Characterization of Nanomaterials
6.1 Introduction:
6.2 Electron Diffraction and Geometry
6.3 Theory of Electron Diffraction
6.4
6.5
7 x-ray Methods for the Characterization of Nanoparticles
7.1 Introduction:
7.2 x-ray Diffraction: Getting to Know the Arrangement of Atoms
7.3 Small-Angle x-ray Scattering: Learning About Particle Shape and Morphology
7.4
7.5
8 Single-Molecule Detection and Manipulation in Nanotechnology and Biology
8.1 Introduction:
8.2 Optical Detection of Single Molecules
8.3 Single-Molecule Manipulations Using Optical Traps
8.4
8.5
9 Nanotechnologies for Cellular and Molecular Imaging by MRI
9.1 Introduction:
9.2 Cardiovascular Disease
9.3 Cellular and Molecular Imaging
9.4
9.5
III Application of Nanotechnology in Biomedical Research
10 Nanotechnology in Nonviral Gene Delivery
10.1 Introduction:
10.2 Agents That Provoke DNA Nanoparticle Formation
10.3 Characterization of DNA Nanoparticles
10.4
10.5
11 Nanoparticles for Cancer Drug Delivery
11.1 Introduction:
11.2 Cancer: A Fatal Disease and Current Approaches to Its Cure
11.3 Characteristics of Tumor Tissues
11.4
11.5
12 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Metal Nanoshells
12.1 Introduction:
12.2 Methodology
13 Decorporation of Biohazards Utilizing Nanoscale Magnetic Carrier Systems
13.1 introduction:
13.2 Technological Need
13.3 Technical Basis
13.4
14 Nanotechnology in Biological Agent Decontamination
14.1 Introduction:
14.2 Standard Methods for Chemical Decontamination of Biological Agents
14.3 Nanomaterials for Decontamination
14.4
14.5
IV Impact of Biomedical Nanotechnology on Industry, Society, and Education
15 Too Small to See: Educating the Next Generation in Nanoscale Science and Engineering
15.1 Introduction:
15.2 Nanotechnology as a Motivator for Engaging Students
15.3 The Nanometer Scale
15.4
15.5
16 Nanobiomedical Technology: Financial, Legal, Clinical, Political, Ethical, and Societal Challenges to Implementation
16.1 Introduction:
16.2 Drexler and the Dreaded Universal Assembler
16.3 Financial
16.4
16.5