Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine: Methods, Devices, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781439893784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 740 str.

Tuan Vo-Dinh

Opis

This text is a substantial revision of a major reference work in nanotechnology that details many of the latest developments relating to nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Every chapter has been updated with new material that is being added in the field of molecular medicine. There are revisions within each chapter. The same world-class contributors are involved in the new edition, as well as a number of many new contributors.

Spis treści

Nanotechnology at the New Frontier of Biology and Medicine. Self-Assembled Organic Nanotubes: Novel Bionanomaterials for Orthopaedics and Tissue Engineering. Gold Nanoparticles with Organic Linkers for Applications in Biomedicine. Nucleoprotein-Based Nanodevices in Drug Design and Delivery. Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization. Nanotube-based Membrane Systems. Nanoimaging of Biomolecules Using Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy. Development and Modeling of a Novel Self-Assembly Process for Polymer and Polymeric Composite Nanoparticles. Cellular Interfacing with Arrays of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers and Nanofiber-Templated Materials. Single-Molecule Detection Techniques for Monitoring Cellular Activity at the Nanoscale Level. Optical Nanobiosensors and Nanoprobes. Surface Enhanced Fluorescence Based Biosensors. Biomolecule Sensing Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Molecular SERS Nanoprobes for Medical Diagnostics. Silicon Nanoparticles for Biophotonics. Nanoscale Optical Sensors Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). Synthetic Biology: From Gene Circuits to Novel Biological Tools. Recent Trends in Nanomaterials Integration into Simple Biosensing Platforms. Nanobiosensors: Carbon Nanotubes in Bioelectrochemistry. Monitoring Apoptosis and Anticancer Drug Activity in Single Cells Using Nanosensors. Biosensing and Theranostics Applications of Gold Nanostars. A Fractal Analysis of Binding And Dissociation Kinetics of Glucose and Related Analytes on Biosensor Surfaces at the Nanoscale Level. Integrated Cantilever Based Biosensors for the Detection of Chemical and Biological Entities. Design and Biological Applications of Nanostructured Poly(ethylene glycol) Films. Development of Gold Nanostars for Two-Photon Photoluminescence Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. Surface Plasmon Enhanced Nanohole Arrays for Biosensing. Sensitive DNA Detection and SNP Identification Using Ultrabright SERS Nanorattles and Magnetic Beads for In Vitro Diagnostics. Gold Nanorods for Diagnostics and Photothermal Therapy of Cancer. Applications of Nanotechnology in Reproductive Medicine. Theranostic Nanoprobes for SERS Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy. Virus-like Particle-Mediated Intracellular Delivery for Nanomedicine. In Vivo Sensing Using SERS Nanoprobes and Nanosensors.