Single Molecules and Nanotechnology

ISBN-13: 9783540739234 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 318 str.

Horst Vogel

Opis

This book focuses on recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of single molecule research. These advances are of importance for the investigation of biopolymers and cellular biochemical reactions, and are essential to the development of quantitative biology. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a broad range of topics, including quantum photonics of organic dyes and inorganic nanoparticles and monitoring of single molecule (enzymatic) reactions.

Spis treści

Nanophotonics and Single Molecules.- Single Biomolecules at Cryogenic Temperatures: From Structure to Dynamics.- Quantum Optics: Colloidal Fluorescent Semiconductor Nanocrystals (Quantum Dots) in Single-Molecule Detection and Imaging.- Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy.- Single-Molecule Imaging of Cellular Signaling.- Mobility and Signaling of Single Receptor Proteins.- Single Enzyme Kinetics: A Study of the Yeast Enzyme Candida Antarctica Lipase B.- Protein Folding and Dynamics from Optical Single Molecule Spectroscopy.- Single Molecules and Nanoscale Surfactant Networks.- Single-Molecule Covalent Chemistry in a Protein Nanoreactor.- Single-Molecule Microscopy and Force Spectroscopy of Membrane Proteins.

O autorze

Horst Vogel, Jahrgang 1931, nach Schlosserausbildung Besuch der Arbeiter- und Bauern-Fakultät (1949-52) und Ingenieurstudium an der TH Leuna-Merseburg. Von 1955 bis 1990 beim MfS, ab 1975 Leiter des Sektors Wissenschaft und Technik, seit 1983 zudem noch Vize-Chef der HVA. Letzter Dienstgrad Generalmajor.

Blurb

This book focuses on recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of single molecule research. These advances are of importance for the investigation of biopolymers and cellular biochemical reactions, and are essential to the development of quantitative biology. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a broad range of topics, including:

• quantum photonics of organic dyes and inorganic nanoparticles
• their use in detecting properties of single molecules
• the monitoring of single molecule (enzymatic) reactions
• single protein (un)folding in nanometer-sized confined volumes
• the dynamics of molecular interactions in biological cells

The book is written for advanced students and scientists who wish to survey the concepts, techniques and results of single molecule research and assess them for their own scientific activities.