Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology

Knecht, Marc R.

Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology From Surface Analysis to Applications / [electronic resource] : edited by Marc R. Knecht, Tiffany R. Walsh. - VIII, 314 p. 172 illus., 108 illus. in color. online resource.

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?.

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. This book also: ·          Covers the sustainable features of bio-inspired nanotechnology ·          Includes studies on the unique applications of biomimetic materials, such as energy harvesting and biomedical diagnostics Bio-Inspired Nanotechnology: From Surface Analysis to Applications is an ideal book for researchers, students, nanomaterials engineers, bioengineers, chemists, biologists, physicists, and medical researchers.

9781461494461

10.1007/978-1-4614-9446-1 doi


Engineering.
Catalysis.
Renewable energy sources.
Biomaterials.
Engineering.
Nanotechnology and Microengineering.
Biomaterials.
Catalysis.
Nanoscale Science and Technology.
Renewable and Green Energy.

T174.7

620.5

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