Nanobiotechnology II : more concepts and applications / edited by Chad A. Mirkin and Christof M. Niemeyer. — Weinheim : Chichester : Wiley-VCH ; John Wiley [distributor], c2007. – (58.2/N186)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface XV
    List of Contributors XXI
    I Self-Assembly and Nanoparticles: Novel Principles 1
    1 Self-Assembled Artificial Transmembrane Ion Channels
    2 Self-Assembling Nanostructures from Coiled-Coil Peptides 17
    3 Synthesis and Assembly of Nanoparticles and Nanostructures Using Bio-Derived Templates 39
    4 Proteins and Nanoparticles: Covalent and Noncovalent Conjugates
    5 Self-Assembling DNA Nanostructures for Patterned Molecular Assembly 79
    6 Biocatalytic Growth of Nanoparticles for Sensors and Circuitry 99
    II Nanostructures for Analytics 123
    7 Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Bioassays 125
    8 Luminescent Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Biology 141
    9 Nanoscale Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors 159
    10 Cantilever Array Sensors for Bioanalysis and Diagnostics 175
    11 Shear-Force-Controlled Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy 197
    12 Label-Free Nanowire and Nanotube Biomolecular Sensors for In-Vitro Diagnosis of Cancer and other Diseases 213
    13 Bionanoarrays 233
    III Nanostructures for Medicinal Applications 261
    14 Biological Barriers to Nanocarrier-Mediated Delivery of Therapeutic and Imaging Agents 263
    15 Organic Nanoparticles: Adapting Emerging Techniques from the Electronics Industry for the Generation of Shape-Specific， Functionalized Carriers for Applications in Nanomedicine 285
    16 Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimer-Based Multifunctional Nanoparticles 305
    17 Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging 321
    18 Micro- and Nanoscale Control of Cellular Environment for Tissue Engineering 347
    19 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targeted Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles 365
    IV Nanomotors 381
    20 Biological Nanomotors 383
    21 Biologically Inspired Hybrid Nanodevices 401
    Index 419