Plenty of Room for Biology at the Bottom

This expanded and updated edition of the 2007 version introduces readers from various backgrounds to the rapidly growing interface between biology and nanotechnology. It intellectually integrates concepts, applications, and outlooks from these major scientific fields and presents them to readers from diverse backgrounds in a comprehensive and didactic manner.

Written by two leading nanobiologists actively involved at the forefront of the field both as researchers and educators, this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of nanobiology to the most advanced applications.

The book fulfils a unique niche: to address not only students, but also scientists who are eager (and nowadays obliged) to learn about other state-of-the-art disciplines. The book is written in such a way as to be accessible to biologists, chemists, and physicists with no background in nanotechnology (for example biologists who are interested in inorganic nanostructures or physicists who would like to learn about biological assemblies and applications thereof). It is reader-friendly and will appeal to a wide audience not only in academia but also in the industry and anyone interested in learning more about nanobiotechnology.
Contents:Introduction: Nanobiotechnology and BionanotechnologyA Brief Introduction to NanotechnologyNatural Biological Assembly at the Nanometric ScaleNanometric Biological Assemblies: Molecular and Chemical Basis for InteractionMolecular Recognition and the Assembly of Biological StructuresSelf-Assembly of Biological and Bio-Inspired NanomaterialsApplication of Biological Assemblies in NanotechnologyMedical and Other Applications of BionanotechnologyFuture Prospects for Nanobiotechnology and BionanotechnologyConcluding Remarks: The Prospects and Dangers of the Nanobiological RevolutionAppendix A: There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom: An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics — by Richard P FeynmanAppendix B: List of Bionanotechnological and Nanobiotechnological CompaniesAppendix C: Glossary
Readership: Postgraduates, researchers and academics in biology, physics and chemistry; life science companies.