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Biomolecular Films Design, Function, and Applications

Edited By James F. Rusling Copyright 2003

    This text examines films of biomolecules that can provide solid surfaces for catalyzing enzyme reactions, serve in biosensors and as biorecognition elements, mediate nanoparticle formation, and provide a basis for fundamental studies and applications in biomedicine and biomedical devices.

    Biography

    James F. Rusling is Professor, Department of Chemistry; Professor, Department of Pharmacology; and Head, Divisions of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, the University of Connecticut, Storrs. He is Regional Editor of Electrochemistry Communications (North and South America), a member of the editorial board for the Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science (Marcel Dekker, Inc.), and the author or coauthor of numerous professional publications. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Electrochemical Society, and the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, among other organizations. Dr. Rusling received the B.S. degree (1969) in chemistry from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Ph.D. degree (1979) in chemistry from Clarkson University, Potsdam , New York.