1st Edition

Bionanotechnology II Global Prospects

Edited By David E. Reisner Copyright 2011
    584 Pages 167 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    584 Pages 167 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The impact and importance of nanotechnology continues to grow, and nanomedicine and biotechnology have become areas of increased development. Biomedical engineers who work with biological processes and structures must have a deeply rooted understanding of the role of bionanotechnology, a rapidly evolving sector of the nanotechnology field. Bionanotechnology II: Global Prospects, a follow-up to the editor’s highly successful first volume, contains 26 entirely new contributions that provide a broad survey of research shaping this critical field. With coverage of technical and nontechnical areas, the book offers representative reporting on a wide variety of activity from around the world. It discusses the role of nanotechnology in novel medical devices, bioanalytical technologies, and nanobiomaterials.

    Topics discussed include:

    • Emerging microscale technologies
    • Bionanotech-based water treatment
    • Tissue engineering and drug delivery
    • Antimicrobial nanomaterials in the textile industry
    • Bionanotechnology applications in plants and agriculture

    With contributions from researchers in Israel, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Argentina, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this volume presents a worldwide perspective on some of the critical areas shaping bionanotechnology today.

    SP1 Protein-Gold Nanoparticle Hybrids as Building Blocks for Nanofabrication of One-Dimensional Systems; I. Medalsy, O. Dgany, A. Heyman, O. Shoseyov, M. Sowwan, and D. Porath

    Bionanotechnology Strategies for Cell Detection; N. Aghdami and S. Vaziri

    Gold Nanoparticles in Biomedicine; D. Nemr and H. M. E. Azzazy

    Theragnostic Nanoparticles with the Power to Diagnose, Treat, and Monitor Diseases; S. D. Caruthers, G. M. Lanza, and S. A. Wickline

    Plasmonic Nanostructures in Biosensing, W. Zheng, H. C. Chiamori, L. Lin, and F. F. Chen

    Emerging Microscale Technologies for Global Health: CD4+ Counts; S. Wang, F. Xu, A. Ip, H. O. Keles, and U. Demirci

    Nanoviricides—A Novel Approach to Antiviral Therapeutics; R.W. Barton, J. G. Tatake, and A. R. Diwan

    Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles of Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Drug Delivery; B. Sun, H.Rachmawati, and S.-S. Feng

    The Biosynthesis of Anisotropic Nanoparticles; M. Gericke

    Nanotechnology in Biomaterials: Nanofibers in Tissue Engineering; D. Yucel, H. Kenar, A. Ndreu, T. Endoğan, N. Hasirci, and V. Hasirci

    Nanotechnology in Biomaterials: Nanoparticulates as Drug Delivery Systems; B. Demirbag, S. Kardesler, A. Buyuksungur, A. Kucukturhan, G. Eke, N. Hasirci, and V. Hasirci

    Microscale Technologies for Controlling the Cellular Microenvironment in Time and Space; H. Kaji, Y.-H. Jang, H. Bae, and A. Khademhosseini

    Think Big, Then Shrink: Low-Cost, Ultra-Rapid Tunable Nanowrinkles from Shape Memory Polymers; A. Chen, H. Sharma, D. Nguyen, S. M. Mirzaei Zarandi, and M. Khine

    Electric Fields for Vaccine Delivery: How In Vivo Electroporation Could Fulfill the Promise of DNA Vaccines; A. Y. Choo, A. S. Khan, N. Y. Sardesai, and J. J. Kim

    Atomic Force Microscopy as a Nanotool to Investigate Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes; B. Russell, A. Li, and C. T. Lim

    Neural Prosthesis Facilitated by Nanotechnology; W. Liu, Z. Yang, and L. Hoang

    Production of Bare Multiple-Element Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Use in Fast Detection and Removal of Pathogenic Bacteria from Water Resources; K. N. Elshuraydeh, H. I. Malkawi, and M. Hassuneh

    Antimicrobial Nanomaterials in the Textile Industry; S. Phanichphant and S. Ounnunkad

    Recent Advances in Water Desalination Driven by Biotechnology and Nanotechnology; S. Prakash, K. Bellman, and M. A. Shannon

    Liposomal pH-Sensitive Nanomedicines in Preclinical Development; M. J. Morilla and E. L. Romero

    Bio- and Nanotechnology Offer High Performance for Water Cleanup; J. R. Schorr, S. Sengupta, and R. Helferich

    Nanoscience and Engineering for Robust Biosolar Cells; P. Somasundaran, M. Chin, U. T. Latosiewicz, H. L. Tuller, B. Barbiellini, and V. Renugopalakrishnan

    Electrospinning in Drug Delivery; P. Supaphol, O. Suwantong, P. Sansanoh, and A. Neamnark

    Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery; R. T. Tshikhudo and N. M. Sosibo

    Photonic Structures in Nature; P. Vukusic and J. Noyes

    Bionanotechnology Applications in Plants and Agriculture; S. R. Wilson and B. Flinn

    Index

    Biography

    David E. Reisner is a well-known early pioneer and entrepreneur in the burgeoning field of nanotechnology. In 1996, he cofounded two nanotech companies in Connecticut: Inframat and U.S. Nanocorp. For nearly 15 years, he was CEO of both companies since founding. He was featured in Forbes in 2004 and was a Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. He has over 175 publications and is an inventor on 10 issued patents.