| Contents Notes |
Biomaterials: Historical overview and current directions / Russell K. Woo, D. Denison Jenkins, and Ralph S. Greco -- The host response to implantable devices / D. Denison Jenkins, Russell K. Woo, and Ralph S. Greco -- Nanobiotechnology / Peter Wagner -- Next generation sensors for measuring ionic flux in live cells / Rainer Fasching [and others] -- Synthesis of cell structures / Kyle Hammerick [and others] -- Cellular mechanotransduction / Lidan You and Christopher R. Jacobs -- Nanoarchitectures, nanocomputing, nanotechnologies and the DNA structure / S. Barbu, M. Morf, and A.E. Barbu -- Single-molecule optical trap studies and the myosin family of motors / David Altman and James A. Spudich -- Biomineralization: Physicochemical and biological processes in nanotechnology / Brent R. Constantz -- Polyelectrolyte behavior in DNA: Self-assembling toroidal nanoparticles / Mary X. Tang -- Micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems in medicine and surgery / Michael E. Gertner and Thomas M. Krummel -- Imaging molecular and cellular processes in the living body / Christopher H. Contag -- Tissue engineering and artificial cells / Robert Lane Smith -- Artificial organs and stem cell biology / Robert Lane Smith -- Microbial biofilms / Alfred M. Spormann [and others] -- Nanobiology in cardiology and cardiac sugery / Theo Kofidis and Robert C. Robbins -- Translating nanotechnology to vascular disease / Michael D. Kuo [and others] -- Nanotechnology and cancer / Jeffrey A. Norton -- Nanotechnology in organ transplantation / Stephan Busque, Hootan Roozrokh, and Minnie Sarwal -- Crossing the chasm: Adoption of new medical device technology / Brent R. Constantz -- The road to infinitesimal / Ralph S. Greco. "This book presents the latest information on the promising collaboration between nanotechnology and biology. It provides an understanding of the principles underlying the application of nanotechnology to basic science research, applied research, and clinical practice. This is an invaluable reference for research in cell biology, biochemistry, materials science, bioengineering, and biotechnology."--Jacket. |
