Main description:

This ready reference is the first to collate the interdisciplinary knowledge from materials science, bioengineering and nanotechnology to give an in-depth overview of the topic. As such, it provides broad coverage of combinations between inorganic materials and such key biological structures as proteins, enzymes, DNA, or biopolymers. With its treatment of various application directions, including bioelectronic interfacing, tissue repair, porous membranes, sensors, nanocontainers, and DNA engineering, this is essential reading for materials engineers, medical researchers, catalytic chemists, biologists, and those working in the biotechnological and semiconductor industries.

Contents:

Bio-mineralization: Bio-mineral Inspired Materials Biopolymer-Silica Nanocomposites Bio-nanohybrids Based on Silica and Biological Molecules Porous Membranes for Applications in Bionanotechnology Hydroxyapatite-based Bionanocomposites DNA-based Nanohybrids Bio-inorganic Hybrids Based on Enzymes Hybrid Nanocomposites at the Biology/Electronics Interphase Development of Bioactive Organic-inorganic Hybrids with High Flexibility Development and Medical Application of Cartilage-, Nerve- and Ligament-regeneration Materials by Controlled Organic-inorganic Interaction Polymer-inorganic Nanohybrids as Bio-inspired Materials Biomaterial Arrays on Inorganic Surfaces for Sensor Applications Fabrication of Novel Bio-inorganic Nanohybrid Materials via Supramolecular Approaches Proteins in Inorganic Mesoporous Materials Nano- and Meso-scale Bio-inorganic Hybrid Materials Functional Capsules of Bio-inorganic Nanohybrids DNA-engineering on Inorganic Nanoparticles Halloysite Clay Nanotubules as a Container for Biomolecules