Main description:

Introducing the emerging field carbohydrate nanostructures, this book will be a unique resource for interested researchers to learn a range of methods of applying the field to their own work. Greater access, as well as greater collaboration, to this new interdisciplinary field is intended for both synthetic carbohydrate chemists and researchers in nanoscience related fields. It covers: * the main types of nanostructures presently under investigation for modification by carbohydrates, including nanoparticles, nanorods, magnetic particles, dendrimers, nanoporous, and surface confined structures * overview and introduction to the field of carbohydrate nanotechnology, and especially its applications to its biological systems * Provides a unique resource for researchers to learn about the techniques used to characterize the physical and biological properties of carbohydrate-modified nanostructures

Contents:

Contributors vii Preface xi 1 Carbohydrate ]Presenting Self ]Assembled Monolayers: Preparation, Analysis, and Applications in Microbiology 1 Aline Debrassi, Willem M. de Vos, Han Zuilhof, and Tom Wennekes 2 Plasmonic Methods for the Study of Carbohydrate Interactions 53 Sabine Szunerits and Rabah Boukherroub 3 Carbohydrate ]Modified Gold Nanoparticles 79 Mikkel B. Thygesen and Knud J. Jensen 4 Quantum Dot Glycoconjugates 99 Nan Li and Kagan Kerman 5 Conjugation of Glycans with Carbon Nanostructures 123 Zachary P. Michael, Alexander Star, and Sebastien Vidal 6 Synthesis of Glycopolymers and Recent Developments 137 Gokhan Yilmaz and C. Remzi Becer 7 Glycoclusters and their Applications as Anti ]Infective Agents, Vaccines, and Targeted Drug Delivery Systems 175 Juan Manuel Casas ]Solvas and Antonio Vargas ]Berenguel 8 Glyco ]Functionalized Liposomes 211 Jacob J. Weingart, Pratima Vabbilisetty, and Xue ]Long Sun 9 Glycans in Mesoporous and Nanoporous Materials 233 Keith J. Stine 10 Applications of Nanotechnology in Array ]Based Carbohydrate Analysis and Profiling 267 Jared Q. Gerlach, Michelle Kilcoyne, and Lokesh Joshi 11 Scanning Probe Microscopy for the Study of Interactions Involving Glycoproteins and Carbohydrates 285 Yih Horng Tan 12 Sialic Acid ]Modified Nanoparticles for ]Amyloid Studies 309 Hovig Kouyoumdjian and Xuefei Huang 13 Carbohydrate Nanotechnology and its Applications for the Treatment of Cancer 335 Shailesh G. Ambre and Joseph J. Barchi, Jr. 14 Carbohydrate Nanotechnology Applied to Vaccine Development 369 Rajesh Sunasee and Ravin Narain 15 Carbohydrate Nanotechnology and its Application to Biosensor Development 387 Andras Hushegyi, Ludmila Klukova, Tomas Bertok, and Jan Tkac 16 Nanotoxicology Aspects of Carbohydrate Nanostructures 423 Yinfa Ma and Qingbo Yang Index 453