Biomimetic and Bioinspired Nanomaterials

PrefaceThe Gecko and Its Adhesion CapabilitiesThe Physics of Gecko AdhesionFabrication Methods for Gecko-Inspired AdhesivesMeasuring AdhesionWhat Have We Learned About Fibrillar Adhesives?Applications in the Life SciencesSummary and Future PerspectivesTOOTH-INSPIRED NANOCOMPOSITESIntroductionEnamelDentinSummary and Future PerspectiveBIOINSPIRED NANOMATERIALS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERINGIntroductionBiomimetic Material PropertiesNanofiber Scaffold Fabrication MethodsModification of Nanofibrous ScaffoldsBiological Effects of NanofibersConclusionsBIOMIMETIC AND BIOINSPIRED SELF-ASSEMBLED PEPTIDE NANOSTRUCTURESIntroductionPeptide-Based Self-Assembling NanomaterialsMatrices for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineVirus-Based and Virus-Inspired NanomaterialsBiomimetic NanotubesBIOINSPIRED LAYERED NANOMATERIALS IN MEDICAL THERAPYIntroductionFeatures of Layered NanomaterialsLayered Nanomaterials in Medical ApplicationsToxicityConclusionsBIOLOGICAL AND BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS OF METAL NANOMATERIALSIntroductionSynthesis of Au/Ag Nanomaterials by Whole OrganismsSynthesis of Au/Ag Nanomaterials by Biomolecule MixturesSynthesis of Au/Ag Nanomaterials by ProteinsSynthesis of Au/Ag Nanomaterials by Amino Acids/PeptidesConclusionsBIOMIMETIC NANOSENSORS AND NANOACTUATORSIntroductionThree-Dimensional Fabrication of BNNsElectrically Induced Robotic ActuationDistributed Nanosensing and TransductionModeling and SimulationBIOMIMETIC NANOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionBiocrystal Growth via Environmentally Friendly Nature-Mimetic ProcessingBiomimetic Morphology Control of Metal Oxides and Their Site-Selective ImmobilizationApplication of Biomimetic Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces to Micropatterning of BiomoleculesSummary and OutlookBIOMIMETIC APPROACHES TO SELF-ASSEMBLY OF NANOMATERIALSIntroductionSelf-AssemblyPolypeptide-Based NanomaterialsSelf-Assembly of Hybrid NanomaterialsNanoparticle Assembly in BiodiagnosticsConclusions and OutlookBIOMIMETIC ARTIFICIAL NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACESIntroductionLearning

Challa Kumar is currently the Director of Nanofabrication & Nanomaterials at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devicees (CAMD), Baton Rouge, USA. He is also the President and CEO of Magnano Technologies, a company established to commercialize nanomaterials for applications in life sciences. His research interests are in developing novel synthetic methods, including those based on microfluidic reactors, for multifunctional nanomaterials. He has also been involved in the development of innovative therapeutic & diagnostic tools based on nanotechnology. He has eight years of industrial R&D experience working for Imperial Chemical Industries and United Breweries. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, published by American Scientific Publishers and Series editor for the ten-volume book series, Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences (NtLS), published by Wiley-VCH.

"The book would be an appropriate supplementary text for teaching at the upper undergraduate or graduate levels and should find a useful place on the reference shelves of most bionanotechnology laboratories." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 14 March 2011)

"The book would be an appropriate supplementary text for teaching at the upper undergraduate or graduate levels and should find a useful place on the reference shelves of most bionanotechnology laboratories." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 14 March 2011)