Protein Nanotechnology

by Vo-Dinh, Tuan

• ISBN13: 9781588293107
• ISBN10: 1588293106
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

Leading experts in nanobiotechnology comprehensively review the most recent advances in instrumentation and methodology, as well as their applications in genomics and proteomics. The authors provide a wide variety of techniques and methods for dealing with protein functions and structures at the nanoscale level, including nanostructured systems, nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes and nanowires, optical nanosensors, and nanoelectrodes. Among the highlights are techniques for the in vivo tracking of biochemical processes using fluorescent molecular probes and nanosensors, and the exploration of biochemical processes and submicroscopic structures of living cells at unprecedented resolutions using near-field optics. Also discussed is the development of nanocarrier methodology for the targeted delivery of drugs whose shells are conjugated with antibodies for targeting specific antigens.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Contributors	xi
1 Protein Nanotechnology: The New frontier in biosciences
Tuan vo-Dinh	1	(14)
2 Kinetics and Mechanisms of Protein Crystallization at the Molecular Level
Peter G. Vekilov	15	(38)
3 Nanostructured Systems for Biological Materials
Esther H. Lan, Bruce Dunn, and Jeffrey I. Zink	53	(28)
4 Nanomaterials of Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Regeneration
Yasuhiko Tabata	81	(20)
5 Nanotechnology With S-LayerProteins
Bernhard Schuster, Erika Györvary, Dietmar Pum, and Uwe B. Sleytr	101	(24)
6 Folding of β-Structured Fibrous Proteins and Self-Assembling Peptides
Anna Mitraki and Mark J. van Raaij	125	(16)
7 Application of NMR Methods to Identify Detection Reagents for Use in Development of Robust Nanosensors
Monique Cosman, Viswanathan V. Krishnan, and Rod Balhorn	141	(24)
8 Studying 3D Subdomains of Proteins at the Nanometer Scale Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Pierre M. Viallet and Tuan Vo-Dinh	165	(26)
9 Carbon Nanotubes and Nanowires for Biological Sensing
Jun ti, Hou Tee Ng, and Hua Chen	191	(34)
10 Carbon Nanotube Systems to Communicate With Enzymes
J. Justin Gooding and Joe G. Shapter	225	(18)
11 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Biomolecular Recognition
Alexandra Molinelli, Markus Janotta, and Boris Mizaikoff	243	(12)
12 Plasmonics-Based Nanostructures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Bioanalysis
Tuan Vo-Dinh, Fei Yan, and David L. Stokes	255	(30)
13 Bacterial Virus øDNA-Packaging Motor and Its Potential Applications in Gene Therapy and Nanotechnology
Peixuan Guo	285	(40)
14 Construction of Ordered Protein Arrays
Jarrod Clark, Taras Shevchuk, Piotr M. Swiderski, Rajesh Dabur, Laura E. Crocitto, Yaroslav I. Buryanov, and Steven S. Smith	325	(24)
15 Bioengineering and Characterization of DNA-Protein Assemblies Floating on Supported Membranes
Wilfrid Boireau, Anthony C. Duncan, and Denis Pompon	349	(20)
16 Nanosystems for Biosensing: Mrdtianalyte Immunoassay on a Protein Chip
Eiichi Tamiya, Zheng-liang Zhi, Yasutaka Morita, and Quamrul Hasan	369	(14)
17 Optical Nanosensors for Detecting Proteins and Biomarkers in Individual Living Cells
Tuan Vo-Dinh	383	(20)
18 Nanoelectrodes Integrated in Atomic Force Microscopy Cantilevers for Imaging of In Situ Enzyme Activity
Angelika Kueng, Christine Kranz, Alois Lugstein, Emmerich Bertagnolli, and Boris Mizaikoff	403	(14)
19 Protein Amyloidose Misfolding: Mechanisms, Detection, and Pathological implications
Nigil Satish Jeyashekar, Ajit Sadana, and Tuan Vo-Dinh	417	(20)
20 Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy for Bioanalysis at Nanometer Resolution
Musundi B. Wabuyele, Mustafa Culha, Guy D. Griffin, Pierre M. Wallet, and Tuan Vo Dinh	437	(16)
Index	453	(12)
About the Author	465