Biomimetics: A Molecular Perspective

by Raz Jelinek

Overview

The interface between biological and non-biological worlds becomes increasingly blurred due to significant advances in our understanding of biological phenomena and the development of sophisticated means to manipulate molecular systems for varied applications. This book methodically describes artificial and synthetic assemblies mimicking biological and living systems - from biomaterials to drug discovery to microelectronics and computer sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110709445
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/04/2021
Series:	De Gruyter Textbook
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Professor Dr. Raz Jelinek, currently at the department of chemistry at Ben Gurion University, Israel, obtained his BSc in chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Cancer Research Institute post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Jelinek has over 100 scientific publications and 10 patents to his name, and has received several scientific awards, including the Roger-Siegel-Brown Award of the Israeli Academy of Science and the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award of the National Institutes of Health, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Biology / Chemistry Interface

- Synthetic Biomolecules

- Drug Discovery and Therapeutics

- Biologically-inspired Materials

Biology / Physics Interface

- Neural Networks

- Biological Motors

- Biology in Microelectronics

Bio-nanotechnology

Applications

- Biological Recognition (Stem Cell Surfaces, Surface Patterns, Synthetic Proteins)

- Tissue Engineering

- Nanobiotechnology (Nano Motors, DNA Nanostructures, Biological Computing)

- Artificial/ Synthetic Biomimetic Systems for Biomedical Applications (Phage Display, Gene Therapy, NPs and Vesicles)

- New Biological Entities (Artificial Proteins, Mosaic Virus, Artificial Cells)
Biology/ Electronics Interface

- Biomimetic Concepts (Biological Computers, Artificial Nose, Neural Networks)

Future Directions