Molecular Assembly of Biomimetic Systems

This handy reference details state–of–the–art preparation of molecular assemblies of biotechnologically relevant biomimetic systems (artificial proteins, peptides, molecular motors, photosensitive systems) with an emphasis on biomimetic membranes, capsules, and interfaces. Medical applications such as drug release, gene therapy, and tissue engineering as well as biosensing, biocatalysis, and energy storage are highlighted.

Spis treści:
MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY IN THE ORGANISM
Molecular assembly of biomimetic systems
BIOMIMETRIC MEMBRANES
Concept and Mechanism
Preparation and Characterization
Functions and Applications
BIOGENETIC MICROCAPSULES AND COASSEMBLY WITH ACTIVE BIOMOLECULES
Concept and Mechanism
Functions and Applications
BIOMIMETRIC INTERFACE
Concept and Mechanism
Preparation and Characterization
Functions and Applications
OTHER BIOMOLECULAR AND BIOMIMETRIC MATERIALS
Self–Assembled tubes, vesicles, fibers and ribbons
Drug delivery and gene therapy
Biomineralization of biomimetic systems
Newly Appearing Techniques
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES: CONTRIBUTIONS TO NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY


Nota biograficzna:
Junbai Li is a director of the Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) and head of the International Joint Lab at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Surfaces, Germany. He was born in 1964, and received his B.S and Ph.D. degrees from Jilin University. From 1994–1996 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and then served as a group leader in the "Molecular assembly of biomimetic systems" project. Thereafter, he worked as a full professor at the Institute of Photographic Chemistry, CAS. He moved to his current position in 1999. His research interests encompass supramolecular chemistry and surface science, including the boundary re search areas of organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, and materials chemistry. His major interests include the molecular assembly of biomimetic systems, biointerfaces, and nanostructures.