ABSTRACT

The impact and importance of nanotechnology continues to grow, and nanomedicine and biotechnology have become areas of increased development. Biomedical engineers who work with biological processes and structures must have a deeply rooted understanding of the role of bionanotechnology, a rapidly evolving sector of the nanotechnology field. Bionanot

chapter 2|42 pages

- Bionanotechnology Strategies for Cell Detection

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chapter 3|36 pages

- Gold Nanoparticles in Biomedicine

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chapter 4|14 pages

- Theragnostic Nanoparticles with the Power to Diagnose, Treat, and Monitor Diseases

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- Plasmonic Nanostructures in Biosensing

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- Emerging Microscale Technologies for Global Health: CD4+ Counts

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- Nanoviricides—A Novel Approach to Antiviral Therapeutics

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- Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles of Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Drug Delivery

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chapter 9|14 pages

- The Biosynthesis of Anisotropic Nanoparticles

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chapter 11|20 pages

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chapter 12|20 pages

- Microscale Technologies for Controlling the Cellular Microenvironment in Time and Space

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chapter 13|16 pages

- Think Big, Then Shrink: Low-Cost, Ultra-Rapid Tunable Nanowrinkles from Shape Memory Polymers

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chapter 14|20 pages

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chapter 15|10 pages

- Atomic Force Microscopy as a Nanotool to Investigate Malaria-Infected Erythrocytes

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chapter 16|18 pages

- Neural Prosthesis Facilitated by Nanotechnology

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chapter 18|20 pages

- Antimicrobial Nanomaterials in the Textile Industry

BySukon Phanichphant, Suriya Ounnunkad

chapter 19|18 pages

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ByShaurya Prakash, Karen Bellman, Mark A. Shannon

chapter 20|32 pages

- Liposomal pH-Sensitive Nanomedicines in Preclinical Development

ByMaria Jose Morilla, Eder Lilia Romero

chapter 21|12 pages

- Bio- and Nanotechnology Offer High Performance for Water Cleanup

ByJ. Richard Schorr, Suvankar Sengupta, Richard Helferich

chapter 22|28 pages

- Nanoscience and Engineering for Robust Biosolar Cells

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chapter 24|18 pages

- Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery

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chapter 25|22 pages

- Photonic Structures in Nature

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chapter 26|34 pages

- Bionanotechnology Applications in Plants and Agriculture

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