ABSTRACT
Nano-biodevices may be widely used for disease diagnosis and gene therapy in the near future at hospitals. There are two main approaches to the bioapplications of inorganic nanomaterials. One is to fabricate nano-biosensors using inorganic nanomaterials. The other is to synthesize inorganic nanomaterials using biotemplates such as deoxyribonucleic acids (DNAs). An increasing number of researchers have made efforts to develop glucose sensors using nanomaterials. Biotemplates are attractive for fabricating nanostructured materials and have uses in diverse areas of applications such as catalysis, drug delivery, biomedicine and composites. There has been significant interest to develop the technology for the self-assembly of nanomaterials. More research is needed on the topics of DNA self-assembly and DNA-assisted self-assembly, which are highly interdisciplinary and use techniques from multiple disciplines such as biochemistry, physics, chemistry, material science, computer science and mathematics. A breakthrough in nano-bioscience and technology leading to commercial applications is only possible by a team effort of researchers and engineers from different fields.
