Micro and nanofabrication using self-assembled biological nanostructures

✍ Scribed by Jaime Castillo-León; Winnie E Svendsen; Colin J Barrow

• Publisher: William Andrew, , Elsevier Inc
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 117
• Series: Micro and Nano Technologies Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Self-assembled nanostructures based on peptides and proteins have been investigated and presented as biomaterials with an impressive potential for a broad range of applications such as microfabrication, biosensing platforms, drug delivery systems, bioelectronics and tissue reparation. Through self-assembly peptides can give rise to a range of well-defined nanostructures such as nanotubes, nanofibers, nanoparticles, nanotapes, gels and nanorods. However, there are challenges when trying to integrate these biological nanostructures in the development of sensing devices or drug-delivery systems – challenges such as controlling the size during synthesis, the stability in liquid environments and manipulation.

In "Micro and Nanofabrication Using Self-assembled Biological Nanostructures" the options and challenges when using self-assembled peptide nanostructures in micro and nanofabrication are discussed. The publication covers different ways to manipulate, deposit and immobilize on specific locations these biological nanostructures in order to use them in the fabrication of new structures or as part of biosensing platforms. Examples where researchers used biological nanostructures for those types of applications are provided. Finally, future applications are discussed as well as parameters to accelerate and expand the use of these biological building blocks in nano- and micro-fabrication processes by taking advantage of their impressive properties such as low-cost and short synthesis time.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Page vii, Colin J. Barrow, Jaime Castillo-León, Honggang Cui, Juliet A. Gerrard, Charlotte A.E. Hauser, Daniel Keith, Rui Li, Ming Ni, David R. Nisbet, Alexandra Rodriguez, Luigi Sasso, Richard J. Williams
Preface, Page ix, Jaime Castillo-León, Winnie E. Svendsen
Chapter 1 - Self-Assembled Biological Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications, Pages 1-20, Luigi Sasso, Juliet A. Gerrard
Chapter 2 - Fabrication of Nanostructures Using Self-Assembled Peptides as Templates: The Diphenylalanine Case, Pages 21-31, Jaime Castillo-León
Chapter 3 - Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures for the Fabrication of Cell Scaffolds, Pages 33-61, Rui Li, Alexandra Rodriguez, David R. Nisbet, Colin J. Barrow, Richard J. Williams
Chapter 4 - Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures for Regenerative Medicine and Biology, Pages 63-90, Ming Ni, Charlotte A.E. Hauser
Chapter 5 - Fabrication of Drug Delivery Systems Using Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures, Pages 91-115, Daniel Keith, Honggang Cui