1. Edition - December 2007
179.- Euro
2007. XVIII, 503 Pages, Hardcover
274 Fig. (13 Colored Fig.), 23 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31718-X
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31718-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






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Short description
This is the first handbook to collate the knowledge from materials science, bioengineering and nanotechnology to give an in-depth overview. It covers in depth combinations between inorganic materials and key biological structures, as well as various application directions.

From the contents
Bio-mineralization: Bio-mineral Inspired Materials
Biopolymer-Silica Nanocomposites
Bio-nanohybrids Based on Silica and Biological Molecules
Porous Membranes for Applications in Bionanotechnology
Hydroxyapatite-based Bionanocomposites
DNA-based Nanohybrids
Bio-inorganic Hybrids Based on Enzymes
Hybrid Nanocomposites at the Biology/Electronics Interphase
Development of Bioactive Organic-inorganic Hybrids with High Flexibility
Development and Medical Application of Cartilage-, Nerve- and Ligament-regeneration Materials by Controlled Organic-inorganic Interaction
Polymer-inorganic Nanohybrids as Bio-inspired Materials
Biomaterial Arrays on Inorganic Surfaces for Sensor Applications
Fabrication of Novel Bio-inorganic Nanohybrid Materials via Supramolecular Approaches
Proteins in Inorganic Mesoporous Materials
Nano- and Meso-scale Bio-inorganic Hybrid Materials
Functional Capsules of Bio-inorganic Nanohybrids
DNA-engineering on Inorganic Nanoparticles
Halloysite Clay Nanotubules as a Container for Biomolecules