Nano Comes to Life

Name: Nano Comes to Life | How Nanotechnology Is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology
Brand: Princeton University Press
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How Nanotechnology Is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology

Sonia Contera(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 5. November 2019

240 Seiten

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Intro
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
INTRODUCTION. Sciences Converge in Biology to Transform Health
Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine
The Emergence of Quantitative Biology: The New Physics of Life
The Transformation of Biology and Medicine
Transmaterial Futures
1. Embracing Biology's Complexity, At Last
Hierarchical Universe, Hierarchical Life
Zooming In on Biological Complexity: Reducing Biology to Its Building Blocks
Zooming Out: The Emergence of Biological Behavior out of Complexity
Using the Tools of Nanotechnology to Investigate Biology
Observing the Function of Biomolecules: A Protein Performing Nano-Walks
Cellular Behavior on Multiple Scales
How Do Whole Cells Respond to Forces and the Mechanical Environment?
Translating Mechanics into Biology
Bridging Scales with Mechanical and Electrical Signals
Bioelectricity Programs Organs' Activity
Hierarchical Biology, Hierarchical Brain . . . and Mind
By Embracing Biology's Complexity, Science Is Closing a Historical Loop of Thousands of Years
2. Learning by Making: DNA and Protein Nanotechnology
The Birth of DNA Nanotechnology
Making Nanostructures with DNA
DNA Origami
DNA Nanorobots
Scaling Up DNA Nanotechnology
Protein Nanotechnology
Nanostructures That Optimize Themselves through Biological Evolution
Building Biomimetic Materials and Devices with Nanotechnology
Future Devices: Quantum Physics Meets Biology Meets Nanotechnology
3. Nano in Medicine
A Brief History of Drug Discovery and the Arrival of Nanomedicine
Antibiotic Resistance and Nanotechnology
Rational Drug Design Using Designer Proteins
DNA Nanorobots for Programmable Chemical Synthesis
Nanotechnology for Targeted Delivery of Drugs
Nanotechnology to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy
Nanoparticles for Gene Editing and Gene Delivery
Controlled Release of Drugs and Molecules from Polymeric Materials
Controlled Release of Drugs from Skin Patches Using Bioresponsive Materials
Implants for Improved Immunotherapies
Toward the Super-Enhanced Immune System
4. Recreating Tissues and Organs
From the Discovery of Cells to Stem Cells
Early Tissue Engineering
Artificial Materials to Control the Fate of Stem Cells
Nanostructured Materials for Tissue Engineering
Engineering Organs
3-D Bioprinting
Organs on a Chip
Using Biology, Physics, and Mathematics for Engineering and Regenerating Tissues
The First Biohybrid, Transmaterial Robot
5. Conclusions: Life Changes Everything
EPILOGUE. Biology Becomes Physics: Our Coming of Age as a Technological Species?
Scientists Strive for New Technological Cultures
Technology and Equality
Creating Visions of Positive Technological Futures
"Walk Forward in the Radiance of the Past
Notes
Index
Color Plates

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