Colloidal Nanoparticles in Biotechnology

About the Editor vii
Preface ix
Contributors xi
1. Reactive Nanocolloids for Nanotechnologies and Microsystems1
Christian Pichot
2. Nanoparticles Comprising pH/Temperature-ResponsiveAmphiphilic Block Copolymers and Their Applications inBiotechnology 31
Peihong Ni
3. Evolution in Malaria Disease Detection: From ParasiteVisualization to Colloidal-Based Rapid Diagnostic 65
Duangporn Polpanich, Pramuan Tangboriboonrat, and AbdelhamidElaissari
4. Antigen-Antibody Interactions Detected by Quasi-Elastic LightScattering and Electrophoretic Mobility Measurements - A NewConcept for Latex Immunodiagnostic Test 95
Teresa Basinska and Stanislaw Slomkowski
5. Biospecific Reactions by Affinity Latexes from Diagnostics toMultiplex Assay 117
Haruma Kawaguchi
6. Fluorescent Colloidal Particles as Detection Tools inBiotechnology Systems 133
Igor Nabiev, Alyona Sukhanova, Mikhail Artemyev, and VladimirOleinikov
7. Biofunctionalized Magnetic Micro/Nanoparticles for BiosensingTechnologies 169
Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault, Claude Martelet, Yann Chevolot, andJean-Pierre Cloarec
8. Colloids, Biotechnology, and Microfluidics 199
Cecile Cottin-Bizonne and Rosaria Ferrigno
9. Gas Sensors Based on Ultrathin Films of Conducting Polymersand Nanocomposites 223
Manoj K. Ram, Ozlem Yavuz, and Matt Aldissi
10. Force Measurements between Emulsion Droplets As a New Toolfor Medical Diagnostics 247
Abdelhamid Elaissari, Celine Genty, and OlivierMondain-Monval
11. Particles for Protein Analysis in Microfluidic Systems275
Anne Le Nel, Myriam Taverna, and Jean-Louis Viovy
12. Semicarbazide/a-oxo Aldehyde Site-Specific LigationChemistry: From Peptide Microarrays to the Micropatterning ofPolycarbonate or Titanium Oxide Using Silica Nanoparticles299
Ouafaa El-Mahdi, Vianney Souplet, Olivier Carion, Clement Roux,Jean-Michel Garcia, Celine Maillet, Christophe Olivier, Oleg Melnykand Jean-Olivier Durand
13. Electrical Detection of Antibodies from Human Serum Based onthe Insertion of Gold-Labeled Secondary Antibodies into MicroorNanogaps 329
Lionel Marcon, Didier Stie´venard, and Oleg Melnyk
Index 353