BIO-INSPIRED NANOMATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY -- BIO-INSPIRED NANOMATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. BIOMINERALIZATION -- 1.3. BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION -- 1.4. NON CLASSICAL CRYSTALLIZATION AND MESOCRYSTALS -- 1.5. BIO-INSPIRED FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS AND ASSEMBLY -- 1.6. CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ARTIFICIAL FOSSILIZATION PROCESS: -- ABSTRACT -- 2.3. OTHER NANOTUBULAR METAL OXIDE MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CELLULOSIC SUBSTANCES -- 2.5. SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- NANO-FABRICATED STRUCTURES -- ABSTRACT -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. FABRICATION PROCESSES OF MICRO- AND NANOSTRUCTURES FOR BIOMOLECULE ANALYSIS -- 3.2.1. Silicon Fabrication -- 3.2.2. Quarts Fabrication -- 3.2.3. Plastics Fabrication -- 3.2.4. Nanomaterials -- 3.3. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MICRO- AND NANOSTRUCTURES -- 3.3.1. Micron-sized Pillars -- 3.3.2. Nano-sized Pillars -- 3.3.3. Periodical Nanoslits -- 3.3.4. Nanochannels -- 3.3.5. Nanomaterials -- 3.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- BIONIC SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES -- ABSTRACT -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES OF PLASMA-ETCHED COLLOIDAL MONOLAYERS [7] -- 4.3. SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES FROM BINARY COLLOIDAL ASSEMBLY [8] -- 4.4. ORDERED POROUS SEMICONDUCTOR ARRAY FILMS -- 4.4.1. Tunable Wettability Caused by the Precursor Concentration [9] -- 4.4.2. Controlled Superhydrophobicity Based on Structural Periodicities [10] -- 4.4.3. Reversible Wettability [9] -- 4.5. SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SILVER HIERARCHICAL RING-LIKE ARRAYS [11] -- 4.6. WETTABILITY OF SILICA MICRO/ NANOSTRUCTURED ARRAYS -- 4.7. HIERARCHICAL MICRO/NANO COMPOSITE ARRAYS -- 4.7.1. 0D Nanostructures on Microsized PS Spheres [17] -- 4.7.2. 1D Nanostructures on Microsized PS Spheres [18].

4.8. SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES ON THE CURVED SUBSTRATES [17] -- 4.9. CONCLUSIONS AND REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- BIOLOGICALLY TARGETED NANOPARTICLES -- ABSTRACT -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION -- 5.2. TARGETING LIGANDS -- Monoclonal Antibodies -- Antibody Fragments -- Peptides -- Aptamers -- Small Molecules -- 5.3. NANOPARTICLE PLATFORMS -- Liposomes -- Dendrimers -- Polymeric Nanoparticles -- 5.4. CONJUGATION STRATEGIES -- Maleimide-thiol Coupling Chemistry -- Succinimidyl Ester-amine Chemistry -- Avidin-biotin Chemistry -- 5.5. PRECLINICAL RESULTS -- Increased Intratumoral Concentration -- Increased Intracellular Uptake -- Increased Efficacy -- 5.6. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- REFERENCES -- NANOMATERIALS: -- ABSTRACT -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.1.1. Background of Green Synthesis -- 6.1.2. Advantages of Biopolymer -- 6.2. NANOMATERIALS OBTAINED BY BIOPOLYMER-ASSISTED GREEN METHOD -- 6.2.1. Noble Metal Nanomaterials -- 6.2.1.1. 3D Noble Metal Sponges -- 6.2.1.2. 2D Single Crystalline Gold Disks -- 6.2.2. Semiconductor Nanomaterials -- 6.2.2.1. ZnO-based Hollow Microspheres -- 6.2.2.2. Hierarchical CuO Hollow Micro/Nanostructures -- 6.2.2.3. Eu3+-doped ZnO Urchins -- 6.2.2.4. Ag/ZnO Nanocomposites -- 6.2.3. Magnetic Nanomaterials -- 6.3. PROPERTIES OF THE OBTAINED NANOMATERIALS -- 6.3.1. SERS-active Substrates -- 6.3.2. PL Properties -- 6.3.3. Performance as Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries -- 6.3.4. Photocatalytic Performance -- 6.3.5. Antibacterial Activity -- 6.3.6. Magnetic Properties -- 6.4. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- LITHOGRAPHICALLY-STRUCTURED, -- ABSTRACT -- 7.1. INTRODUCTION -- 7.2. MACROSCOPIC GRIPPER-LIKE MACHINES -- 7.2.1. The Venus Flytrap -- 7.2.2. Bivalve Mollusks -- 7.2.3. Macrophages -- 7.3. BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED DEVICES.

7.4. HUMAN-ENGINEERED DEVICES -- 7.5. TETHERLESS, THERMO-CHEMICALLY ACTUATED MICROGRIPPERS -- 7.6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PROTEIN ENGINEERING TOOLS -- ABSTRACT -- 8.1. INTRODUCTION -- 8.2. IMMOBILIZATION OF PROTEINS ONTO INORGANIC SUBSTRATES -- Surface Modification -- 8.3. IMMOBILIZATION OF THIOL-CONTAINING PROTEINS -- 8.4. PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION USING EXPRESSED PROTEIN LIGATION -- 8.5. PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION USING THE STAUDINGER LIGATION REACTION -- 8.6. PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION USING "CLICK" CHEMISTRY -- 8.7. CHEMOENZYMATIC METHODS FOR THE SITE-SPECIFIC IMMOBILIZATION OF PROTEINS -- 8.8. PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION USING ACTIVE SITE-DIRECTED CAPTURE LIGANDS -- 8.9. PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION BY PROTEIN TRANS-SPLICING -- 8.10. SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- BACILLI, GREEN ALGAE, DIATOMS -- ABSTRACT -- 9.1. INTRODUCTION -- 9.1.1. Current Application Fields of Nanotechnology in Architecture -- Surface Coatings -- Materials -- 9.1.2. Atomic Force Microscopy and Spectroscopy -- 9.1.3. Bacilli -- Morphogenesis -- UV-sensitive and UV-resistant Spores -- 9.1.4. Green Algae -- Photoreceptor -- Pellicle -- 9.1.5. Diatoms -- 9.1.6. Red Blood Cells -- Red Blood Cells -- Erythropoietin -- 9.2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 9.2.1. Bacilli -- 9.2.2. Red Blood Cells -- 9.2.3. Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology in Architecture -- 9.3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 9.3.1. Bacilli -- Biomimetic Inspiration by Bacilli for Architecture - Results of the Discussion -- Transformation of Principles -- Spores -- Sporulation as Escape -- Principle of Mother and Daughter -- UV Sensitivity -- 9.3.2. Red Blood Cells -- Biomimetic Inspiration by Red Blood Cells for Architecture - Results of the Discussion -- Transformation of Principles -- Shape Change due to Environmental Influence -- The Change of Properties -- 9.3.3. Diatoms and Euglena gracilis.

Biomimetic Inspiration by Diatoms for Architecture - Results of the Discussion -- Transformation of Principles -- Biomineralization -- Linking Structures - Connections -- Structure of Solium exsculptum -- Spore Formation -- Biomimetic Inspiration by Euglena gracilis for Architecture - Results of the Discussion -- Transformation of Principles -- Integrated Orientation and Locomotion System -- Storage Medium -- Skin Structure of Euglena -- Skin Structure Built from Inside -- Skin Structured in Stripes -- Flexibility of Connection -- Movement Mechanism -- Movement and Complex Geometry -- 9.4. INTERPRETATION, CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PREPARATION AND APPLICATION -- ABSTRACT -- 10.1. INTRODUCTION -- 10.2. DYE-LOADED MESOPOROUS SILICA PARTICLES AS FLUORESCENT BIOLABELS FOR IMMUNOASSAYS -- 10.2.1. Loading Dye Molecules into Hollow Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica (H-PMO) Particles -- 10.2.2. Biofunctionalization of Dye-loaded Particles via LbL Technique -- 10.2.3. Solid-phase Sandwich Fluorescence Immunoassays -- 10.3. BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYELECTROLYTE CAPSULES FOR BIOMOLECULE ENCAPSULATION -- 10.3.1. Preparation of Biocompatible Polyelectrolyte Capsules -- 10.3.2. Encapsulation of Biomacromolecules into Polyelectrolyte Capsules -- 10.3.3. Release of Biomacromolecules from Polyelectrolyte Capsules -- 10.4. CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- BIOPOLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYER -- ABSTRACT -- 11.1. INTRODUCTION -- 11.2. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYELECTROLYTE MICROSHELLS -- 11.2.1. The LbL Assembly Technique -- 11.2.2. Biopolyelectrolyte Microshells -- 11.2.2.1. Polyelectrolyte Micro- and Nanoshells -- 11.2.2.2. Natural Microshells of Alginate-chitosan -- 11.2.2.3. Self-exploding Microshells -- 11.2.2.4. Other Biopolyelectrolyte Microshells -- 11.3. APPLICATION OF BIOPOLYELECTROLYTE MICROSHELLS.

11.3.1. Drug Delivery Application of ALG/CHI Microshells -- 11.3.2. Pollutant Remediation Application of ALG/CHI Microshells -- 11.4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.