Biomolecular Self-Assembling Materials -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Status -- COMPLEX FLUIDS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS -- SURFACTANT-BASED SELF-ASSEMBLY -- POLYMERS. -- MOLECULAR THIN FILMS -- Membrane-associated Proteins -- Laminates and Templates -- Biomotors -- 3 Opportunities -- LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS35 -- LYOTROPIC SYSTEMS36 -- FABRICATION OF DEVICES BY SELF-ASSEMBLY37 -- POLYMERS-SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING. -- SENSORS -- MOLECULAR MACHINES -- 4 Needed Developments -- OVERVIEW -- RESEARCH PRIORITIES -- Colloids -- Biosynthesis of Polymers -- Processing of Biosynthetic Polymers -- Surfactant-based Self-Assembly. -- Multicomponent Self-Assembly -- Establishing Design Rules for the Development of Advanced Molecular Materials -- Imaging on Mesoscopic Scales -- Vesicle Adhesion and Fusion -- Membrane Proteins -- Gene Therapeutics -- Biological Computation -- Sensor Development -- Processing Using Templates. -- INFRASTRUCTURE -- ACTION OPTIONS -- Appendix: Biomolecular Materials Research in Other Countries -- JAPAN -- GREAT BRITAIN -- GERMANY -- FRANCE.