Alexander Boker & Patrick van Rijn 
Bio-Synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles 
A Biological Chemical Approach Towards Material Science

There is much interest in using biological structures for the fabrication of new functional materials. Recent developments in the particle character and behaviour of proteins and viral particles have had a major impact on the development of novel nanoparticle systems with new functions and possibilities. Bio-Synthetic Hybrid Materials and Bionanoparticles approaches the subject by covering the basics of disciplines involved as well as recent advances in new materials. The first section of the book focusses on the design and synthesis of different bionanoparticles and hybrid structures including the use of genetic modification as well as by organic synthesis. The second section of the book looks at the self-assembling behaviour of bionanoparticles to form new materials. The final section looks at bionanoparticle-based functional systems and materials including chapters on biomedical applications and electronic systems and devices. Edited by leading scientists in bionanoparticles, the book is a collaboration between scientists with different backgrounds and perspectives which will initiate the next generation of bio-based structures, materials and devices.

Table of Content

Section I: Design and Synthesis of Bionanoparticles and Hybrid Structures; Synthetic Modifications With Molecular Components of Biological Structures; Integration of Inorganic Components Into Protein-Based Structures; Altering Function and Properties via Genetic Modifications I) Single Stranded Proteins; Altering Function and Properties via Genetic Modifications II) Multi-Component Proteins and Viral Assemblies; Section II: Self-Assembling Behaviour of Bionanoparticles; Intra- and Inter-Bionanoparticle Self-Assembling Properties In Solution; Self-Assembling Properties of Bionanoparticles at Liquid-Liquid and Liquid-Air Interfaces; Self-Assembling Properties of Bionanoparticles at Liquid-Solid Interfaces; Section III: Bionanoparticle-Based Functional Systems and Materials; Hybrid Bionanoparticle Materials; Virus-Based Systems for Functional Materials; Medical- and Biotechnological Applications With Bionanoparticle-Based Systems; Bionanoparticle Intergrated Electronic Systems and Devices; Self-Assembling Properties of Bionanoparticles at Liquid-Solid Interfaces;