Cellular and Biomolecular Recognition: Synthetic and non-Biological Molecules

With its exploration of the scientific and technological characteristics of systems exploiting molecular recognition between synthetic materials, such as polymers and nanoparticles, and biological entities, this is a truly multidisciplinary book bridging chemistry, life sciences, pharmacology and medicine.
The authors introduce innovative biomimetic chemical assemblies which constitute platforms for recruitment of cellular components or biological molecules, while also focusing on physical, chemical, and biological aspects of biomolecular recognition. The diverse applications covered include biosensors, cell adhesion, synthetic receptors, cell patterning, bioactive nanoparticles, and drug design.

From the contents:

* Chiral Molecular Imprinting as a Tool for Drug Sensing
* Biomimetic Nanoparticles Providing Molecularly Defined Recognition Sites
* Development of Functional Materials from Rod-Like Bionanoparticles
* Interaction Between Silica Particles and Human Epethelial Cells
* Multivalent Synthetic Receptors for Biomacromolecules
* Catalytic Antibodies for Selective Chemotherapy
* Natural and Synthetic Activators of the Immune Response
* Membrane-Active Natural and Synthetic Peptides and Peptidomimetics
* Imaging and Spectroscopic Analyses of Biomolecules and Biological Interactions Using Fluorescence and Colorimetric Methods, Atomic Force Microscopy, Surface Plasmon Resonance, and more.