Mueller Biomimetic Nanotechnology

Senses and Movement
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-11-037916-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm

Reihe: De Gruyter Textbook

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mueller, Anja

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Bionik, Biomimetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Introduction

- Why copy nature?
- Nature through the eyes of an engineer II. Introduction to Materials Science

- Scale of Atoms, Molecules, Cells, Polymers

- Mechanical strength
- Material characterization techniques III. Introduction to Nanotechnology
- The effect of size on properties such as mechanical properties and flow
- Bulk forces vs. surface forces
- Microfluidics
- Ion lithography
- Characterization techniques for nano-sized materials IV. Introduction to biology in the molecular scale
- Tissues, cells, and cell components

- Neurons
- Protein structure - activity

- Transport in blood, cells, and across membranes
- Signal transduction V. Molecular motors
- Energy conversion into force and movement in the body
- Structure and function of molecular motors
ATP synthesis
DNA packing
- Flagella

- Use of molecular motors in devices
- Nanosized motors mimicking biological molecular motors VI. Vision
- Human vision - light to electrical signal conversion

- Photoelectric sensor using rhodopsin
- Nanosized light switches mimicking biological vision VII. Smell and Taste

- Human smell and taste - chemical to electrical signal conversion

- Artificial nose/tongue using the same conversion principles
- Artificial nose/tongue mimicking the same function
- Artificial nose with neurons, mimicking sense and recognition VIII. Skin, the biggest organ in the body

- Skin functions - protection, recognition and defense, recognition and transport, sensor (touch, temperature)
- Structure - function relationship in skin
- Nanosized materials mimicking skin's protection mechanism
- Drug delivery mimicking transport and release upon signal
- Nanomaterials reacting upon environmental changes with transport or release IX. Future Developments

Über Autor(innen)

Anja Mueller, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.