Full Description
This book addresses in an integrated manner all the critical aspects for building the next generation of biorecognition platforms - from biomolecular recognition to surface fabrication. The most recent strategies reported to create surface nano and micropatterns are thoroughly analyzed. This book contains descriptions of the types of molecules immobilized at surfaces that can be used for specific biorecognition, how to immobilize them, and how to control their arrangement and functionality at the surface. Small molecules, peptides, proteins and oligonucleotides are at the core of the biorecognition processes and will constitute a special part of this book. The authors include detailed information on biological processes, biomolecular screening, biosensing, diagnostic and detection devices, tissue engineering, development of biocompatible materials and biomedical devices.
Contents
Selective Biorecognition On Polymer Surfaces: General Issues .- Patterning And Functionalization Of Polymeric Surfaces.- Biorecognition Molecules: Types And Molecular Basis And Development Of Specificity.- Chemical Surface Biofunctionalization Of Polymers.- Gradient Polymer Surfaces For Biomedical Applications.- Polymer Replication Techniques.- Lithographic Processes For The Design Of Biosurfaces.- Inkjet Printing Of Biomolecules For Biorecognition.- Honeycomb Structured Films Prepared By Breath Figures: Fabrication And Application For Biorecognition Purposes.- Polymer Brushes With Precise Architectures For Molecular Biorecognition.- Microfluidic Systems With Functional Patterned Surface For Biomedical Applications.- Biopatterns Created Using Colloidal Templates.- Electrochemical Approaches For Molecular Surface Imprinting Of Polymers Towards Fully Synthetic Receptors For Selective Recognition Of Proteins.- Bio-Nanostructured Interfaces Fabricated By Scanning Probe Nanolithography (Spn).- Conclusions And Perspectives.
