Several self-assembling peptide and protein systems that form nanotubes, helical ribbons and fibrous scaffolds have recently emerged as biological materials. Peptides and proteins have also been selected to bind metals, semiconductors and ions, inspiring the design of new materials for a wide range of applications in nano-biotechnology.

1Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Don Orione Institute, Bergamo, Italy 2Department of D.M.C.C.C., Section of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy 3Department of Oral Science, Nano and Biotechnology University of Chieti-Pescara 4Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Technologies, Dental Clinic, University Milano Bicocca, Mila...

Nano-Biotechnology is coming more important in a medical application. Nanomicro-bubble could have a significant role in this field, like delivery system of drug, enzymes gene and so on. Micro-bubble is utilized as a contrast agent for ultrasound imaging and there are many commercial agents like Levovist, Sonovue, Optison, Sonazoid and so forth. Nano-bubbles can be also used for such contrast ag...

The application of the nano-sized materials continues to grow at a rapid rate in the fields of medicine, biotechnology, and environmental technology. Voltage-gated potassium currents play a key role in excitable cellular viability and function, especially in the central nervous system. The aim of this study was to investigate the actions of silver nano-particles (nano-Ag) on voltage-activated p...

This article examines the cognitive evolution and disciplinary diversity of nanoscience/nanotechnology (nano research) as expressed through the terminology used in titles of nano journal articles. The analysis is based on the NanoBank bibliographic database of 287,106 nano articles published between 1981 and 2004. We perform multifaceted analyses of title words, focusing on 100 most frequent wo...

Supramolecular nanostructures covered with bioactive functional molecules have been actively explored as promising materials in the field of biotechnology. Recent advances in nano-sized chemistry have made it possible to fabricate various kinds of nanostructures with tailor-made nanostructural properties. This, combined with appropriate bioactive functionalization, has led to the successful uti...

atomic or molecular scale, enables a new paradigm of science and technology that sees different technologies converging at the nanoscale, namely (a) nanoscience and nanotechnology; (b) biotechnology and biomedicine; (c) information technology; and (d) cognitive science (“NBIC” (nano-bio-info-cogno)). This paradigm derives from the fact that living systems are governed by molecular behavior at t...

The increasing attention being paid to metallic nano particles (MNPs) is due to their intensive applications in different areas of science such as medicine, chemistry, agriculture, and biotechnology. The main methods for nanoparticle production are chemical and physical approaches that are often costly and potentially harmful to the environment. Since the eco-frien...

Molecular Science and Biomedicine L Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Engineering, College of Life Sciences, A Province, Hunan University, Changsha, Hu u.edu; ruowenwang@u.edu Department of Chemistry, Department of Ph for Research at the Bio/Nano Interface, Hea McKnight Brain Institute, University of Flori Department of Biotechnology and Biomed Tsinghua University, Zhejiang, 314006, Chi † E...