Boisseau P., Houdy P., Lahmani M. Nanoscience: nanobiotechnology and nanobiology

Berlin ; London : Springer, 2010. — 1200 p.The slogan ‘small is beautiful’ is perfectly suited to the field of biology. The human body is composed of about five thousand billion cells, each of which functions by virtue of a whole range of nanoscale phenomena and nanomachines.
The perfect harmony of the information systems and molecular devices at work in our cells is today a fertile source of inspiration for scientists engaged in the development of nanotechnology and nanomaterials.Biological nano-objects
Structural and functional regulation of DNA: geometry, topology and methylation
Proteo-lipidic assembly and biomimetic nanostructures
Supramolecular complexes of DNA
Functionalized inorganic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Living nanomachines
Aptamer selection by Darwinian evolution.
Methods of nanobiotechnology
Optical tools
Nanoforce and imaging
Surface methods
Mass spectrometry
Electrical characterization and dynamics of transport
Microfluidics: concepts and applications to the life sciences
Data processing
Molecular dynamics: observing matter in motion
Applications of nanobiotechnology
Real-time PCR
Biosensors: from the glucose electrode to the biochip
DNA microarrays
Protein microarrays
Cell biochips
Lab on a chip
Polyelectrolyte multilayers
Biointegrating materials
Viral vectors for in vivo gene transfer
Pharmaceutical applications of nanoparticle carriers
Activatable nanoparticles for cancer treatment: nanobiotix
The medical, social, and economic stakes of nanobiotechnology.