Endō I., Nagamune T. (Eds.). Nano/Micro Biotechnology

Springer, 2010. - 271 p. - Covers trends in modern biotechnology. All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science, are treated.
The Nano-Scale Biological Systems in Nature
Molecular bio-motors in living cells – by T. Nishizaka;
The form designed by viral genome – by K. Onodera;
Detection and Characterization Technology
Atomic force microscopy applied to nano-mechanics of the cell – by A. Ikai;
Design, synthesis and biological application of fluorescent sensor molecules for cellular imaging – by K. Kikuchi;
Dynamic visualization of cellular signaling – by Q. Ni and J. Zhang;
Fabrication Technology
Surface acoustic wave atomizer and electrostatic deposition – by Y. Yamagata;
Electrospray deposition of biomolecules by V.N. Morozov;
Processing Technology
Droplet handling – by T.Torii;
Integrated microfluidic systems – by S. Kaneda and T. Fujii;
Applications
A novel non-viral gene delivery system: Multifunctional envelope-type nano device - by H. Hatakeyama, H. Akita, K. Kogure, and H. Harashima;
Biosensors - by M. Saito, H.M. Hiep, N. Nagatani, and E.Tamiya;
Micro bioreactors – by Sato and T. Kitamori