Giant molecules : from nylon to nanotubes / Walter Gratzer.

  • Gratzer, W. B. (Walter Bruno), 1932-2021
Date:
2009
  • Books

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Description

Macromolecules are a fascinating group of molecules with some remarkable properties, many of which are only just being discovered and exploited by science. Walter Gratzer explores their history, structure, and properties - from DNA to polymers, to their cutting edge uses in nanoarrays and biomimetics.

Publication/Creation

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Physical description

xii, 254 pages : black and white illustrations ; 21 cm

Contributors

Notes

Copy 1. Donor: Emeritus Professor Alan E. H. Emery.

Contents

Before the dawn -- The basics : a little chemistry -- Proteins : from skin and bone to enzymes -- Storage : of food and information -- The protean element : carbon in new guises -- The plastic world -- The quiddity of polymers : shapes, sizes, and their effects -- The new age : giant molecules for the twenty-first century -- Present and future : where will it end? -- The many faces of DNA.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.

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ISBN

  • 9780199550029
  • 0199550026