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
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Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.
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.
Notes
Copy 1. Donor: Emeritus Professor Alan E. H. Emery.
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Location Status Access Closed storesM23407
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ISBN
- 9780199550029
- 0199550026