Plenty of room for biology at the bottom : an introduction to bionanotechnology / Ehud Gazit.

London : Imperial College Press, [2007], ©2007.

xiii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-179) and index.

Introduction : nanotechnology and bionanotechnology -- Brief introduction to nanotechnology -- Natural biological assembly at the nano-scale -- Nanomeric biological assemblies -- Molecular recognition and the formation of biological structures -- Self-assembly of biological and bio-inspired nano-materials -- Application of biological assemblies in nanotechnology -- Medical and other applications of bionanotechnology -- Future prospects for nanobiotechnology and bionanotechnology -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix A : There's plenty of room at the bottom: an invitation to enter a new field of physics / by Richard P. Feynman -- Appendix B : List of bionanotechnolgical and nanobiotechnological companies -- Appendix C : Glossary.