Fluorescence in Bio-inspired Nanotechnology First as Probe, Then as Function /

• Main Author: Hannestad, Jonas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Nanochemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Physical Chemistry.

In his thesis Fluorescence in Bio-inspired Nanotechnology, Jonas Hannestad describes the evolving field of DNA nanotechnology in a lucid and easily accessible way. A central theme in the thesis is how biological structures and mechanisms constitute a basis for the design of novel technologies. Hanne...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Being Bioinspired
• DNA: molecular recognition and information storage
• Photophysics
• Nanoscale photonic devices
• Lipids: soft, dynamic containers
• Methodology
• Summary of five papers
• Concluding remarks.