Bio-Inspired Silicon-Based Materials

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zelisko, Paul M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Advances in Silicon Science, 5
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biochemical engineering.; Inorganic chemistry.; Polymers.; Biomaterials.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Polymer Sciences.; Biochemical Engineering.

The contributed volume addresses a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and materials chemistry. The book will serve as a specialized review of the field of biologically inspired silicon-based structures. Researchers studying biolo...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Silicon in a Biological Environment
• 2 The Role of Silicates in the Synthesis of Sugars Under Prebiotic Conditions
• 3 Protease-Mediated Hydrolysis and Condensation of Tetra- and Trialkoxysilanes
• 4 Bioinspired Silica for Enzyme Immobilisation: A Comparison with Traditional Methods
• 5 On The Immobilization of Candida Antarctica Lipase B onto Surface Modified Porous Silica Gel Particles
• 6 Enzymatic Modification and Polymerization of Siloxane-Containing Materials
• 7 Design and Thermal Properties of Interpenetrating and Intercrosslinked Biosilicate Materials
• 8 Bioactive Amino Acids, Peptides and Peptidomimetics Containing Silicon.