Peptide materials : from nanostructures to applications /

• Other Authors: Alemán, Carlos, Dr, Bianco, Alberto, 1967-, Venanzi, Mariano
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2013.
• Edition: First edition.
• Subjects: Peptides.; Nanostructured materials.; Biomedical materials.; Biomimetic materials.; Biotechnology.; Peptides > chemical synthesis.; Biocompatible Materials > chemistry.; Biomimetic Materials > chemistry.; Nanostructures > chemistry.; Nanostuctures.; Peptides materials.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118592410; 1118592417; 9781118592397; 1118592395; 9781118592427; 1118592425; 9781299449947; 1299449948; 9781118592403; 1118592409
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118592403

The design, synthesis, and characterization of peptide-based materials is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field, with opportunities to design new bio-hybrid materials and bio-inspired molecular devices. This volume covers the fundamentals of peptide-based materials, peptide nanostructures, peptide conjugates and hybrid materials, and applications of peptide-based materials. Numerous topics are explored, from synthetic peptide chemistry to molecular modeling to engineering for the realization of peptide-based devices, in this valuable resource for researchers from varied backgrounds.