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Biologically Related Aspects of Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices

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Biological molecules and systems have a number of attributes that make them highly suitable for nanotechnology applications. For example, proteins fold into precisely defined three-dimensional shapes, and nucleic acids assemble according to well-understood rules. Antibodies are highly specific in recognizing and binding their ligands, and biological assemblies such as molecular motors can perform transport operations. Because of these and other favorable properties, biomolecules, biophysics, and biology are themes that run through all of the topics of this report.

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Jelinski, L. (1999). Biologically Related Aspects of Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices. In: Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9185-0_7

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