Biotemplating: Complex Structures From Natural Materials
by Simon R Hall /
2009 / English / PDF
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In terms of structural complexity, the natural world presents
innumerable examples of stunning beauty and high functionality,
usually with the minimum of material and energy expenditure.
Materials chemists can harness these amazing structures as
ready-made scaffolds on which to grow inorganic phases which
replicate the underlying complexity, thereby producing materials
with greatly enhanced physical properties. This book
comprehensively describes the entire range of natural materials
that have been used in this way and the inorganic phases which
result from them. The book covers simple molecules such as
cellulose and chitin, to large biological constructs such as
bacterial proteins, viruses and pollen. Practically every inorganic
material has been synthesized using biotemplating methods and the
book reflects this, ranging from simple oxides and carbonates such
as silica and calcite, to complex semi- and superconducting
materials. The book also discusses the formation of these materials
from a mechanistic point of view, thereby enabling the reader to
better understand the processes involved in biotemplated
mineralization.
In terms of structural complexity, the natural world presents
innumerable examples of stunning beauty and high functionality,
usually with the minimum of material and energy expenditure.
Materials chemists can harness these amazing structures as
ready-made scaffolds on which to grow inorganic phases which
replicate the underlying complexity, thereby producing materials
with greatly enhanced physical properties. This book
comprehensively describes the entire range of natural materials
that have been used in this way and the inorganic phases which
result from them. The book covers simple molecules such as
cellulose and chitin, to large biological constructs such as
bacterial proteins, viruses and pollen. Practically every inorganic
material has been synthesized using biotemplating methods and the
book reflects this, ranging from simple oxides and carbonates such
as silica and calcite, to complex semi- and superconducting
materials. The book also discusses the formation of these materials
from a mechanistic point of view, thereby enabling the reader to
better understand the processes involved in biotemplated
mineralization.Simple Mono- and Oligosaccharides
Simple Mono- and OligosaccharidesComplex Polysaccharides
Complex PolysaccharidesHydrocolloids
HydrocolloidsChitin/Chitosan
Chitin/ChitosanProteins and Lipids
Proteins and LipidsViruses and Bacteria
Viruses and BacteriaComplex Biostructures as Templates
Complex Biostructures as TemplatesInto the Future -- Genetic Engineering and Beyond
Into the Future -- Genetic Engineering and Beyond
