From Biological Inspiration to Biomedical Applications
Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 633 g
ISBN: 978-90-481-2581-4
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
The aim of this book is to return to the biomimicry and medicinal potential that inspired many of the early supramolecular chemists and to set it in the context of current advances in the field.
Following an overview of supramolecular chemistry, the first section considers the efforts made to synthesize artificial systems that mimic biological entities. The second section addresses the application of supramolecular principles to molecular diagnostics with a particular emphasis on the ‘receptor-relayreporter’ motif. Many of the examples chosen have clinical importance. The third section takes the clinical diagnostic theme further and demonstrates the therapeutic applications of supramolecular chemistry through photodynamic therapy, drug delivery, and the potential for synthetic peptides to form antibiotic tubes. The short epilogue considers the potential for supramolecular solutions to be found for further challenges in biomimetic and therapeutic chemistry.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Supramolekularchemie
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pharmazie
Weitere Infos & Material
An Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry.- Supramolecular Chemistry and the Life Sciences.- Artificial Cells.- Supramolecular Enzyme Mimics.- Natural and Synthetic Transmembrane Channels.- Diagnostic Applications.- Supramolecular Therapeutics.- Bionanotechnology, Nanomedicine and the Future.
