Biomotors and their Nanobiotechnology Applications [Paperback]

From top academics at First Conference on Biomotors, Virus Assembly, and Nanobiotechnology Applications, this book reviews the mechanistic detail of motor proteins and structural DNA and RNA species, and demonstrates how researchers are beginning to utilize this in-depth knowledge to produce new and exciting advances in nanotechnology.

Peixuan Guo is the Director of the NIH Nanomedicine Development Center at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio and the Director of the NIH/NCI Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnership Program: RNA Nanotechnology for Cancer Therapy at Purdue University, Indiana. He is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Aibing Wang is a Molecular Biologist in Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive cancer center, Georgetown University Medical Center and a chemist in SynerGene Therapeutics, Inc. (SGT).

This book  a collection of reviews and research articles by the top academics in the field  provides a glimpse of the cutting-edge technology and research being carried out and shows how researchers are utilizing this knowledge to develop new areas of study and novel applications. It serves as a valuable resource while exploring the latest advances in virus particle assembly and demonstrating how the knowledge of fundamental processes has been used to advance bio-nanotechnology. Chapters detail biophysical approaches and biomotor research, discus the latest advances in DNA/RNA nanoparticle assembly and use, and introduce the use of DNA/RNA nanoparticles for drug delivery.

1. Biological nanomotors with linear, rotation, or revolution motion mechanism.  2. Classifications and typical examples of Biomotors.  3. Structure of revolving biomotors.  4. Structure of rotation motors.  5. Structure of linear motors.  6. Mechanical Properties of Molecular Motors and the Relevance to Their Biological Function.  7. Molecular Mechl£-