Nano-Biotechnology for Biomedical and Diagnostic Research

Preface. - 1. Biomolecule/Nanomaterial Hybrid Systems for Nanobiotechnology. - 2. Superresolution Optical Flunctuation Imaging. - 3. Application of Nanoparticles for the Detection and Sorting of Pathogenic Bacteria by Flow-Cytometry. - Conclusion. - 4. Advancing Nanostructured Porous Si-Based Optical Transducers for Label Free Bacteria Detection. - 5. Gold Fibers as a Platform for Biosensing. - 6. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules Adsorbed on Metallic Nanoparticles. - 7. Quantum Dots and Fluorescent Protein FRET-based Biosensors. - 8. Semiconductor Quantum Dots as FRET-Acceptors for Multiplexed Diagnostics and Molecular Ruler Application. - 9. Assembly and Microscopic Characterization of DNA Origami Structures. - 10. DNA Nanotechnology. - 11. Role of Carbohydrate (lectin) receptors in the Macrophage Uptake of Dextran-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. - 12. Toxicity of Gold Nanoparticles on Somatic and Reproductive Cells. - 13. Ultrasound Activated Nano-Encapsulated Targeted Drug Delivery and Tumour Cell Poration. - 14. Ultrasound Mediated Localized Drug Delivery. - 15. Sonochemical Proteinaceous Microspheres for Wound Healing. - 16. Alendronate Liposomes for Antitumor Therapy: Activation of T Cells and Inhibition of Tumor Growth.