Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering summarizes the current knowledge on peptide applications in biomedicine, biotechnology and bioengineering. After a general introduction to peptides, the book addresses the many applications of peptides in biomedicine and medical technology. Next, the text focuses on peptide applications in biotechnology and bioengineering and reviews of peptide applications in nanotechnology. This book is a valuable resource for biomaterial scientists, polymer scientists, bioengineers, mechanical engineers, synthetic chemists, medical doctors and biologists. Presents a self-contained work for the field of biomedical peptidesSummarizes the current knowledge on peptides in biomedicine, biotechnology and bioengineeringCovers current and potential applications of biomedical peptides INDICE: 1. Structure, chemistry, and properties of peptides2. Synthesis of naturally and rationally designed peptides3. Biologically active peptides 4. Antimicrobial peptides 5. Peptides for biopharmaceutical applications 6. Peptide nutraceuticals7. Peptides in immunoengineering 8. Peptide based vaccines 9. Cell-penetrating peptides 10. Tumor-penetrating peptides 11. Antigenic peptides 12. Self-assembling peptides in biomedical engineering 13. Applications of ultra-short self-assembling peptides 14. Peptides in regenerative medicine applications 15. Peptide-based systems for drug delivery 16. Peptides in medical technology and imaging17. Peptide surfactants in membrane protein purification and stabilization18 .Peptide phage display libraries 19. Catalysis by peptides20. Peptide biomimicry in nanotechnology 21. Peptides for the construction of nanostructured materials 22. Peptide-based nanowires for nanoelectronics 23. Peptide nanosensors

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100736-5
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 690
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés