Rapidly emerging at the intersection of nanotechnology, materials science and molecular biology, the field of Nano biotechnology promises to elucidate many life processes at the molecular-level previously invisible to human inquiry and thereby dramatically to transform diagnostics, therapy and drug discovery in this postgenomic world. In Protein Nanotechnology: Protocols, Instrumentation and Applications, leading experts in Nano biotechnology comprehensively review the most recent advances in instrumentation and methodology, as well as their applications in genomics and proteomics. The authors provide a wide variety of techniques and methods for dealing with protein functions and structures at the nanoscale level, including nanostructured systems, nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes and nanowires, optical Nano sensors and Nano electrodes. Among the highlights are techniques for the in vivo tracking of biochemical processes using fluorescent molecular probes and Nano sensors and the exploration of biochemical processes and submicroscopic structures of living cells at unprecedented resolutions using near field optics. Also discussed is the development of Nano carrier methodology for the targeted delivery of drugs whose shells are conjugated with antibodies for targeting specific antigens. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principle behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Comprehensive and authoritative, Protein Nanotechnology: Protocols, Instrumentation and Applications provides investigators a wide variety of readily reproducible techniques and methods for exploring both protein functions and structures at the nanoscale level and their powerful new biological and medical applications
Features:
Cutting-edge methods for studying protein functions and structure at the nanoscale level
Discussion of nanostructured systems, nanomaterials and optical Nano sensors
Novel biological and medical applications
First book devoted exclusively to protein nanotechnology
Step-by-step instructions to ensure successful results
Tricks of the trade and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls

Provides laboratory protocols and experimental methodologies for protein nanotechnology, integrating proteomics, genomics, nanotechnology, instrumentation, molecular diagnostics and biomedical applications. The volume presents practical techniques for protein characterization, nanoscale analysis, biosensors and emerging biomedical technologies, making it valuable for researchers, graduate students and professionals in molecular biology, biotechnology and nanoscience.