Bioelectronics – From Theory to Applications

Itamar Willner is Professor of Chemistry at the Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He graduated from the Hebrew University (1978), and after postdoctoral research at Berkley, he joined the faculty in Jerusalem in 1982. Prof. Willner is well known for his research in the areas of molecular electronics and optoelectronics, nanotechnology, bioelectronics, biosensors, optobioelectronics, nanobiotechnology, supramolecular chemistry, nanoscale chemistry and monolayer and thin film assemblies. Prof. Willner holds the Israel Prize in Chemistry (2002), the Israel Chemical Society Award (2001) and the Max Planck Research Award for International Cooperation (1998). He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and a member of the European Academy of Sciences. Eugenii Katz is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He completed his Ph.D. in 1983 at the Frumkin Institute of Electrochemistry, Moscow, and until 1991 acted as senior scientist at the Institute of Photosynthesis, Pushchino, Russia. In 1991 he performed postdoctoral research at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later, as a recipient of the Humboldt scholarship, he worked at the Technical University of Munich (1993). He joined the research group of I. Willner at the Hebrew University in 1994. Dr. Katz holds the Kaye Awards for Scientific Innovations (1995 and 2004). His research interests include electroanalytical chemistry, functionalized monolayers, functionalized nanoparticles, biosensors, biofuel cells and bioelectronics.

Introduction Electron Transfer in Proteins Reconstituted Redox Enzymes on Electrodes: from Fundamental Understanding of Electron Transfer at Functionalized Electrode Interfaces to Biosensor and Biofuel Cell Applications Application of Electrically Contacted Enzymes for Biosensors Electronic DNA Sensors Probing Biomaterials on Surfaces at the Single Molecule Level for Bioelectronics Interfacing Biological Molecules with Group IV Semiconductors for Bioelectronic Sensing Biomaterial Nanoparticle Hybrid Systems for Sensing and Electronic Devices DNA Templated Electronics Single Biomolecule Manipulation for Bioelectronics Molecular Optobioelectronics Neurons and Bioelectronics S Layer Proteins in Bioelectronic Applications Computing with Nucleic Acids Conclusions and Perspectives