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 γδ T Cells and Inhibition of Tumor Growth.