Main description:

Integrating basic to applied science and technology in medicine, pharmaceutics, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, biophysics and irreversible thermodynamics, this book covers cutting-edge research of the structure and function of biomaterials at a molecular level. In addition, it examines for the first time studies performed at the nano- and micro scale. With innovative technologies and methodologies aiming to clarify the molecular mechanism and macroscopic relationship, Nano/Micro Science and Technology in Biorheology thoroughly covers the basic principles of these studies, with helpful step-by-step explanations of methodologies and insight into medical applications. Written by pioneering researchers, the book is a valuable resource for academics and industry scientists, as well as graduate students, working or studying in bio-related fields.

Contents:

1. Introduction and theoretical background.- 2. Rheological Aspects of Conformational Change and Molecular Aggregation of Macromolecules.- 3. Elongational Flow Birefringence Investigation of Dynamics of DNA Molecules.- 4. Nonequilibrium Structure Formation of Complex Bilayer Membrane Lamellar Phase Under Shear.- 5. Diffusion and thermal diffusion by means of dynamic light scattering and laser holography.- 6. Diffusion Measurements of Water and Polymers in Hydrogels by Pulsed Field Gradient NMR.- 7. Rheological Basis of Magnetic Resonance Elastography.- 8. Dynamics of Water, Biomaterials, and Skin Investigated by Means of Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy.- 9. Dynamics and Glass Transition of Aqueous Solutions of Molecular Liquid, Polymer, and Protein Studied by Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy.- 10. Biorheological aspect of microcapsules.- 11. Biomedical Application of Soft Nano/Micro-Particles.- 12. Control of the Multi-Scale Structure of Scaffolds and its Application in Tissue Engineering.- 13. Sensing of Biomolecules and Cells by Semiconductor Device.- 14. From Single-Molecule DNA Imaging to Development of a Gene Delivery System.- 15. Atomic Force Microscopy: Imaging and Rheology of Living Cells.- 16. Supplement.