Part I The Nano-Scale Biological Systems in Nature; Molecular bio-motors in living cells by T. Nishizaka; The form designed by viral genome by K. Onodera; Part II Detection and Characterization Technology; Atomic force microscopy applied to nano-mechanics of the cell by A. Ikai; Design, synthesis and biological application of fluorescent sensor molecules for cellular imaging by K. Kikuchi; Dynamic visualization of cellular signaling by Q. Ni and J. Zhang; Part III Fabrication Technology; Surface acoustic wave atomizer and electrostatic deposition by Y. Yamagata; Electrospray deposition of biomolecules by V.N. Morozov; Part IV Processing Technology; Droplet handling by T.Torii; Integrated microfluidic systems by S. Kaneda and T. Fujii; Part V Applications; A novel non-viral gene delivery system: Multifunctional envelope-type nano device - by H. Hatakeyama, H. Akita, K. Kogure, and H. Harashima; Biosensors - by M. Saito, H.M. Hiep, N. Nagatani, and E.Tamiya; Micro bioreactors by Sato and T. Kitamori

Covers trends in modern biotechnology All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science, are treated More information as well as the electronic version available at springer.com Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Molecular Bio-Motors in Living Cells.- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Bacteriophage.- A Review on: Atomic Force Microscopy Applied to Nano-mechanics of the Cell.- Design, Synthesis, and Biological Application of Fluorescent Sensor Molecules for Cellular Imaging.- Dynamic Visualization of Cellular Signaling.- Surface Acoustic Wave Atomizer and Electrostatic Deposition.- Electrospray Deposition of Biomolecules.- Droplet Handling.- Integrated Microfluidic Systems.- A Novel Nonviral Gene Delivery System: Multifunctional Envelope-Type Nano Device.- Sensors.- Development of Fundamental Technologies for Micro Bioreactors.