Review
Bioinspired nanoscale materials for biomedical and energy applications
Journal of the Royal Society interface, Vol.11(95), pp.20131067-20131067
06/06/2014
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106405
PMCID: PMC4006234
PMID: 24740959
Abstract
The demand for green, affordable and environmentally sustainable materials has encouraged scientists in different fields to draw inspiration from nature in developing materials with unique properties such as miniaturization, hierarchical organization and adaptability. Together with the exceptional properties of nanomaterials, over the past century, the field of bioinspired nanomaterials has taken huge leaps. While on the one hand, the sophistication of hierarchical structures endows biological systems with multi-functionality, the synthetic control on the creation of nanomaterials enables the design of materials with specific functionalities. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the field of bioinspired nanomaterials, which we have broadly categorized into
biotemplates
and
biomimics.
We discuss the application of bioinspired nanomaterials as biotemplates in catalysis, nanomedicine, immunoassays and in energy, drawing attention to novel materials such as protein cages. Furthermore, the applications of bioinspired materials in tissue engineering and biomineralization are also discussed.
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- Title
- Bioinspired nanoscale materials for biomedical and energy applications
- Creators
- Priyanka Bhattacharya - Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryDan Du - College of ChemistryYuehe Lin - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Royal Society interface, Vol.11(95), pp.20131067-20131067
- Academic Unit
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- 21275062; 21075047 / National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) DE-AC05-76RL01830 / US-DOE; United States Department of Energy (DOE) U01 NS058161 / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) U01NS058161 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship at PNNL Counter ACT Programme, National Institutes of Health Office of the Director (NIH OD) NCET-12-0871 / Programme for New Century Excellent Talents in University; Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET)
- Identifiers
- 99900546800301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Review