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Nano-Bio Architectures: Combining Chemistry and Biology in Nanotechnology

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Bionanocomposite materials have tremendous potential in biomedical product research/development and applications such as medical devices, surgical implants, pharmacological product, biologics/vaccines, and advanced diagnostics tools. Bionanocomposites are a combination of biopolymeric materials combined with inert organic or inorganic materials fabricated in the nanometer scales. Biopolymers of natural origin such as proteins, polysaccharides, aliphatic polyesters, and nucleic acids serve as the core material in bionanocomposite development. This paper will provide a summary of the Nanobiocomposites and an overview of the technical challenges in the development, purification, characterization of biopolymers, and integration with other inert organic and inorganic chemical components in the fabrication of bionanocomposites. The paper will also cover the importance of the interactions between the functional components of the active bionano-structures with the inert layers in the development of biologically effective functional bionanocomposite architectures. A brief summary of the current United States and European regulations will be provided on the release of nanoparticles in the general environment and current risk assessment approaches to assess its potential adverse effects on public health and the ecosystem

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Rao, V. (2013). Nano-Bio Architectures: Combining Chemistry and Biology in Nanotechnology. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L., Brodin, M. (eds) Nanomaterials Imaging Techniques, Surface Studies, and Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 146. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7675-7_1

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