Book description
Focusing on the materials suitable for biosensor applications, such as
nanoparticles, quantum dots, meso- and nanoporous materials and
nanotubes, this text enables the reader to prepare the respective
nanomaterials for use in actual devices by appropriate
functionalization, surface processing or directed self-assembly. The
main detection methods used are electrochemical, optical, and
mechanical, providing solutions to challenging tasks.
The result is a reference for researchers and developers, disseminating
first-hand information on which nanomaterial is best suited to a
particular application -- and why.
Dr. Songjun Li currently serves as president of the International
Association of Advanced Materials and Editor-in-Chief of the
international Journal Advanced Materials Letters. He is also Chair of
the 1st International Congress on Advanced Materials, 13-16 May 2011,
Jinan, China. Since his PhD in polymer chemistry, received from Chinese
Academy of Sciences, his scientific interests focus on the chemistry of
biosensors and molecularly imprinted polymers. Dr. Li was appointed by
the Central China Normal University as an associate professor of
chemistry in 2005. He was further appointed as an invited professor by
the University of Jinan (China) in 2009 and a part-time professor by
Jiangsu University in 2010. He is currently the specially appointed
professor in the University of Allahabad (India).
Jagdish Singh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences at NDSU College of Pharmacy, North Dakota, USA, and Fellow of
the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). His
research efforts focus on the mechanistic studies for developing and
testing novel methods to deliver biotechnology-derived molecules.
Jagdish Singh received twice the NDSU College of Pharmacy Researcher of
the Year awards and was recognized with the Fred Waldron Research Award
in 2002 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research and
creative activities at NDSU.
Dr. He Li, associated editor for Advanced Materials Letters, is an
associate Professor of Chemistry in the School of Medical and Life
Sciences at University of Jinan (UJN), China. He got his PhD degree in
2004 in Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Subsequently, he was appointed by UJN as an associate
professor with research interests in biosensor and nanomedicine. He
worked as the dean of Pharmaceutical Engineering Department of UJN since
2007.
Ipsita A. Banerjee is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Fordham
University, New York, USA. She did her Ph. D in Chemistry from the
University of Connecticut, USA and Postdoctoral research from the
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana and from Hunter College,
City University of New York in Bionanotechnology. Her research efforts
are geared toward the study of molecular self-assembly and formation of
supramolecular nanostructures for the development of biomaterials for
tissue-engineering, and biosensors particularly for examining cellular
interactions in vitro. Efforts are also on going for the green-synthesis
of nanoparticles for optoelectronics applications.
