Nano chemistry in biology
Nanomaterials are leading a rapid developing in the field of nanotechnology. Their unique size-dependent properties make these materials superior and indispensable in many areas of human activity. Living organisms are built of cells that are typically 10 μm across. However, the cell parts are much smaller and are in the sub-micron size domain. Even smaller are the proteins with a typical size of just 5 nm, which is comparable with the dimensions of smallest manmade nanoparticles. This simple size comparison gives an idea of using nanoparticles as very small probes that would allow us to spy at the cellular machinery without introducing too much interference. Understanding of biological processes on the Nano scale level is a strong driving force behind development of nanotechnology. A list of some of the applications of nanomaterial to biology or medicine is given below Fluorescent biological labels, Drug and gene delivery, Bio detection of pathogens, Detection of proteins, Probing of DNA structure, Tissue engineering, Tumor destruction via heating (hyperthermia), Separation and purification of biological molecules and cells, MRI contrast enhancement, Phagokinetic studies, Cancer therapy, Multicolour optical coding for biological assays, Manipulation of cells and biomolecules, Protein detection, Commercial exploration, and helpful in many other recent developments.
Nanomaterial chemistry and technology is a global open access journal maintaining high standards of scientific excellence and its editorial board ensures a rapid peer review process and Nanomaterial chemistry and technology welcomes all research works on Biological Nanotechnology. And also as well as case reports on Nano-medicine, articles on Nano-scale materials, research on Nano robotics, research on nanoparticles, and also deals with the Nano science and technology journals.
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