Biological Evaluation of Materials: The Interaction of Materials with their Environment

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The biological evaluation of materials involves the characterisation of materials using biological methods. At present, new materials are typically characterised using physicochemical methods. Such approaches don't account for the interactions that materials have with living organisms in their environment. This reference text covers the emerging field of materiomics: the holistic study of material function and behaviour using both physicochemical and biological methods. The book presents a comprehensive strategy for the identification, characterisation and grouping of nanomaterials[BWI1] [BWI2] using biological methods. The focus is on methods from molecular biology, and complementary methods derived from quantum physics. The work discusses the interaction of materials with their environment, the field of materiomics, the biological recognition of materials, and the quantum basis of materials recognition by cells. The discussion of quantum mechanisms enables a deeper understanding of the interaction of biological objects with materials. The key audience for this book includes researchers involved in the characterisation of materials, particularly biomaterials researchers and those interested in the interaction of materials science and the life sciences. The book will also be a valuable reference for postgraduate students and practitioners working in the fields of materials characterisation and biomaterials. Key Features: Presents a comprehensive strategy for the identification, characterisation and grouping of nanomaterials using molecular biology, and complementary methods derived from quantum physicsProvides coverage of the emerging field of materiomicsFollows an interdisciplinary approach and does not require advanced understanding of mathematicsHighly useful to all researchers involved in characterising new materials, particularly biomaterials researchers and those interested in the interaction of materials science and the life sciences PRELIMS.pdf Preface Author biographies Bogdan Walkowiak Magdalena Walkowiak-Przybyło Piotr Komorowski Symbols CH001.pdf Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is this book about? 1.2 The evolution of the Universe 1.3 The evolution of human thought 1.4 The birth of modern physics 1.5 Life sciences and their contribution to understanding the world References CH002.pdf Chapter 2 Materials science and life sciences 2.1 The impact of the production and use of material technology products 2.2 The industrial revolution and its impact on the environment 2.3 Environmental monitoring 2.4 The potential of micro-organisms to decompose waste 2.5 Micro-organisms in technological processes 2.6 Problems with nanomaterials 2.7 Threats from nanotechnology products References CH003.pdf Chapter 3 Materiomics 3.1 The importance of microscopic techniques for the development of science 3.2 Other research techniques allowing the development of science 3.3 Definition of materiomics 3.4 Current applications of materiomics References CH004.pdf Chapter 4 Biological recognition of materials 4.1 Life and matter 4.2 The principle of correspondence in science 4.3 Artificial cell 4.4 Molecular interactions and recognition 4.5 Signal transduction and particles uptake 4.6 Molecular biology methods 4.7 Biological recognition of stress References CH005.pdf Chapter 5 Quantum basis of materials recognition by cells 5.1 A new strategy for the identification and grouping of nanomaterials 5.2 Postulates 5.3 Supporting arguments 5.4 The quantum effects of nanomaterials 5.5 More on biological material recognition 5.6 Some practical considerations References CH006.pdf Chapter 6 Considerations of substrate bonding and catalysis models 6.1 The essence of the chemical reaction 6.2 Reaction kinetics 6.3 Kinetic theory of collisions 6.4 Catalysis and tunneling 6.5 Chemical bonds 6.6 Hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions 6.7 Molecular tunneling and molecular interactions 6.8 Interactions with nanomaterials References CH007.pdf Chapter 7 Summary