Clusters and Nano-Assemblies: Physical and Biological Systems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789812563316)

While the field of clusters and nano-structures in the physical sciences has been actively pursued only over the past two decades, nature has known the benefits of the nanoscale for a very long time. The focus of the International Symposium on Clusters and Nano-Assemblies: Physical and Biological Systems was to explore ways in which an understanding of the unique properties of nano-scale biological systems such as proteins, enzyme reactions, RNA, and DNA can help us design novel materials composed of inorganic nano-scale systems, and how techniques developed in the physical sciences can lead to a fundamental understanding of biological systems. Bringing together the expert contributions from the conference, this book deals with the fundamental science and technology of atomic clusters, nano-structures and their assemblies in physical and biological systems. It explores in fascinating detail the manner in which finite size, low dimensionality, and reduced symmetry affect the properties of nano-assemblies.

Author: Purusottam Jena
ISBN-10: 9812563318
ISBN-13: 9789812563316
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2005
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.86w x 1.22d