Bioinspired techniques

Finally, bioinspired techniques to control shape of metal nanocrystals are briefly described. Proteins, peptides or nucleic acids invariably possess sulfide, amide or carbonyl functions, while polypeptide sequences may initiate Au particle growth, resulting in thin platelets [263]. The shape control of AgNPs has also been observed with phage-display peptides [264]. 

Cell assemblies. As macroporous templates, these provide a facile bioinspired method for the synthesis of hierarchical macro-mesoporous titania with tunable macroporous morphology and enhanced photocatalytic activity [134]. This is also a simple and facile technique that can be used to prepare many types of metal oxide porous materials with good control over the pore size and morphology. 

The development of biomimetic and bioinspired multifunctional composite materials will have a significant influence on the development of novel, alternative methods and approaches for treatment of bone injuries and for surgical techniques in bone diseases, and could improve the effectiveness of the treatment of some diseases. In addition to these potential clinical applications, such engineered biomaterials can contribute to fundamental science, including better understanding of the interactions of materials with living cell systems. 

Advanced techniques for charact zdng bioinspired materials... 

Bioinspired materials are often processed in the shape of micro and nanofibers by a number of techniques such as drawing, template synthesis, phase separation, selfassembly, and electrospinning. This fibrous shape has the ability to tailor fiber mats that resemble the native ECM, in terms of its nanostructure, biochemical cues, and morphology. This feature is of the outmost importance since the aligmnent of the substrate nanofibers seems to be directly related with oriented cell growth (Sundararaghavan etal., 2013). 

This chapter discussed the versatility and broad range of applicability of electrochemical based-sensors, namely sensor arrays/E-tongues and aptasensors, for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. The potential use of these low-cost, fast, and green bioinspired analytical techniques for medical purposes has been demonstrated in standard solutions, complex biological matrices, and in real samples. 

The second topic is devoted to methodologies, tackling subjects such as Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials and Imaging strategies for bioinspired materials. 

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