Bioinspired Approaches for Human-Centric Technologies

The present book discusses topics related to research and development of materials and devices at nanoscale size and their respective application in medicine and biomedicine.The individual chapters give a detailed state of the art overview to the distinct topic. Apparently disconnected fields - life sciences, biomedicine, chemistry, physics, medicine and engineering - will be bridged with a highly interdisciplinary view onto each subject.

Gives a condensed overview to the state of the art of nanotechnology and its applications in medicine Written by dedicated experts in the respective fields Creates links among apparently unrelated disciplines Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Antibody functionalized inorganic NPs: mimicking nature for targeted diagnosis and therapy.- Soft matter composites interfacing with biomolecules, cells and tissue.- Biosensing detection.- Emerging technologies inspired by plants.- Mechanism and structures: humanoids and quadrupeds.- Sensorimotor coordination in a humanoid robot: building intelligence on the iCub.- Towards a brain guided cognitive architecture.- Human Machine Interaction and Communication in Cooperative Actions.- Complexity and computation at the synapse: multilayer architecture and role of diffusion in shaping synaptic activity and computation.- Brain function: Novel technologies driving novel understanding.