Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Perspective
Author: Introduction to Nanoscience
Author: Stuart LindsayPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191609277
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Nanoscience is not physics, chemistry, engineering or biology. It is all of them, and it is time for a text that integrates the disciplines. This is such a text, aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the sciences. The consequences of smallness and quantum behaviour are well known and described Richard Feynman's visionary essay 'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom' (which is reproduced in this book). Another, critical, but thus far neglected, aspect of nanoscience is the complexity of nanostructures. Hundreds, thousands or hundreds of thousands of atoms make up systems that are complex enough to show what is fashionably called 'emergent behaviour'. Quite new phenomena arise from rare configurations of the system. Examples are the Kramer's theory of reactions (Chapter 3), the Marcus theory of electron transfer (Chapter 8), and enzyme catalysis, molecular motors, and fluctuations in gene expression and splicing, all covered in the final Chapter on Nanobiology. The book is divided into three parts. Part I (The Basics) is a self-contained introduction to quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and chemical kinetics, calling on no more than basic college calculus. A conceptual approach and an array of examples and conceptual problems will allow even those without the mathematical tools to grasp much of what is important. Part II (The Tools) covers microscopy, single molecule manipulation and measurement, nanofabrication and self-assembly. Part III (Applications) covers electrons in nanostructures, molecular electronics, nano-materials and nanobiology. Each chapter starts with a survey of the required basics, but ends by making contact with current research literature.
Virtual Chemlab
Author: Brian F. WoodfieldPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131864627
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Contains a full virtual lab environment as well as the pre-arranged labs that are refer�enced in the workbook and at the end of the chapter in the textbook. Virtual ChemLab can be run directly from the CD or installed on the student's computer.
The Chemistry of Everything
Author: Kimberley WaldronPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
The Chemistry of Everything addresses the “need-to-know” basics of chemistry required to grasp everyday science issues. Through innovative themes and creative applications, it provides an engaging introduction to chemistry for nonscience majors. Mixes basic chemical principles from physical, inorganic, organic, analytical, and biological specializations to support thematic coverage of topics such as diamonds, groceries, and drugs. Extends readers’ vocabulary and knowledge of the scientific issues encountered in daily life. Addresses issues of ethics and responsible use in contemporary science. Captures the current fascination with forensics through “Chemistry at the Crime Scene” boxed sections. For those interested in basic chemistry.
Advances in Protein Chemistry
Author: Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080582052
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Advances in Protein Chemistry
Advances in Medicinal Chemistry
Author: B.E. MaryanoffPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080526373
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Volume 4 of Advances in Medicinal Chemistry is comprised of six chapters on a wide range of topics in medicinal chemistry, including molecular modeling, structure-based drug design, organic synthesis, peptide conformational analysis, biological assessment, structure-activity correlation, and lead optimization. Chapter 1 presents an account about amino acid-based peptide mimetics corresponding to b-turn, loop, helical motifs in proteins as a probe of ligand-receptor and ligand-enzyme molecular interactions. Chapter 2 addresses new facets of the medicinal chemistry of the important anticancer drug Taxol® (paclitaxel). Chapter 3 relates an account of the search for new drugs for the treatment of malaria based on the natural product artemisinin. Chapter 4 applies computational chemistry to the evaluation of compound libraries for biological testing. Chapter 5 describes the construction of a 3-dimensional molecular model of the human thrombin receptor, the first protease-activated G-protein coupled receptor (PAR-1), as a means to explore the intermolecular contacts involved in agonist peptide recognition. Finally, Chapter 6 describes the research conducted at Merck on inhibitors of farnesyl transferase as a potential treatment for human cancers.
The NIH Record
Author: Plasma Chemistry and Catalysis in Gases and Liquids
Author: Vasile I. ParvulescuPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 3527330062
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Filling the gap for a book that covers not only plasma in gases but also in liquids, this is all set to become the standard reference for this topic. It provides a broad-based overview of plasma-chemical and plasmacatalytic processes generated by electrical discharges in gases, liquids and gas/liquid environments in both fundamental and applied aspects by focusing on their environmental and green applications and also taking into account their practical and economic viability. With the topics addressed by an international group of major experts, this is a must-have for scientists, engineers, students and postdoctoral researchers specializing in this field.
Medicinal Chemistry
Author: Gareth ThomasPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111996542X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to this evolving and multidisciplinary area of research. Building on the success of the First Edition, this edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field. Written in an accessible style, Medicinal Chemistry: An Introduction, Second Edition carefully explains fundamental principles, assuming little in the way of prior knowledge. The book focuses on the chemical principles used for drug discovery and design covering physiology and biology where relevant. It opens with a broad overview of the subject with subsequent chapters examining topics in greater depth. From the reviews of the First Edition: "It contains a wealth of information in a compact form" ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, INTERNATIONAL EDITION "Medicinal Chemistry is certainly a text I would chose to teach from for undergraduates. It fills a unique niche in the market place." PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL REVIEWS
Advanced Tomographic Methods in Materials Research and Engineering
Author: John BanhartPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199213240
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Tomography provides 3D images of materials or engineering components and an unprecedented insight into their internal structure. This book discusses developments in the field, such as the extension of tomographic methods to materials research and engineering.