Ebook: From Neural Networks and Biomolecular Engineering to Bioelectronics

This volume represents the fIrst of a series of proceedings of the EL.B.A. Forum on Bioelectronics, a scientifIc discipline at the frontiers of Advanced Electronics and Biotechnology. The name for these forums derives not only from the place (the Isle of Elba in Italy), where the conferences have been held every 6 months since 1991, but also from an acronym: Electronics and Biotechnology Advanced. Bioelectronics is intended as "the use of biological materials and biological architectures for information processing and sensing systems and devices down to molecular level" and focuses its attention on three major areas: I New hardware architectures borrowed from the thorough study of brain and sensory systems down to the molecular level, utilizing existing semiconductor inorganic materials (both GaAs and Si) and giga-scale integration; II Protein Engineering, especially of systems involved in electron transfer and molecular recognition, integrated with Metabolism and Chemical Engineering, to develop new biomaterials by learning basic rules of macromolecular folding and self-assembly; m Sensors, thin film and electronic devices utilizing organic compounds and biopolymers, and by implementing nanotechnology bottom up through manufacturing and characterization at the atomic level.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
From Protein Engineering to Bioelectronics....Pages 1-36
On Hand-Printed Character Recognition....Pages 37-48
Smart Vision Chips in CCD and CCD/CMOS Technologies....Pages 49-54
Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistors: Basic Principles and Fabrication Technology....Pages 55-62
Computational Properties of Retinal Rod Photoreceptors....Pages 63-71
Structure-Function Relationships in Human Growth Hormone: Theoretical and Genetic Engineering Study....Pages 73-78
Proteins and Enzymes from Extremophiles: Academical and Industrial Prospects....Pages 79-86
Electron Transfer from Bacterial Dehydrogenases....Pages 87-94
The Use of Paramagnetic Probes for NMR Investigations of Biomolecular Structures and Interactions....Pages 95-102
Use of Molecular Dynamics for the Reconstruction of Complete Structures: A Study on Thioredoxin....Pages 103-110
Enzyme Bioamplification....Pages 111-119
Electric “Contacts” between Conductors and Protein Active Sites....Pages 121-133
From Molecular Characterization to Molecular Manufacturing and Molecular Electronics....Pages 135-165
Quaternary Chromatin-DNA Structure Imaged by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope: A Computer Simulation....Pages 167-175
Building up Supramolecular Edifices Dedicated to a Specific Function....Pages 177-187
Structural Properties of Monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett Films by X-Ray Scattering Techniques....Pages 189-215
Lipids of the Archaea Domain: State of the Art and Computer Simulation Studies of the Archaeal Membrane....Pages 217-222
A CIDS-Activated Cell Sensor for Monitoring DNA Superstructures....Pages 223-226
Biointerfacing for Electron Transfer of Redox Enzymes....Pages 227-239
Biological Information Processing and Molecular Nanocomputing....Pages 241-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-251

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
From Protein Engineering to Bioelectronics....Pages 1-36
On Hand-Printed Character Recognition....Pages 37-48
Smart Vision Chips in CCD and CCD/CMOS Technologies....Pages 49-54
Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistors: Basic Principles and Fabrication Technology....Pages 55-62
Computational Properties of Retinal Rod Photoreceptors....Pages 63-71
Structure-Function Relationships in Human Growth Hormone: Theoretical and Genetic Engineering Study....Pages 73-78
Proteins and Enzymes from Extremophiles: Academical and Industrial Prospects....Pages 79-86
Electron Transfer from Bacterial Dehydrogenases....Pages 87-94
The Use of Paramagnetic Probes for NMR Investigations of Biomolecular Structures and Interactions....Pages 95-102
Use of Molecular Dynamics for the Reconstruction of Complete Structures: A Study on Thioredoxin....Pages 103-110
Enzyme Bioamplification....Pages 111-119
Electric “Contacts” between Conductors and Protein Active Sites....Pages 121-133
From Molecular Characterization to Molecular Manufacturing and Molecular Electronics....Pages 135-165
Quaternary Chromatin-DNA Structure Imaged by Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope: A Computer Simulation....Pages 167-175
Building up Supramolecular Edifices Dedicated to a Specific Function....Pages 177-187
Structural Properties of Monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett Films by X-Ray Scattering Techniques....Pages 189-215
Lipids of the Archaea Domain: State of the Art and Computer Simulation Studies of the Archaeal Membrane....Pages 217-222
A CIDS-Activated Cell Sensor for Monitoring DNA Superstructures....Pages 223-226
Biointerfacing for Electron Transfer of Redox Enzymes....Pages 227-239
Biological Information Processing and Molecular Nanocomputing....Pages 241-248
Back Matter....Pages 249-251
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