Biological Nanostructures and Applications of Nanostructures in Biology : Electrical Mechanical and Optical Properties Biological Nanostructures and Applications of Nanostructures in Biology: Electrical Mechanical and Optical Properties contains reviews and discussions of contemporary and relevant topics dealing with the interface between the science and technology of nanostructures and the science of biology. Moreover this book supplements these past groundbreaking discoveries with discussions of promising new avenues of research that reveal the enormous potential of emerging approaches in nanobiotechnology. The topics include: Biomedical applications of semiconductor quantum dots Integrating and tagging biological structures with nanoscale quantum dots Applications of carbon nanotubes in bioengineering Nanophysical properties of living cells Bridging natural nanotubes with fabricated nanotubes Bioinspired approaches to building nanoscale devices and systems Hairpin formation in polynucleotides. This state of the art survey of key developments in nanotechnology as they apply to bioengineering and biology is essential reading for all academics biomedical engineers medical physicists and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest developments and highly promising discoveries in nanoscience underlying applications in bioengineering and biology. Integrating and Tagging Biological Structures with Nanoscale Semiconductor Quantum dot Structures Biomedical Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Dots Potential Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Bioengineering Nanophysical Properties of Living Cells Hairpin Formation in Polynucleotides: A Simple Folding Problem Bioinspired Approaches to Building Nanoscale Devices Bridging Natural Nano Tubes with Designed Nanotubes.