Biological and bio inspired nanomaterials : properties and assembly mechanisms Chapter 1. Nanozymes: Biomedical Applications of Enzymatic Fe3O4 Nanoparticles From In Vitro to In Vivo Chapter 2. DNA Nanotechnology for Building Sensors Nanopores and Ion Channels Chapter 3. Bio Mimicking of Extracellular Matrix Chapter 4. Self Assembly of Ferritin: Structure Biological Function and Potential Applications in Nanotechnology Chapter 5. Dynamics and Control of Peptide Self Assembly and Aggregation Chapter 6. Peptide Self Assembly and its Modulation: Imaging on the Nanoscale Chapter 7. The Kinetics Thermodynamics and Mechanisms of Short Aromatic Peptide Self Assembly Chapter 8. Bacterial Amyloids: Biogenesis and Biomaterials Chapter 9. Fungal Hydrophobins and Their Self Assembly into Functional Nanomaterials Chapter 10. Nanostructured Self Assembled Spider Silk Materials for Biomedical Applications Chapter 11. Protein Microgels from Amyloid Fibril Networks Chapter 12. Protein Nanofibrils as Storage Forms of Peptide Drugs and Hormones Chapter 13. Bioinspired Engineering of Organ on Chip Devices. This book summarizes naturally occurring and designed bio inspired molecular building blocks assembled into nanoscale structures. It covers a fascinating array of biomimetic and bioinspired materials including inorganic nanozymes structures formed by DNA origami a wide range of peptide and protein based nanomaterials as well as their applications in diagnostics and therapeutics. The book elucidates the mechanism of assembly of these materials and characterisation of their mechanical and physico chemical properties which inspires readers not only to exploit the potential applications of nanomaterials but also to understand their potential risks and benefits. It will be of interest to a broad audience of students and researchers spanning the disciplines of biology chemistry engineering materials science and physics