[eBook Code] Chemistry of Bioconjugates (eBook Code, 1st)

PREFACE vii

CONTRIBUTORS ix

SECTION I GENERAL METHODS OF BIOCONJUGATION

1 Covalent and Noncovalent Bioconjugation Strategies 3
Rajesh Sunasee and Ravin Narain

SECTION II POLYMER BIOCONJUGATES

2 Bioconjugates Based on Poly(Ethylene Glycol)s and Polyglycerols 79
Rajesh A. Shenoi, Fang Gao, Muhammad Imran ul-Haq, and Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu

3 Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Systems 104
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain

4 Natural Polymer Bioconjugate Systems 133
Lichao Liu, Xiuwei Pan, and Weian Zhang

5 Dendrimer Bioconjugates: Synthesis and Applications 146
Ali Nazemi and Elizabeth R. Gillies

SECTION III ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES BASED BIOCONJUGATES

6 Bioconjugation Strategies: Lipids, Liposomes, Polymersomes, and Microbubbles 187
Anirban Sen Gupta and Horst A. von Recum

7 Organic Nanoparticle Bioconjugate: Micelles, Cross-Linked Micelles, and Nanogels 203
Maria Vamvakaki

8 Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerene C60 Bioconjugates 239
Keshwaree Babooram and Ravin Narain

SECTION IV INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS BIOCONJUGATES (METALS, METAL OXIDES—QUANTUM DOTS, IRON-OXIDE)

9 Gold Nanomaterials Bioconjugates 257
Qian Yang

10 Methods for Magnetic Nanoparticle Synthesis and Functionalization 281
Mohammad H. El-Dakdouki, Kheireddine El-Boubbou, Jingguang Xia, Herbert Kavunja, and Xuefei Huang

11 Quantum Dots Bioconjugates 315
Xiaoze Jiang, Meifang Zhu, and Ravin Narain

12 Silica Nanoparticle Bioconjugates 327
Yohei Kotsuchibashi, Mitsuhiro Ebara, and Ravin Narain

13 Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS) Bioconjugates 344
Weian Zhang, Zhenghe Zhang, and Lizhi Hong

SECTION V CELL-BASED, HYDROGELS/MICROGELS AND GLYCO-BIOCONJUGATES

14 Cell-Based Bioconjugates 357
Mitsuhiro Ebara

15 Bioresponsive Hydrogels and Microgels 370
Xue Li and Michael J. Serpe

16 Conjugation Strategies Used for the Preparation of Carbohydrate-Conjugate Vaccines 387
Rachel Hevey and Chang-Chun Ling

SECTION VI CHARACTERIZATION, PHYSICO-(BIO)CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOCONJUGATES

17 Properties and Characterization of Bioconjugates 417
Ali Faghihnejad, Jun Huang, and Hongbo Zeng

18 Physico-Chemical and Biochemical Properties of Bioconjugates 431
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain

19 Applications of Bioconjugates 444
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain

INDEX 457