Table of Contents:
  • Biomolecular Self-Assembling Materials
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Status
  • COMPLEX FLUIDS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS
  • SURFACTANT-BASED SELF-ASSEMBLY
  • POLYMERS.
  • MOLECULAR THIN FILMS
  • Membrane-associated Proteins
  • Laminates and Templates
  • Biomotors
  • 3 Opportunities
  • LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS35
  • LYOTROPIC SYSTEMS36
  • FABRICATION OF DEVICES BY SELF-ASSEMBLY37
  • POLYMERSâ€?SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING.
  • SENSORS
  • MOLECULAR MACHINES
  • 4 Needed Developments
  • OVERVIEW
  • RESEARCH PRIORITIESColloids
  • Biosynthesis of Polymers
  • Processing of Biosynthetic Polymers
  • Surfactant-based Self-Assembly.
  • Multicomponent Self-Assembly
  • Establishing Design Rules for the Development of Advanced Molecular Materials
  • Imaging on Mesoscopic Scales
  • Vesicle Adhesion and Fusion
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Gene Therapeutics
  • Biological Computation
  • Sensor Development
  • Processing Using Templates.
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
  • ACTION OPTIONS
  • Appendix: Biomolecular Materials Research in Other Countries
  • JAPAN
  • GREAT BRITAIN