Nanotechnology is the key technology of the 21st century. The possibility to exploit the structures and processes of biomolecules for novel functional materials, biosensors, bioelectronics and medical applications has created the rapidly growing field of nanobiotechnology. Designed as a broad survey of the field, this book combines contributions from bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry, molecular biology, materials science and bioanalytics to fathom the full scope of current and future developments. It is divided into four main sections: * Interphase Systems * Protein-based Nanostructures * DNA-based Nanostructures * Nanoanalytics Each chapter describes in detail currently available methods and contains numerous references to the primary literature, making this the perfect "field guide" for chemists, biologists and materials scientists who want to explore the fascinating world of nanobiotechnology. Ein breit angelegter Überblick über das Forschungsgebiet der Nanobiotechnologie mit Beiträgen aus der bioorganischen und bioanorganischen Chemie, der Molekularbiologie, Bioanalytik und Materialwissenschaft. In den vier Hauptteilen werden Systeme mit Phasengrenzflächen, Nanostrukturen auf DNA-Basis, Nanostrukturen auf Proteinbasis sowie Verfahren zur Nanoanalytik besprochen. Jedes Kapitel wird ergänzt durch zahlreiche Verweise auf die Originalliteratur.