chapter 1 Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine: The New Frontier -- chapter Section I: Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, and Nanotools -- chapter 2 Self-Assembled Organic Nanotubes: Novel Bionanomaterials for Orthopedics and Tissue Engineering -- chapter 3 Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials for a New Generation of Medicine -- chapter 4 Silicon Nanoparticles for Biophotonics -- chapter 5 Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticles with Organic Linkers -- chapter 6 Nanowires for Biomolecular Sensing -- chapter 7 Nucleoprotein-Based Nanodevices in Drug Design and Delivery -- chapter 8 Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization -- chapter 9 Nanotube-Based Membrane Systems -- chapter 10 Quantum Dots -- chapter 11 Nanoport Methods for DNA Detection and Sequencing -- chapter 12 Nanoimaging of Biomolecules Using Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy -- chapter 13 Three-Dimensional Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Biology -- chapter 14 Development and Modeling of a Novel Self-Assembly Process for Polymer and Polymeric Composite Nanoparticles -- chapter 15 Bionanomanufacturing: Processes for the Manipulation and Deposition of Single Biomolecules -- chapter 16 Single-Molecule Detection Techniques for Monitoring Cellular Activity at the Nanoscale Level -- chapter 17 Optical Nanobiosensors and Nanoprobes -- chapter 18 Biomolecule Sensing Using Surface Plasmon Resonance -- chapter Section II: Applications in Biology and Medicine -- chapter 19 Bioconjugated Nanoparticles for Biotechnology and Bioanalysis -- chapter 20 Nanoscale Optical Sensors Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance -- chapter 21 Toward the Next Generation of Enzyme Biosensors: Communication with Enzymes Using Carbon Nanotubes -- chapter 22 Cellular Interfacing with Arrays of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers and Nanofiber-Templated Materials -- chapter 23 Microdissection and Development of Genetic Probes Using Atomic Force Microscopy -- chapter 24 Engineering Gene Circuits: Foundations and Applications -- chapter 25 Fluorescence Study of Protein 3D Subdomains at the Nanoscale Level -- chapter 26 Quantum Dots as Tracers for DNA Electrochemical Sensing Systems -- chapter 27 Nanobiosensors: Carbon Nanotubes in Bioelectrochemistry -- chapter 28 Cellular Imaging and Analysis Using SERS-Active Nanoparticles -- chapter 29 Magnetic Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents for Medical Diagnosis -- chapter 30 Methods and Applications of Metallic Nanoshells in Biology and Medicine -- chapter 31 Nanoparticles in Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics -- chapter 32 Responsive Self-Assembled Nanostructures -- chapter 33 Monitoring Apoptosis and Anticancer Drug Activity in Single Cells Using Nanosensors -- chapter 34 Microtubule-Dependent Motility during Intracellular Trafficking of Vector Genome to the Nucleus: Subcellular Mimicry in Virology and Nanoengineering -- chapter 35 A Fractal Analysis of Binding and Dissociation Kinetics of Glucose and Related Analytes on Biosensor Surfaces at the Nanoscale Level -- chapter 36 Nanotechnologies in Adult Stem Cell Research -- chapter 37 Gene Detection and Multispectral Imaging Using SERS Nanoprobes and Nanostructures -- chapter 38 Integrated Cantilever-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Chemical and Biological Entities -- chapter 39 Design and Biological Applications of Nanostructured Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Films.