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Giant molecules : from nylon to nanotubes /
Our lives are dominated by giant molecules, which have remarkable properties, some of which are only just being discovered and exploited by science, though many have long been exploited far more effectively by Nature. Giant molecules dominate our lives - from the proteins and DNA within us to the ma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. BEFORE THE DAWN; 2. THE BASICS: A LITTLE CHEMISTRY; 3. PROTEINS: FROM SKIN AND BONE TO ENZYMES; 4. STORAGE: OF FOOD AND INFORMATION; 5. THE PROTEAN ELEMENT: CARBON IN NEW GUISES; 6. THE PLASTIC WORLD; 7. THE QUIDDITY OF POLYMERS: SHAPES, SIZES, AND THEIR EFFECTS; 8. THE NEW AGE: GIANT MOLECULES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; 9. PRESENT AND FUTURE: WHERE WILL IT END?; 10. THE MANY FACES OF DNA; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index.