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Bionanotechnology is a highly interdisciplinary field, resulting from the convergence of the physical, life and medical sciences and engineering..
The IRC mission
To learn from nature - to understand the structure and function of biological devices and to utilise Nature's solutions in advancing science and engineering in areas as diverse as biosensors, genomics, the discovery of new medicines, diagnostics and drug delivery. | |  |
Funding Partners
The Bionanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) was established in 2002 through joint funding by:
Research Themes
The IRC is investigating biomolecular systems from the level of single molecules up to complex molecular machines by integrating "top-down" nanoscale lithography with "bottom-up" biomolecular assembly. Key themes are:
- Molecular machines - proteins in which enzymatic activity such as energy conversion and self-assembly are integrated to produce highly-efficient linear or rotary motion on a nanometre scale;
- Functional membrane proteins - including ion channels and receptors, which are biologically-evolved nano-switches and triggers;
- Nano-electronics and photonics - integration of electrically and optically active biomolecules to produce active devices, networks and bio-sensors.
- Self-assembled nanostructures - e.g. DNA-based nanostructures and machines.
NEWS: Oxford Bionanotechnology IRC researcher on Scientific American 50 - see the link below for the full story:
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