Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages 1-35 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Structural and Functional Regulation of DNA: Geometry, Topology and Methylation....Pages 3-27 Protein–Lipid Assembly and Biomimetic Nanostructures....Pages 29-100 Supramolecular Complexes of DNA....Pages 101-128 Functionalised Inorganic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications....Pages 129-170 Living Nanomachines....Pages 171-222 Aptamer Selection by Darwinian Evolution....Pages 223-249 Front Matter....Pages 252-252 Optical Tools....Pages 253-373 Nanoforce and Imaging....Pages 375-475 Surface Methods....Pages 477-594 Mass Spectrometry....Pages 595-638 Electrical Characterisation and Dynamics of Transport....Pages 639-742 Microfluidics: Concepts and Applications to the Life Sciences....Pages 743-774 Data Processing....Pages 775-801 Molecular Dynamics. Observing Matter in Motion....Pages 803-838 Front Matter....Pages 840-840 Real-Time PCR....Pages 841-869 Biosensors. From the Glucose Electrode to the Biochip....Pages 871-909 DNA Microarrays....Pages 911-935 Protein Microarrays....Pages 937-963 Cell Biochips....Pages 965-997 Lab on a Chip....Pages 999-1016 Front Matter....Pages 840-840 Polyelectrolyte Multilayers....Pages 1017-1042 Biointegrating Materials....Pages 1043-1068 Viral Vectors for in Vivo Gene Transfer....Pages 1069-1096 Pharmaceutical Applications of Nanoparticle Carriers....Pages 1097-1119 Activatable Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment. Nanobiotix....Pages 1121-1141 The Medical, Social, and Economic Stakes of Nanobiotechnology....Pages 1143-1161 Back Matter....Pages 1-38