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1.1 What is this book about? |
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1.2 The evolution of the Universe |
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1.3 The evolution of human thought |
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1.4 The birth of modern physics |
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1.5 Life sciences and their contribution to understanding the world |
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2 Materials science and life sciences |
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2.1 The impact of the production and use of material technology products |
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2.2 The industrial revolution and its impact on the environment |
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2.3 Environmental monitoring |
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2.4 The potential of micro-organisms to decompose waste |
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2.5 Micro-organisms in technological processes |
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2.6 Problems with nanomaterials |
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2.7 Threats from nanotechnology products |
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3.1 The importance of microscopic techniques for the development of science |
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3.2 Other research techniques allowing the development of science |
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3.3 Definition of materiomics |
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3.4 Current applications of materiomics |
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4 Biological recognition of materials |
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4.2 The principle of correspondence in science |
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4.4 Molecular interactions and recognition |
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4.5 Signal transduction and particles uptake |
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4.6 Molecular biology methods |
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4.7 Biological recognition of stress |
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5 Quantum basis of materials recognition by cells |
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5.1 A new strategy for the identification and grouping of nanomaterials |
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5.4 The quantum effects of nanomaterials |
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5.5 More on biological material recognition |
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5.6 Some practical considerations |
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6 Considerations of substrate bonding and catalysis models |
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6.1 The essence of the chemical reaction |
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6.3 Kinetic theory of collisions |
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6.4 Catalysis and tunneling |
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6.6 Hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions |
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6.7 Molecular tunneling and molecular interactions |
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6.8 Interactions with nanomaterials |
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