VI Contents
Chapter 8 Synthesis of Metallo-Deuteroporphyrin Derivatives
and the Study of Their Biomimetic Catalytic Properties 163
Bingcheng Hu, Chengguo Sun,
Shichao Xu and Weiyou ZhouChapter 9 Biomimetic Synthesis and Properties of Polyprenoid 195
Nigel Ribeiro, Mari Gotoh,
Yoichi Nakatani and Laurent DésaubryChapter 10 Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Catalytic System for
Arsenic Detoxification:
Bio-inspired Catalysts with Vitamin-B 12 Cofactor 213
Koichiro NakamuraChapter 11 Bioinspired Synthesis of Organic/Inorganic
Nanocomposite Materials Mediated by Biomolecules 229
Xunpei Liu and Surya K. MallapragadaPart 3 Biomimetic Polymers and Composites 251Chapter 12 Chemical Robots 253
Shingo Maeda, Yusuke Hara, Satoshi Nakamaru,
Hiroki Nakagawa and Shuji HashimotoChapter 13 Molecular Design of
Novel Self-Oscillating Polymer Chains
Fuelled by Organic Acid Under Constant Condition 273
Yusuke HaraChapter 14 The Advantages of Polymer Composites with Detonation
Nanodiamond Particles for Medical Applications 297
L. Pramatarova, E. Radeva, E. Pecheva, T. Hikov, N. Krasteva,
R. Dimitrova, D. Mitev, P. Montgomery, R. Sammons
and G. AltankovChapter 15 Biomimetic Polymers for
Chiral Resolution and Antifreeze Applications 321
Dana D. Medina and Yitzhak MastaiPart 4 Characterization of Biomaterials 355Chapter 16 Environment-Induced Silk Fibroin Conformation
Based on the Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 357
Teng Jiang and Ping ZhouChapter 17 Biomimetic Approaches to Understanding
the Mechanism of Haemozoin Formation 373
Timothy J. Egan