Engineering for Life Sciences: A Fruitful Collaboration Enabled by Chemistry

Christof M Niemeyer

doi:10.1002/anie.201611865

Engineering for Life Sciences: A Fruitful Collaboration Enabled by Chemistry

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Feb 13;56(8):1934-1935. doi: 10.1002/anie.201611865. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

Author

Christof M Niemeyer¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Biological Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.

PMID: 28105666
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611865

Abstract

"… The interaction of engineering and life sciences has a long history that is characterized by a mutual dependency. The role of chemistry in these developments is to connect the engineers' instrumentation with the life scientists' specimens. This very successful partnership will further continue to produce essential and innovative solutions for future challenges …" Read more in the Guest Editorial by Christof M. Niemeyer.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biological Science Disciplines / methods*
Chemistry / methods
Engineering / methods*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Placement
Nanotechnology / methods