Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development

ISBN-13: 9789819916344 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Opis

This book highlights recent advances in variety of nanomaterials classes including metal chalcogenides, metal oxides/hydroxides, polymer, metal-organic frameworks, and hybrid nanostructures, with a focus on their properties, synthesis methods, and key applications. It also offers detailed coverage on the toxicity aspects with possible solution. Additionally, it provides complete and comprehensive information on surface modification strategies of nanoparticles to achieve desired outcomes. This book discusses potential applications and major challenges of using these nanomaterials in the fields of biomedical sciences, agricultural industry, bioenergy, biofuel production, and environmental remediation, etc. Overall, this book provides crucial background in nanobiotechnology that compliments the understanding of experimental design for the production of more customized nanomaterials to avail desirable benefits.

Spis treści

Introduction of nanomaterials, their synthesis method with advantages and disadvantages

Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials

Toxicity constraints and risk assessment of nanomaterials

Surface engineered nanomaterials

Nanotechnology for antimicrobial therapy

Anti-parasitic activity of nanomaterials

Cancer diagnosis and treatment with nano-approaches

Nanotechnology and anti-diabetics, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

Nano-based sustainable agricultural application

Nanotechnology for bioenergy and biofuel production

Nanotechnology for environmental remediation

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O autorze

Prof. Rajaram S. Mane received his Ph.D. in Physics from the Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India, in 2000 and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Hanyang University, Korea. He also was on the research faculty of Oxford University, Oxford, UK. Since 2010, he has been a professor at the S.R.T.M. University, Nanded, India, and a visiting professor at Pusan National University, Korea. With more than 388 research articles, 10000 citations, an i10 index of 223, and h-index of 51, his major interests include synthesis of novel nanostructures for energy conversion and storage device technologies, nanobiotechnology applications in medicine and agriculture, in particular the use of metallic nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials.

Dr. Rashmi P. Sharma, is presently working as an assistant professor at Deogiri College Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. She received her Ph.D. degree in biotechnology from S. R. T. M. University, Nanded, India in 2020. She has also profoundly supported and supervised research scholars in nanoformulation development, and bioremediation studies to completing their master degree dissertations. Her special interests include the nanofabrication of novel materials from bio-waste for the antimicrobial formulation, agricultural application, and waste-water treatment.

Dr. Amruta Prakasrao Kanakdande is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, SRTM University Nanded, India. She has thirteen years of Teaching and Research experience in Biofuel production using biogenic wastes, biosurfactant for Enzymology. Her research interests in the synthesis of biogenic nanomaterials for bioenergy and biofuel production.