Nanomaterials in the Battle Against Pathogens and Disease Vectors

ISBN-13: 9780367647810 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 308 str.

Kaushik Pal; Tean Zaheer

Opis

The book presents an overview of the use of nanotechnology to mitigate pathogens of concern and is the first book to discuss applications of nanotechnology in the fight against all three major domains of disease-causing pathogens: bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Nanoscience 2. Multifaced Applications of Nanoparticles in Biological Science 3. Approaches of Synthesis For Higher Yields of Nanoparticles 4. Methods for Characterization and Quantitation of nanomaterials 5. Metal Nanoparticles Against Bacteria 6. Non-metallic Nanoparticles Eliminating Bacteria 7. Biological nanomaterials for toxicity of bacteria 8. Metallic and Non-metallic Nano-particles against Viruses 9. Nanomaterials against Parasites: The Developments and the Way Forward 10. In Vivo And In Vitro Models For Toxicity Of Pathogens And Disease Vectors 11. Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Freshwater Fish 12: The Future of Nanoscience: Where to, where from?