PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Nano-toxicity: An introduction 2. Nanoparticle-physiological media interactions 3. In vitro standard methods for cellular toxicity of nanoparticles 4. In vivo studies: Nanotoxicity and its biodistribution in organisms 5. In vitro and in vivo inflammatory effect of nanoparticles 6. Standard biological assays for nanotoxicity and its biodistribution
PART 2: TOXICITY OF NANOMATERIALS 7. Toxicity of metallic nanoparticles 8. Toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles 9. Toxicity of ceramic nanomaterials 10. Toxicity of carbonaceous nanomaterials (CNTs, graphene) 11. Toxicity of polymeric nanomaterials
PART 3: PREVENTION OF NANOTOXICITY 12. General methods for detection and evaluation of nanotoxicity 13. General methods for mitigating nanotoxicity. 14. General regulations for safe manufacturer of nanomaterials 15. General regulations for safe application of nanomaterials 16. General regulations for safe disposal/exposure of nanomaterials 17. Nanomaterial waste management
PART 4: EMERGING ANTIBACTERIAL APPLICATIONS 18. Antibacterial activity of noble metals nanoparticles 19. Antibacterial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles 20. Antibacterial activity of noble metal- metal oxide hybrid nanoparticles 21. Antibacterial nanocoatings 22. Application in agri-food productions 23. Application in building materials 24. Antimicrobial nanomaterials for water disinfection 25. Antimicrobial nanomaterials for air disinfection/purification/remediation
PART 5: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 26. Current industrial scale up application 27. Future scope