1st Edition

Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine Research Advancements & Future Perspectives

    291 Pages 97 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Nanotechnology in biology and medicine: Research advancements & future perspectives is focused to provide an interdisciplinary, integrative overview on the developments made in nanotechnology till date along with the ongoing trends and the future prospects. It presents the basics, fundamental results/current applications and latest achievements on nanobiotechnological researches worldwide scientific era. One of the major goals of this book is to highlight the multifaceted issues on or surrounding of nanotechnology on the basis of case studies, academic and theoretical articles, technology transfer (patents and copyrights), innovation, economics and policy management.

    Moreover, a large variety of nanobio-analytical methods are presented as a core asset to the early career researchers. This book has been designed for scientists, academician, students and entrepreneurs engaged in nanotechnology research and development. Nonetheless, it should be of interest to a variety of scientific disciplines including agriculture, medicine, drug and food material sciences and consumer products.

    Features

    • It provides a thoroughly comprehensive overview of all major aspects of nanobiotechnology, considering the technology, applications, and socio-economic context
    • It integrates physics, biology, and chemistry of nanosystems
    • It reflects the state-of-the-art in nanotechnological research (biomedical, food, agriculture)
    • It presents the application of nanotechnology in biomedical field including diagnostics and therapeutics (drug discovery, screening and delivery)
    • It also discusses research involving gene therapy, cancer nanotheranostics, nano sensors, lab-on-a-chip techniques, etc.
    • It provides the information about health risks of nanotechnology and potential remedies.
    • It offers a timely forum for peer-reviewed research with extensive references within each chapter

    Section 1: Nanoscale Materials: Design, Manufacture, and Physicochemical Properties

    1. Polymeric Nanostructures: Their Synthesis Approaches and Morphological and Physicochemical Characterizations

    [Debasis Nayak and Pradipta Ranjan Rauta]

    2. Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Silica Nanomaterials from a Nanobiotechnological Perspective

    [Chityal Ganesh Kumar, Kanugala Sirisha, and Puvvada Naga Prasad]

    3. Assessing Interactions of Microalgae in Synthesizing Nanoparticles

    [Manoj Kumar Enamala, Azzuliani Binti Supangat, Chandrasekhar Kuppam, Sudhakar Reddy Pamanji, Murthy Chavali, and Maria P. Nikolova]

    4. Liposome Nanocarrier: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

    [Prabhu Sukumaran and V. Sandhya]

    Section 2: Nano Biotechnology Applications on Food and Agriculture

    5. New Insights into the Pharmaceutical and Food-Based Applications of Starch Nanocrystals

    [Neethu Hari, Supriya Radhakrishnan, Athira S. Dev, and Ananthakrishnan Jayakumaran Nair]

    6. Recent Developments on Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects

    [Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Tapan Kumar Mohanta, and Debasis Nayak]

    7. An Overview of Mycogenic Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Their Bio-Prospective Applications

    [Sagarika Mohanta, Sameer Kumar Singdevsachan, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Sujogya Kumar Panda, and Tapan Kumar Mohanta]

    8. Nanonutraceutical Delivery Systems: Application in Food and Feed Industry

    [Visha Pasuvalingam]

    Section 3: Nano Biotechnology in Health Care/Therapeutic Applications

    9. Nanomedicine for Wound Healing: Challenges and Future Perspectives

    [Sourav Das, Papia Basu Thakur, Aparna Harri, Manali Bagade, and Chitta Ranjan Patra]

    10. Recent Advancements on Nano-Based Drug Delivery System for Targeted Cancer Therapy

    [Arindam Pramanik]

    11. Recent Nanotechnological Advancements in Delivery of Peptide and Protein Macromolecules

    [Sunita Dahiya and Rajiv Dahiya]

    12. Nanotechnology: The Hope for New Generation and Its Therapeutic Applications

    [Dnyaneshwar Rathod, Avinash Kharat, Varsha Wankhade, and Mahendra Rai]

    13. Origami-Engineered Structures and Their Biomedical Applications

    [Dipti Mohanta, Snehaprava Mohapatra, Sonali Khuntia, Suchilagna Sahoo, and Pradipta Ranjan Rauta]

    Section 4: Biosensors/Nanochip/Nanodevice/Nanocomputing

    14. Nanobiosensors and Their Biomedical Applications

    [Pradipta Ranjan Rauta, Debasis Nayak, and Pankaj Kumar Singh]

    15. Theranostic Advances of Graphene-Based Nanomaterial in Diabetes

    [Kunal Biswas, Siddharth Shaw, Sudhanshu Mishra, Debashis De, and Jaya Bandyopadhyay]

    16. Role of Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

    [Kalpana Panati, Parasuraman Aiya Subramani, Dharaneeswara Reddy Devireddy, and Venkata Ramireddy Narala]

    17. Graphene: A Revolutionary 2D Nanomaterial Heralding a New Horizon for Diagnostics and Therapeutic Applications

    [Kunal Biswas, Debashis De, and Jaya Bandyopadhyay]

    18. Applications of Nanosensor System in the Detection of Heavy Metals

    [Arun Kumar Pradhan and Soudamini Acharya]

    Section 5: Nanobiotecnology: Health Safety Toxicity and Environmental Impact

    19. Epigenetic Landscape–Modifying Nanoparticles

    [Dipta Sengupta and Debasis Nayak]

    20. Nanotoxicology: Evaluating Toxic Potential of Drug Nanoparticles

    [Pavani Gonnabathula, Nageswararao Mekala, and Praveen Kumar Relangi]

    21. Nanobioremediation: A Novel and Sustainable Biological Advancement for Ecological Cleanup

    [Manoj Kumar Enamala, P. Divya Sruthi, Silpi Sarkar, Murthy Chavali, Induri Vasavi, and Chandrashekar Kuppam]

    22. Nanotoxicity: Physicochemical and Biological (PK-PD) Perspectives

    [Mithun Rudrapal, Dipak Chetia, Khomendra Kumar Sarwa, and Soumya Bhattacharya]

    Biography

    Pradipta Ranjan Rauta, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Debasis Nayak