Overview
- Chapters discuss nanostructure materials and microbial interactions with a focus on its potential and utility
- Emphasis is given to nanotechnological perspectives of the nano–bio interface and toxicity
- This book should be useful as a guide to nanomaterials and microbial technology, biomedicine, and the environmental fields
Part of the book series: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences (NALIS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The rich biodiversity of microbes make them excellent candidates for potential nanoparticle synthesis biofactories. Through a better understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the microbial biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles, the rate of synthesis can be better developed and the monodispersity of the product can be enhanced. The characteristics of nanoparticles can be controlled via optimization of important parameters, such as temperature, pH, concentration and pressure, which regulate microbe growth conditions and cellular and enzymatic activities. Large scale microbial synthesis of nanoparticles is a sustainable method due to the non-hazardous, non-toxic and economical nature of these processes.
The applications of microbial synthesis of nanoparticles are wide and varied, spanning the industrial, biomedical and environmental fields. Biomedical applications include improved and more targeted antimicrobials, biosensing, imaging and drug delivery. In the environmental fields, nanoparticles are used for bioremediation of diverse contaminants, water treatment, catalysis and production of clean energy. With the expected growth of microbial nanotechnology, this volume will serve as a comprehensive and timely reference.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Nanobionics
Book Subtitle: Volume 2, Basic Research and Applications
Editors: Ram Prasad
Series Title: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16534-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16533-8Published: 11 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16536-9Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-16534-5Published: 18 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2523-8027
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8035
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 290
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Nanotechnology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Nanotechnology and Microengineering