Overview
- The first book introducing the new biotechnology of biogenic metal nanoparticles. -
- The editors are experienced researchers in the field of nanotechnology. -
- Contributions written by leading researchers in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Synthesis and Fundamentals
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Synthesis and Process Development
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Applications
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About this book
Following an introduction to biogenic metal nanoparticles, this book presents how they can be biosynthesized using bacteria, fungi and yeast, as well as their potential applications in biomedicine. It is shown that the synthesis of nanoparticles using microbes is eco-friendly and results in reproducible metal nanoparticles of well-defined sizes, shapes and structures. This biotechnological approach based on the process of biomineralization exploits the effectiveness and flexibility of biological systems. Chapters include practical protocols for microbial synthesis of nanoparticles and microbial screening methods for isolating a specific nanoparticle producer as well as reviews on process optimization, industrial scale production, biomolecule-nanoparticle interactions, magnetosomes, silver nanoparticles and their numerous applications in medicine, and the application of gold nanoparticles in developing sensitive biosensors.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This is the first book introducing the new biotechnology of biogenic metal nanoparticles. The editors as well as the contributors are experienced and leading researchers in the field of nanotechnology. … All readers – PhD students, researchers or even undergraduate students with keen interest in microbiology, or professors – may find interesting contributions on metal nanoparticles in microbiology.” (Ioan I. Ardelean, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry, Vol. 49 (2), 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Metal Nanoparticles in Microbiology
Editors: Mahendra Rai, Nelson Duran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18312-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-18311-9Published: 03 April 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43987-2Published: 08 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18312-6Published: 02 April 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 303
Topics: Microbiology, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Nanochemistry, Biochemistry, general, Pharmacology/Toxicology