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Microbial Nanobiotechnology

Principles and Applications

  • Provides a lucid presentation on microbial synthesis of nanoparticles and their numerous applications
  • Serves as a vital reference material to develop competence in Microbial Nanobiotechnology
  • Written by leading experts from across the globe

Part of the book series: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials (MHFNN)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Characterization Techniques in Nanotechnology: The State of the Art

    • T. B. Asafa, O. Adedokun, T. T. Dele-Afolabi
    Pages 21-73
  3. Current Advances in Fungal Nanobiotechnology: Mycofabrication and Applications

    • Th I. Shaheen, S. S. Salem, A. Fouda
    Pages 113-143
  4. Nanotechnology in Bioprocess Development: Applications of Nanoparticles in the Generation of Biofuels

    • I. A. Sanusi, Y. Sewsynker-Sukai, E. B. Gueguim-Kana
    Pages 165-184
  5. Mushroom Nanobiotechnology: Concepts, Developments and Potentials

    • E. A. Adebayo, M. A. Azeez, M. B. Alao, M. A. Oke, D. A. Aina
    Pages 257-285
  6. Beneficial Microbes as Novel Microbial Cell Factories in Nanobiotechnology: Potentials in Nanomedicine

    • E. A. Adebayo, I. C. Oladipo, J. A. Badmus, A. Lateef
    Pages 315-342
  7. Applications of Microbe-Based Nanoparticles in Agriculture: Present State and Future Challenges

    • N. B. Raj, M. K. Swamy, B. Purushotham, S. K. Sukrutha
    Pages 343-382
  8. Application of Microbial-Synthesized Nanoparticles in Food Industries

    • A. P. Ingle, R. Philippini, S. E. Martiniano, F. A. F. Antunes, T. M. Rocha, S. S. da Silva
    Pages 399-424

About this book

This edited book serves as a vital resource on the contributions of microorganisms to advances in nanotechnology, establishing their applications in diverse areas of biomedicine, environment, biocatalysis, food and nutrition, and renewable energy. It documents the impacts of microorganisms in nanotechnology leading to further developments in microbial nanobiotechnology. This book appeals to researchers and scholars of microbiology, biochemistry and nanotechnology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

    Agbaje Lateef

  • Department of Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

    Evariste Bosco Gueguim-Kana

  • Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India

    Nandita Dasgupta

  • Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Shivendu Ranjan

About the editors

Prof. Agbaje Lateef is the Head of LAUTECH Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+) at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. He obtained his B.Tech. in Pure and Applied Biology, M.Tech. in Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1997, 2001 and 2005, respectively, from Ladoke Akintola University, Nigeria. He received advanced training in fermentation technology, enzyme technology, biocatalysis, functional foods and molecular biology at Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. He has more than twenty years of research and teaching with interest in industrial microbiology and biotechnology, especially fermentation processes, enzyme technology and nanobiotechnology. He has more than one hundred publications in reputable journals and books to his credits, more than fifty of which are in nanobiotechnology.

Prof. Gueguim-Kana E.B.’s research focuses on microbial process technology with interest in biorefinery of agricultural and industrial wastes for biofuels & bioproducts, application of artificial intelligence in bioprocess development, bioreactor design and nanobiotechnology. He has attracted and trained various national and international postgraduate students in the field of bioprocess technology.  Prof. Gueguim-Kana has authored approximately 90 publications in national and international peer-review journals and book contributions. His current Google Scholar h-factor is 30, and he has been cited more than 2200 times. He has received the award of a top published researcher of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.




Dr. Nandita Dasgupta is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), India. She is also serving as Senior Research Associate (Visiting) at Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her areas of interest include micro/nanomaterial fabrication and its applications in various fields – medicine, food, environment, agriculture and biomedical. She has published six edited books and one authored book. She has also authored many chapters and also published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals. 


 
Dr. Shivendu Ranjan completed his B.Tech. and Ph.D. in Biotechnology from VIT University, Vellore, India. He is currently Director (Honorary), Centre for Technological Innovations & Industrial Research at SAIARD, India. He is also serving as Senior Research Associate (Visiting) at Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include micro/nanobiotechnology applied in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and environment. He is Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters – a Springer journal. He has written two authored books and also serves as an editorial board member for journals ofnational and international repute. 




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Nanobiotechnology

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Applications

  • Editors: Agbaje Lateef, Evariste Bosco Gueguim-Kana, Nandita Dasgupta, Shivendu Ranjan

  • Series Title: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4777-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4776-2Published: 18 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4779-3Published: 19 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-4777-9Published: 17 February 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2524-5384

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-5392

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 424

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 50 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, general, Environment, general, Food Science

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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