Overview
- Chapters include the most recent data and illustrative figures and tables
- It fully discusses the function of nanostructure materials and microbial interactions
- Emphasis is also given to current applications
- A discussion of toxicity and environmental concerns
- This book should serve as a guide to the state of the art of nanomaterials to 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)
About this book
Microbial Nanobionics: Volume 1, State of the Art, discusses a wide range of microbial systems and their utilization in biogenic synthesis of metallic nanoparticles.
The rich biodiversity of microbes makes 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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, India
Ram Prasad
About the editor
Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interests include applied microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, book chapters, five patents issued or pending, and several edited or authored books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB Fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He serves as an editorial board member for Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology and is the series editor of the Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences series, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presentlyworks as a Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Nanobionics
Book Subtitle: Volume 1, State-of-the-Art
Editors: Ram Prasad
Series Title: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16383-9
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: 978-3-030-16382-2Published: 11 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16385-3Published: 05 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-16383-9Published: 30 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2523-8027
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8035
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 321
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Nanotechnology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Nanotechnology and Microengineering