Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

The unique physico-chemical properties, biocompatibility and eco-friendly nature of bioinspired nanostructures has revolutionized the field of biology to eradicate microbial infections and biofilm-related complications. The green-nanotechnology based metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and polymeric...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Prasad, Ram (Editor), Siddhardha, Busi (Editor), Dyavaiah, Madhu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Polymer Macromolecules to Polymeric Nanostructures: Efficient antibacterial candidates
  • Algal Nanoparticles
  • Green and bio-mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity
  • Novel antimicrobial compounds from indigenous plants and microbes
  • Antimicrobial properties of prodigionins from bacteria
  • Immobilized systems based on secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms
  • Nanomaterials as Therapeutic agents for antimicrobial therapy
  • Antivral natural compounds
  • A Review of Next-Generation Nano-Antimicrobials in orthopaedics
  • Recent advances in the design and synthesis of antibacterial and biofilm nanoplatforms
  • Recent nanotechnological tools for irradication of biofilms on medical devices
  • Recent Trends in Antimicrobial or Biofilms with Advanced Specificity at gene level treatment
  • Current and Future Prospects of Nanotechnology for the Study of Infectious Diseases
  • Nanostructures for antimicrobial and antibiofilm photodynamic therapy
  • Nanoparticle-based antimicrobial coating on medical implants
  • Anti-quorum sensing systems and biofilm formation
  • Antibiofilm, antifouling and anticorrosive biomaterials and nanomaterials for marine applications
  • A review of applications and challenges of silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents
  • Estimating the effect of ZnO nanoparticles using CS/PVA/MC3 biofilms for antimicrobial activity
  • Mesoporous silica nanomaterials as antibacterial and antibiofilm agents
  • Index