Advances in Nano and Biochemistry

Environmental and Biomedical Applications

1st Edition - May 12, 2023
Editors: Pranay Pradeep Morajkar, Milind Mohan Naik
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 5 3 - 8
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 5 4 - 5

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Advances in Nano and Biochemistry: Environmental and Biomedical Applications gives insights into this advanced interdisciplinary science that encompasses the principles of physics and physical chemistry for the investigation of various processes and problems in biological systems. The book is a concise culmination of biophysical chemistry knowledge acquired through core concepts and advanced technologies for addressing emerging challenges in environmental and biomedical applications. Sections cover early diagnostic techniques and accurate treatment strategies using bioinspired, sustainable technologies, including nanomaterials, nanoenzymes, biopolymers, electrochemical biomolecule sensors, biocompatible magnetic nanomaterials, quantum dots and hybrid structures, and DNA nanotechnology.

Other sections discuss advanced technologies for sensing and remedying environmental pollutants, including but not limited to, photocatalytic oxidations, gum polysaccharides based nanostructured materials, bio-inspired and biocompatible nanomaterials, hydrogel nanocomposites, and contemporary enzymes and nanozymes based technologies. Ultimately, the state-of-the-art chapters in this book will empower researchers to combine two complementary elements - chemical analysis use and biomedical applications.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication and acknowledgment
Contributors
Preface
SECTION I. Environmental Studies
Chapter 1. Coupling of photocatalytic and bioremediation processes for enhanced mitigation of xenobiotic pollutants from wastewater
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Xenobiotic remediation methods
1.3. Challenges and future outlook
1.4. Summary and conclusion
Chapter 2. Bioinspired nanomaterials for remediation of toxic metal ions from wastewater
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Strategies for the bioinspired nanomaterials synthesis
2.3. Heavy metals removal technologies employing bioinspired nanoparticles
2.4. Conclusions and future prospect
Chapter 3. Biocompatible nanomaterials for sensing and remediation of nitrites and fluorides from polluted water
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Nitrites and fluorides in water and wastewater
3.3. Preparation techniques of bionanomaterials
3.4. Bionanomaterials as ionic sensors
3.5. Nitrites and fluorides remediation by bionanomaterials
3.6. Challenges and future perspectives
3.7. Conclusions
Chapter 4. Role of gum nanostructured hydrogels in water purification, desalination, and atmospheric water harvesting applications: Advances, current challenges, and future prospective
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Fundamental principles of techniques and instrumentation procedures
4.3. Latest research and development in the field
4.4. Summary and conclusion
4.5. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 5. Versatile nanomaterials for remediation of microplastics from the environment
5.1. What are microplastics?
5.2. Effect of microplastics on human health
5.3. Traditional methods of microplastics separation
5.4. Advanced methods of microplastics separation
5.5. Nanomaterials
5.6. Remediation of microplastics using various nanomaterials
5.7. MPs adsorption strategies using nanomaterials
5.8. MPs degradation using nanomaterials
5.9. Limitations, challenges, and future outlook
Chapter 6. Plastic degradation—contemporary enzymes versus nanozymes-based technologies
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Major natural enzymes for plastic degradation
6.3. Major polymers that form plastic and their degradation
6.4. Nanozymes
6.5. Computational advancement for enzyme identification
6.6. Conclusion and future perspectives
Chapter 7. Current trends in sensing and remediation of gaseous pollutants in the atmosphere
7.1. Introduction to the gas phase chemistry and pollutants of the atmosphere (tropospheric emphasis)
7.2. Current trends in measurement approaches of important gaseous pollutants of the atmosphere and the associated challenges
7.3. Current trends in concentration levels and mitigation approaches
7.4. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 8. Emerging nonnoble metal nanocatalysts for complete mitigation of combustion generated CO, NOx, and unburnt hydrocarbons
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Different catalytic methods for the mitigation of pollutants emission
8.3. Latest research and development in mitigation of pollutants emission
8.4. Conclusion and future outlook
Chapter 9. Advanced methodologies for remediation of combustion-generated particulate matter (soot) from the environment
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Genesis of soot
9.3. Latest research and development in the remediation of combustion generated soot
9.4. Summary and conclusion
9.5. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 10. Recent advances in quantification and remediation technologies for toxic PAH mitigation from the environment
10.1. Introduction
10.2. PAH detection and quantification technologies
10.3. Techniques for the environmental remediation of PAHs
10.4. Summary and future outlook
SECTION II. Biomedical Studies
Chapter 11. Application of nanoparticles as quorum quenching agent against bacterial human pathogens: a prospective therapeutic nanoweapon
11.1. General introduction
11.2. Nanoparticles: fundamentals and principles
11.3. Latest research on nanoparticles as quorum quenching agents
11.4. Mechanisms of quorum quenching by nanoparticles
11.5. Techniques and biosensors involved in quorum quenching research of nanoparticles
11.6. Summary and conclusion
11.7. Challenges and future prospects
Chapter 12. Biocompatible green-synthesized nanomaterials for therapeutic applications
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Fundamental principles of techniques and instrumentation/methods/procedures involved
12.3. Latest research and development in the field
12.4. Summary and conclusion
12.5. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 13. Toxicological aspects of nanomaterials in biomedical research
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Toxicity of nanomaterials in biomedicine
13.3. Genotoxic biomarkers
13.4. Safety against toxic effects
13.5. Summary and conclusions
13.6. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 14. Quantum dots and hybrid structures as an innovative solution for bioimaging and diagnosis of viral infections
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Synthesis methods, modification strategies, and properties of QDs
14.3. QDs photoluminescence—principles/mechanisms
14.4. Application of QDs in bioimaging and detection of viruses
14.5. Challenges and future prospects
14.6. Summary and conclusion
Chapter 15. Magnetic nanomaterials and their hybrids for magnetic hyperthermia
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Nanomagnetism
15.3. Magnetic alloy nanoparticles for MHT
15.4. Ferrite magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia
15.5. Superparamagnetic materials for magnetic hyperthermia
15.6. Summary and conclusion
15.7. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 16. Advanced functionalized nanomaterial–based electrochemical biosensors for disease diagnosis
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Fundamental techniques of biosensing and nanomaterial-based diagnostic tools
16.3. Latest research and development in the biosensing field
16.4. Conclusion and future perspectives
Chapter 17. Recent advances in MOFs-based nanocomposites for treatment of retinopathy or retina-related biomedical applications
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Traditional methods of drug loading for ocular disease treatment
17.3. Categories of nanocarriers
17.4. Drug delivery routes for nanocarriers
17.5. MOFs and their nanocomposites as carriers for biomedical applications
17.6. Challenges, complications of ocular drug delivery, and future prospects
17.7. Summary and conclusions
Chapter 18. Recent advances in supramolecular organic nanostructures for drug delivery applications
18.1. Introduction
18.2. Synthetic pathways for small organic molecules as drug delivery agents
18.3. Recent development in the field of drug delivery system
18.4. Summary and conclusion
18.5. Challenges and future outlook
Chapter 19. Recent advances in biopolymers for drug delivery applications
19.1. Introduction
19.2. Need for biocompatible materials for drug delivery
19.3. Various biopolymers used for drug delivery applications
19.4. Recent advances in biopolymers as drug delivery devices
19.5. Designing of biopolymers as suitable drug delivery devices
19.6. Mechanisms of drug delivery using biopolymers
19.7. Challenges, future scopes, and perspectives in using biopolymers as DDDs
19.8. Summary and conclusion
Chapter 20. Regenerated silk sericin from Antheraea mylitta and Bombyx mori, the potential biomaterial
20.1. Introduction
20.2. Experimental
20.3. Results and discussion
20.4. Summary and conclusions
20.5. Challenges and future look
Chapter 21. Structural DNA nanotechnology and its biomedical applications
21.1. Introduction
21.2. DNA nanostructures: various approaches for synthesis of DNA-based nanostructures
21.3. Applications of DNA nanostructures
21.4. Summary and conclusion
21.5. Challenges and future outlooks
Index

Pranay Pradeep Morajkar

Dr. Pranay Pradeep Morajkar received his PhD from the University of Lille 1 in collaboration with the University of Bordeaux 1 (France) in 2012. He served as a CNRS Postdoctoral Research Associate at the LRGP-ENSIC—the University of Lorraine, France, and as Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Khalifa University of Science and Technology, (U.A.E). Since 2014, he is an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, India, wherein his research focuses on "Designing Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications." He has published a total of 42 international peer-reviewed research publications and has 01 Indian patent to his credit till date. He is the recipient of the Early Career Research Award by SERB, startup research grant from UGC, Indo-European S&T INNO-INDIGO research grant by DST, India, and Goa state research grant from DST & WM, Govt. of Goa, India. Dr. Morajkar has recently been elected as the Scientific Secretary of International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO-TC-20), Germany.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Goa University, Goa, India

Milind Mohan Naik

Dr. Milind Naik received his PhD in Microbiology from Goa University in 2012. He has 9 years of teaching experience at Goa University and 1 year of experience as Scientist C on NIH-funded project “Malaria Evolution in South East Asia” at the National Institute of Malaria Research, India. Dr. Naik also worked as a Scientist in Molbio Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd., Goa, on real time-PCR technology. He has edited two international books published by Elsevier and Springer. He has published over 30 research papers in reputed international journals and authored 6 book chapters. He is a recipient of SERB-DST Young Scientist Project Award and his research focuses on marine pollution and microbial remediation, quorum sensing in microorganisms and quorum quenching biomolecules, malaria, and nanobiotechnology.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (SBSB), Goa University, Goa, India

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