
Nanosensors in Healthcare Diagnostics
- 1st Edition - November 13, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Abhinay Sharma, Prachi Bhargava, Ram Prasad, Devendra Kumar Choudhary
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 1 2 9 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 3 0 9 - 9
Nanosensors in Healthcare Diagnostics examines the role of nanosensors in clinical microbiology, point-of-care sensing, clinical diagnostics, and therapy.This book addresses the… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis book addresses the concept of nanosensors and their utilization in healthcare diagnostics, and therapy. It covers the principles and mechanisms involved in nanosensor-based diagnostics platforms. It also discusses various approaches and techniques used in the preparation of nanosensors as well as the biomedical application of nanosensors in clinical diagnostics and their significance in the detection, treatment, and management of diseases. This book is a useful reference for researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals studying nanosensors in biological and medical sciences.
• Covers the basic aspects of functioning principles and discusses the technologies and challenges of present and future analytical sensing approaches for diagnosis and treatment
• Outlines the significant types of nanosensor platforms explored and developed for efficient detection
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Nanobiosensors for point-of-care diagnostic applications
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Diagnostic biological markers
- 1.3 Diagnostic role of nanobiosensors in biomedical field
- 1.4 Summary and future perspective
- References
- Chapter 2. Gold-conjugated polymeric nanoparticles as biosensors
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Biosensor’s state of the art
- 2.3 Detection of small organic molecules and protein
- 2.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Biosensors for detection of Alzheimer’s disease: a review
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease
- 3.3 Biosensors
- 3.4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 4. Nanodrug delivery—a noble approach in neurodegenerative disorder and glioblastoma
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Neurological diseases and treatment strategies
- 4.3 The blood–brain barrier and nanotechnology
- 4.4 Blood–brain barrier crossing mechanism by nanomaterial
- 4.5 Nanocarriers in drug delivery
- 4.6 Recent advancements in nano-based treatment of brain disorders
- 4.7 Clinical trials and current status of nanomedicines in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
- 4.8 Challenges and approaches to overcome barriers in the nano-based treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and glioblastoma multiforme
- 4.9 Conclusion and future perspective
- References
- Chapter 5. Advancements in nanosensors for an early detection of cancer
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Classification of nanosensors
- 5.3 Role of nanosensors in an early detection of cancer
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 6. Biomedical applications of nanobiosensors in cancer—recent advances and future prospects
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Cancer diagnostic tools
- 6.3 Nanotechnology
- 6.4 Nanomaterials as biosensors—a novel approach to cancer diagnostics
- 6.5 Cancer biomarkers
- 6.6 Nanobiosensors
- 6.7 Clinical trial of biosensors
- 6.8 Advantages of nanobiosensors
- 6.9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7. Nanomaterial-based nanosensors for food safety applications
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Food safety and nanosensors
- 7.3 Types of nanosensors
- 7.4 Application in healthcare trends
- 7.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Nanosensors in medical microbiology
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Sensing of pathogens from food and clinical samples by using nanosensors
- 8.3 Types of nanobiosensors
- References
- Chapter 9. Nanosensors technology for diagnosis of viral infections
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Nanosensors: a brief overview
- 9.3 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10. Nanosensor-based therapeutic interventions to diagnose and cure bacterial infections
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Conventional diagnostic and therapeutic methods of bacterial infections
- 10.3 Application of nanotechnology for bacterial infection management
- 10.4 Nanodiagnostics for bacterial infection
- 10.5 Nanotherapeutics
- 10.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11. Use of nanotechnology in diagnosis and cure of mycotic infections
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Nanotechnology for diagnosis and cure of mycotic infections
- 11.3 Nanodiagnostic techniques
- 11.4 Therapeutics of mycotic infections
- 11.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Potential applications of nanotechnology in management of parasitic diseases
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Traditional diagnosis and treatment methods of parasitic diseases
- 12.3 Nanotechnology aided diagnosis and treatment of parasitic diseases
- 12.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13. Green-synthesized nanoparticles for biomedical sensor technology
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Obtaining of nanoparticles
- 13.3 Biosensors
- 13.4 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 414
- No. of pages (eBook): 450
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443191299
- eBook ISBN: 9780443153099
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Abhinay Sharma
Dr. Abhinay Sharma is currently a PBC postdoctoral fellow in Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at The Institute for Medical Research – Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Sharma also worked as CNPq postdoctoral fellow from 2011 to 2012 in the Department of Physiology at the Bioscience Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a Postdoctoral fellow from 2012 to 2013 in Department of Medical Microbiology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, and was an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow from 2013 to 2016 in the Department of Vaccinology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Prachi Bhargava
Dr. Prachi Bhargava has over 20 years of teaching and research experience in microbial molecular biology and is currently working as an Associate Professor at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow. She has worked as a Principal Investigator on various major GOI-sponsored projects and was recently involved in a project sponsored by SERB, New Delhi. As an active researcher, Dr. Bhargava has published numerous research and review articles in respected journals and authored several book chapters.
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Ram Prasad
Dr. Ram Prasad is an Associate Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India. Dr. Prasad has served as an Assistant Professor Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, and Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Dr. Prasad has more than two hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, and book chapters; has edited or authored several books; and has five patents issued or pending. He’s on the editorial boards of a number of journals, and his research interests include plant-microbe interaction, agriculture sustainability, nanobiotechnology, and applied microbiology.
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Devendra Kumar Choudhary
Dr. Devendra Kumar Choudhary is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (MNASc), India. He was included in the Top 2% world scientists list published in PLoS Biology (A Stanford University Study). He holds a PhD in Microbiology and is currently working as an Associate Professor at Amity University, Noida. He has published over 90 articles in renowned national and international journals.