Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials introduces the reader to the microbial world, antimicrobial nanomaterials, how microbial evolution works, and how knowledge of these areas can facilitate the development of sustainable antimicrobials.
Due to the widespread occurrence of multidrug-resistant microbes, there is an increasing interest in the use of novel nanostructured materials as antimicrobials. This book is designed to help researchers from fields such as materials science, nanoscience, and nanoengineering who are attempting to develop these antimicrobial materials.
1. Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 8. List of Tables - p. Page viii 9. Chapter 1 : The nanoscale: definitions - p. Page viii 10. Chapter 2 : Characteristics of nanomaterials: composition, coating, size, shape, surface properties, physical properties (inorganic, polymeric) - p. Page 12 11. Chapter 3 : Manufacture of nanomaterials—environmental exposure, toxicity, green synthesis, and sustainability - p. Page 25 12. Chapter 4 : Natural nanomaterials—microbial exposure - p. Page 43 13. Chapter 5 : Multidrug-resistant microbes and the “magic bullet”—metallic, metallic oxides—nanoparticles - p. Page 58 14. Chapter 6 : Three domains of life—structure and function (Bacteria, Archaea, Eucarya) - p. Page 76 15. Chapter 7 : Bacteriophages and viruses (not alive, but important) - p. Page 99 16. Chapter 8 : Microbial view of the periodic table - p. Page 121 17. Chapter 9 : Microbial defense - p. Page 135 18. Chapter 10 : Food—spoilage, preservation, industrial microbiology - p. Page 155 19. Chapter 11 : Environment—biogeochemical cycles, pollution - p. Page 177 20. Chapter 12 : Microbiomes – naturally occurring and engineered - p. Page 197 21. Chapter 13 : Pharmaceuticals/biotechnology—engineered proteins, vaccines, DNA vaccines - p. Page 214 22. Chapter 14 : Organic evolution: principles - p. Page 230 23. Chapter 15 : What Darwin never saw: how things differ between the microbial and macroscopic world. (Horizontal gene transfer, co-selection, persister cells) - p. Page 257 24. Chapter 16 : Classic studies of microbial evolution (antibiotic, metal) - p. Page 286 25. Chapter 17 : Conclusion: towards sustainable antimicrobial nanomaterials - p. Page 311 26. Index - p. Page 326
Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials introduces the reader to the microbial world, antimicrobial nanomaterials, how microbial evolution works, and how knowledge of these areas can facilitate the development of sustainable antimicrobials.
Due to the widespread occurrence of multidrug-resistant microbes, there is an increasing interest in the use of novel nanostructured materials as antimicrobials. This book is designed to help researchers from fields such as materials science, nanoscience, and nanoengineering who are attempting to develop these antimicrobial materials.
1. Principles and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 8. List of Tables - p. Page viii 9. Chapter 1 : The nanoscale: definitions - p. Page viii 10. Chapter 2 : Characteristics of nanomaterials: composition, coating, size, shape, surface properties, physical properties (inorganic, polymeric) - p. Page 12 11. Chapter 3 : Manufacture of nanomaterials—environmental exposure, toxicity, green synthesis, and sustainability - p. Page 25 12. Chapter 4 : Natural nanomaterials—microbial exposure - p. Page 43 13. Chapter 5 : Multidrug-resistant microbes and the “magic bullet”—metallic, metallic oxides—nanoparticles - p. Page 58 14. Chapter 6 : Three domains of life—structure and function (Bacteria, Archaea, Eucarya) - p. Page 76 15. Chapter 7 : Bacteriophages and viruses (not alive, but important) - p. Page 99 16. Chapter 8 : Microbial view of the periodic table - p. Page 121 17. Chapter 9 : Microbial defense - p. Page 135 18. Chapter 10 : Food—spoilage, preservation, industrial microbiology - p. Page 155 19. Chapter 11 : Environment—biogeochemical cycles, pollution - p. Page 177 20. Chapter 12 : Microbiomes – naturally occurring and engineered - p. Page 197 21. Chapter 13 : Pharmaceuticals/biotechnology—engineered proteins, vaccines, DNA vaccines - p. Page 214 22. Chapter 14 : Organic evolution: principles - p. Page 230 23. Chapter 15 : What Darwin never saw: how things differ between the microbial and macroscopic world. (Horizontal gene transfer, co-selection, persister cells) - p. Page 257 24. Chapter 16 : Classic studies of microbial evolution (antibiotic, metal) - p. Page 286 25. Chapter 17 : Conclusion: towards sustainable antimicrobial nanomaterials - p. Page 311 26. Index - p. Page 326
