Nanoparticles in Modern Antimicrobial and Antiviral Applications

Kokkarachedu, Varaprasad, Sadiku, Rotimi

Nanoparticles in Modern Antimicrobial and Antiviral Applications
  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2024-02-28
  • 售價: $7,590
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  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 423
  • 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
  • ISBN: 303150092X
  • ISBN-13: 9783031500923

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Nanotechnology-based nanomaterials have revolutionized the field of advanced medical applications by offering new possibilities for treatment and diagnosis. Nano-form materials have become increasingly important in modern healthcare due to their ability to improve bioactivity and therapeutic efficiency. For example, nanomaterials can target specific cells or tissues in the body, which can result in more effective treatments with fewer side effects. However, it is important to carefully control the toxicity of nanomedicine and study its potential toxic effects to ensure patient safety.
Moreover, nanomaterials have shown promise in controlling various types of bacteria, viruses, and even SARS-CoV-2. Their small size and unique properties make them effective tools for combating infectious diseases. This book, "Nanoparticles in Modern Antimicrobial and Antiviral Applications," aims to address key issues related to nanoparticles and their potential applicationsin healthcare. The book covers topics such as encapsulated polymer systems and their potential applications in COVID-19 treatment, which are not commonly found in other books. As such, it is a valuable resource for those interested in this field and can provide new insights into the use of nanomaterials for medical applications.

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納米技術基於納米材料的應用已經通過提供新的治療和診斷可能性，徹底改變了先進醫療應用領域。納米材料已經在現代醫療保健中變得越來越重要，因為它們能夠提高生物活性和治療效果。例如，納米材料可以針對身體中的特定細胞或組織，這可能會產生更有效的治療效果並減少副作用。然而，重要的是要仔細控制納米醫學的毒性並研究其潛在的毒性效應，以確保患者的安全。

此外，納米材料在控制各種細菌、病毒甚至是SARS-CoV-2方面展示出了潛力。它們的小尺寸和獨特性質使其成為對抗傳染病的有效工具。這本書《現代抗菌和抗病毒應用中的納米顆粒》旨在解決與納米顆粒及其在醫療保健中潛在應用相關的關鍵問題。該書涵蓋了封裝聚合物系統及其在COVID-19治療中的潛在應用等主題，這些主題在其他書籍中並不常見。因此，對於對這一領域感興趣的人來說，它是一個寶貴的資源，可以提供有關納米材料在醫療應用中的新見解。

作者簡介

Dr. Kokkarachedu Varaprasad is working as an Associate Professor in the Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1457, Concepción, Chile. He received PhD (2011) in biocidal temperature-sensitive hydrogels from the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Inda. He worked as an Investigator at the Advanced Polymer Research Center (CIPA). He received 3 International Postdoctoral Fellowships at Creighton University USA, Tshwane University of Technology SA, and Universidad de Concepción, Chile. He developed the bioactivity of hybrid nanomaterials for advanced biomedical applications. He has published over 128 articles, including 2 patents, 2 books, and 30 book chapters, has 40 h-index and more than 6500 citations, and is the recipient of 10 research grants (2 projects ranked as 1st and 4th, respectively. He edited special issues for Journals and was a member of several societies. He guided several students in the nano-bio-materials field. His name has been listed in the Top 2% of scientists in the world under biomaterials, nanoscience, and nanotechnology in a recent survey conducted by Stanford University to recognize (2021). His primary objective is to translate primary nano and polymer technology research results for the next generation of biomedical applications.
Prof. Rotimi Sadiku is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.Academic or Professional Affiliation: Institute of Nano Engineering Research (INER), Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Polymer Technology Division), Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
Professor Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku started his career as early as in 1976 as assistant Supervisor at the Zaria Industries Limited Nigeria and later received the Nigeria Government Scholarship to pursue a BSc [Hons.] (1980) degree at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. During this journey, he received numerous awards as best student and then, received the Nigeria government scholarship to pursue his PHD (1986) in Polymer Science at University of Strathclyde. He did a 11/2 years postdoctoral fellowship at the CNR/University of Genova, Italy (1989/90) After receiving postdoctoral fellowship award (Swedish Institute Research Fellowship) he joined (1990) the Department of Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He did spend 1/2 year at the Faculty of Physics, Freiburg University as Visiting Scientist. In 1999, he later received South African Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship award to join University of Stellenbosch, Institute for Polymer Science.
He has published more than 400 research articles, 110 book-chapters and he currently, has a Google Scholar h-index of 50 with a current citation of 11000. Professor Sadiku has 10 South AfricanPatents and 1 patent in India (registered or under registration). He has supervised many Doctoral and Masters' students' and has mentored many Postdoctoral Fellows. He specializes in polymer physics, especially X-ray diffraction, light and electron microscopy, rheology, and viscoelasticity of polymers.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Dr. Kokkarachedu Varaprasad 目前在智利康塞普西翁的聖塞巴斯蒂安大學（Universidad San Sebastián）的工程、建築和設計學院擔任副教授。他於2011年在印度的聚合物科學與技術系獲得生物殺菌溫敏水凝膠的博士學位。他曾在先進聚合物研究中心（CIPA）擔任調查員。他曾獲得3個國際博士後研究獎學金，分別在美國克雷頓大學、南非特瓦內理工大學和智利康塞普西翁大學進行研究。他開發了用於先進生物醫學應用的混合納米材料的生物活性。他發表了超過128篇文章，包括2項專利、2本書和30篇書籍章節，具有40的h指數和超過6500次引用，並獲得了10項研究資助（其中2個項目分別排名第1和第4）。他為期刊編輯了特刊，並且是幾個學會的成員。他在納米生物材料領域指導了多名學生。他的名字在2021年由斯坦福大學進行的一項最新調查中被列為世界上生物材料、納米科學和納米技術領域的頂尖2%科學家之一。他的主要目標是將初級納米和聚合物技術研究成果轉化為下一代生物醫學應用。

Prof. Rotimi Sadiku 目前是南非普利托利亞的特瓦內理工大學（Tshwane University of Technology）的名譽教授。學術或專業隸屬：納米工程研究所（INER），化學、冶金和材料工程系（聚合物技術部門），南非普利托利亞的特瓦內理工大學。

Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku教授早在1976年就在尼日利亞的Zaria Industries Limited擔任助理監督。後來他獲得尼日利亞政府獎學金，在英國蘇格蘭格拉斯哥的斯特拉斯克萊德大學獲得了榮譽學士學位（1980年）。在這段旅程中，他多次獲得最佳學生獎，然後獲得尼日利亞政府獎學金，在斯特拉斯克萊德大學攻讀聚合物科學的博士學位（1986年）。他在意大利的國家研究委員會/熱那亞大學（CNR/University of Genova）進行了11/2年的博士後研究（1989/90年）。在獲得博士後研究獎學金（瑞典研究所研究獎學金）後，他於1990年加入瑞典斯德哥爾摩的皇家理工學院（Royal Institute of Technology）的聚合物技術系。他在弗賴堡大學物理學院作為訪問科學家度過了半年的時間。1999年，他獲得南非研究基金會（NRF）的研究獎學金，加入了斯泰倫博斯大學（University of Stellenbosch）的聚合物科學研究所。

他發表了400多篇研究文章，110篇書籍章節，目前在Google Scholar上的h指數為50，引用次數為11000。Sadiku教授擁有10項南非專利和1項印度專利（已註冊或正在註冊）。他指導了許多博士和碩士研究生，並指導了許多博士後研究員。他專注於聚合物物理學，特別是X射線衍射、光學和電子顯微鏡、流變學和聚合物的粘彈性。

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