Nano-Antimicrobials Progress and Prospects [Paperback]

There is a high demand for ?antimicrobials for the treatment of new and emerging microbial diseases. In particular, microbes developing multidrug resistance have created a pressing need to search for a new generation of antimicrobial agents, which are effective, safe and can be used for the cure of multidrug-resistant microbial infections. Nano-antimicrobials offer effective solutions for these challenges; the details of these new technologies are presented here.

The book includes? chapters by an international team of experts. Chemical, physical, electrochemical, photochemical and mechanical methods of synthesis are covered. Moreover, ?biological synthesis using microbes, an option that ?is both eco-friendly and economically viable, is presented. The antimicrobial potential of different nanoparticles is also covered, bioactivity mechanisms are elaborated on, and several applications are reviewed in separate sections. Lastly, the toxicology of nano-antimicrobials is briefly assessed.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanoantimicrobials: Silver Nanoparticle Antimicrobials and Related Materials.- Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Silver-Based Antimicrobial Nanocomposites.- Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Copper Nanomaterials.- Titanium Dioxide-Polymer Nanocomposites with Advanced Properties.-? Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles.- Characterization of Nanoantimicrobial Materials.-? Bioactivity and Mechanisms of Action of Nanoantimicrobials: Silver Nanoparticles as Nanoantimicrobials: Bioactivity, Benefits and Bottlenecks.-? Antimicrobial Activity of Silver and Copper Nanoparticles: Variation in Sensitivity across Various Strains of Bacteria andl9