This book discusses antimicrobial, self-sterilizing silver/polymer nanocomposites, via phytomass (plant + biomass) conversion and fabrication of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) including novel bioengineering of polyfunctional metallic nanostructures other than Ag,and life cycle assessment of the synthesized nanostructures.1. Nanobiotechnology towards the Next Generation Antimicrobial Materials
2. Enumerate Investigations
3. Phytochemicals-Aided Conversion to Silver Nanoparticles: Nanobiotechnology
4. Biocompatible Bioactive Silver/Chitosan (Ag/CS) Nanocomposite Surface Coating System: Nanobiotechnological Synthesis
5. Bioactive Silver/Chitosan-g-Poly Acrylamide (Ag/CS-g-PAAm) Nanocomposite Hydrogel as Super Absorbent Polymeric (SAP) Material: Phytomass Intervened Value Conversion
6. Bioactive Silver/Chitosan/Poly Vinyl Chloride (Ag/CS/PVC) Nanocomposite Blend: Phytomass Enabled
7. Prospects of Safe Functional Nanomaterials in the Era of Virus Dominion
8. Nanobiotechnological Biomass Conversion into Other Metallic Nanostructures
9. Environmental Fate of Safe Green Bioactive Nanobiomaterials: Life Cycle Assessment
This book begins with an introduction of nanobiotechnology, followed by biosyntheses of AgNPs, development of silver/chitosan (Ag/CS) polymer nanocomposites, synthesis of silver/chitosan-g-poly acrylamide (Ag/CS-g-PAAm) nanocomposite hydrogel and silver/chitosan/poly vinyl chloride (Ag/CS/PVC) blend. Finally, it presents novel bioengineering of polyfunctional metallic nanostructures other than Ag, emphasizing biomass utilization and value-added conversion over an extended span, including life cycle assessment of the synthesized nanostructures.
Features:
- Includes prospective cost effective, eco-friendly, and safe nanomaterials, synthesized through facile paths
- Covers the synergistic effect of phytochemicals and nano-AlÓè