Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interaction with Microbial Systems

2012
ISBN: 978-94-007-4230-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 67 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 143 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science

Although interactions between nanoparticles and microorganisms in the environment are unavoidable and commonplace, it is still not clear what potential effects they may have. Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interface with Microbial Systems not only illustrates how microbes and these particular nanoparticles interact but also it describes the consequences of these interactions. This brief discusses the impact of gold, silver, zinc oxide, and cerium oxide nanoparticles on the growth and viability of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterium. Moreover, it analyses the relationship between bacterial growth inhibition, reactive oxygen species generation, the regulation of transcriptional stress genomes, and the toxicity of these materials. Finally, it reviews the specific metallic nanomaterials and highlights their modes of synthesis, reactivity at surfaces, and the importance of assay procedures in determining their toxicity levels. Various microscopy techniques used to determine their mechanisms of action are also presented. Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interface with Microbial Systems will be a valuable source to the scientific and industrial community as well as to students and researchers in microbiology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, toxicology, materials science, biomedical engineering, cell and molecular biology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Suresh, Anil K.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Metallurgie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Metallische Werkstoffe
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Toxikologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie Biotechnologie: Mikrotechnologie, Nanobiotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to Nanocyrstallites, Properties, Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Applications.- Facile Green Biofabrication of Nanocrystallites.- Engineered Metal Nanoparticles and Bactericidal Properties.- Biocompatibility and Inertness of Gold Nanocrystallites.- Engineered Metal Oxide Nanocrystallites; Antibacterial Activity and Stress Mechanism.

Über Autor(innen)

Anil K. Suresh, Beckmann Cancer Hospital Research and Institute City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA