Bioprospecting Algae for Nanosized Materials

SECTION I Introduction.- 1. Algal Nanotechnology: Scope and Limitations.- SECTION II Synthesis and Properties of Algal Nanomaterials.- 2. Algal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization.- 3. Biogenic Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles from Algae.- SECTION III Production of Nanomaterials and Nanoproducts from Algae.- 4. Microalgal Applications in Nanotechnology: An Outstanding Tool for Nanocompounds Synthesis and Bioproducts Obtention.- 5. Revalorisation of Algae Natural Resources as Starting Materials for the Development of Nanotechnology-Based Composite Materials.- 6. Seaweeds: A Potential Source in Progressing Nanotechnology.- 7. Pelagic Sargassum as Source of Quantum Dots.- SECTION IV Biomedical Applications of Algal Nanomaterials.- 8. Algal-Mediated Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Potential Therapeutic Applications.- 9. Strategies for Nanoencapsulation of Algal Proteins, Protein Hydrolysates and Bioactive Peptides: The Effect of Encapsulation Techniques on Bioactive Properties.- 10. Nanoformulations Loaded with Microalgal Bioactive Compounds for Disease Therapy.- 11. Marine Algal Products and Algal Nanoparticle Synthesis against Cancer.- 12. Surface Functionalized Diatoms for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications.- SECTION V Industrial and Environmental Applications of Algal Nanomaterials.- 13. Algae for Nanocellulose Production.- 14. Pelagic Sargassum as a Source of Micro and Nano Cellulose for Environmentally Sustainable Plastics.- 15. Algal Nanotechnology for Wastewater Treatment.- 16. Surface Functionalized Diatom Silica as a Bio-Absorbent for the Removal of Toxins from Water.- 17. Microalgal Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Environmental Pollutants.- Index.

Devarajan Thangadurai is Associate Professor at Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. He received his PhD in Botany from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in South India as CSIR Senior Research Fellow with funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Madeira, Portugal, University of Delhi, India and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of the Best Young Scientist Award with a Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, Republic of India. He has authored and edited more than twenty five books with publishers of national/international reputation. He has also visited twenty four countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe for academic visits, scientific meetings and international collaborations.

Jeyabalan Sangeetha is Assistant Professor in Central University of Kerala at Kasaragod, Kerala, India. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She is the recipient of Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship of University Grants Commission, Government of India for her doctoral studies. She served as Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India during 2012-2016 with funding from University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi. She has published more than 80 publications of research articles, book chapters and books with international publishers including Springer Nature, Switzerland, Taylor & Francis, UK and IK International, India. Her research interests are in the fields of Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Microbiology,