Functional Bionanomaterials

Preface.- Nanoscience: Convergence with Biomedical and Biological Applications.- Nanotechnology: A Potential Tool in Exploring Herbal Benefits.- Nanotechnology: An Effective Approach for Enhancing Therapeutics and Bioavailability of Phytomedicines.- Nanoparticles and Its Application in Folklore Medicine as Promising Biotherapeutics.- Phytonanotechnology for Enhanced Wound Healing Activity.- Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Drug Delivery, Hemostasis and Stem Cell Research.- Nanoencapsulation of Anthocyanins for Drug Delivery Systems.- Nanotechnology in Oral Drug Delivery: Salient Aspects, State of Art and Applications.- Nanotechnology in Early Detection and Treatment of Amyloidosis.- Applications of Nanomaterials in Bone Tissue Engineering.- Polyphenols-Based Nanoparticles as Multifaceted Diabetes Modulators.- Implications of Nanotechnology in Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics.- Theranostic Nanocarriers in Cancer: Dual Capabilities on a Single Platform.- Biosynthesis,Mechanisms and Biomedical Applications of Silver Nanoparticles.- Nanomedicine for Ischemic Diseases: Recent Development and Future Challenges.- Nano-Antibiotics: A Next Generation Antimicrobials.- Nanoprobiotics: When Technology Meets Gut Health.- Advanced Nanomaterials in the Clinical Scenario: Virtues and Consequences.- Nanomedicine: Challenges and Future Perspectives.- Index.

Devarajan Thangadurai is Assistant 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 three countries in Africa, 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. Her research interests are in the fields of Environmental Toxicology, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Nanotechnology.
Ram Prasad is associated with Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interest includes applied microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions,