Nanomaterial Biointeractions at the Cellular, Organismal and System Levels

by Nilesh Sharma (Editor), Shivendra Sahi (Editor)

Overview

The range of nanomaterial applications has expanded recently from catalysis, electronics, and filtration to therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and food because of unique properties and potentials of different nanoparticles and nanomaterials. Research shows that these exquisite particles can interact with an organism at the cellular, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. However, our knowledge of how they affect these changes, selectively or generally, in diverse organism or ecosystems is very limited and far from satisfactory. Data indicate that the biological function largely depends on the shape, size, and surface characteristics of the nanoparticles used besides life cycle stages of an organism. Therefore, this compilation will focus on the body of work carried out by distinguished investigators using diverse nanomaterials and plant and animal species. This book includes specific case studies as well as general review articles highlighting aspects of multilayered interactions, and targets not only research and academic scholars but also the concerned industry and policy makers as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030657949
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	03/26/2021
Series:	Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	459
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Nilesh Sharma
Department of Biology

Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd

Bowling Green, KY USA

Dr. Shivendra Sahi
Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
University of the Sciences
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA USA

Table of Contents

Preface.- 1. Pros and cons of metal oxide nanomaterial use in Australian broadacre agriculture.- 2. Accumulation of metal-oxide nanomaterials by unicellular algae and their transfer within marine and aquatic food-webs.- 3. The chemistry behind nanotoxicological processes in living systems.- 4. Nanoparticles and Sustainable Agriculture: Concepts and controversies.- 5. Elucidating the role of nano-bio interactions in nanotoxicology.- 6. Potential of nonotechnology for increasing micronutrients fertilizer use efficiency in crop production.- 7. Fate and effect of engineered nanomaterials in agricultural systems.- 8. Effects of engineered nanomaterials on the alleviation of abiotic stress in plants.- 9. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Interactions: I. In vitro Studies in Animal Cells.- 10. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Interactions: II. An Analysis Based on Animal Organ System.- 11. Engineered nanomaterials toxicity at different growth phases of agricultural species.- 12. Nanotoxicology Research Based on Drosophila Models.- 13. Caenorhabditis elegans – A unique animal model to study soil–nanoparticles–organism interactions.- 14. Cytotoxic efficacy of green engineered biomolecules-loaded silver nanoparticles on HeLa Cell line using leaf extracts of Leucas aspera.- 15. Zebrafish models of nanotoxicity – A comprehensive account.- 16. Responses of terrestrial plants to metallic nanomaterial exposure – a Mechanistic analysis.- Index.