Elsevier Antimicrobial Activity of Nanoparticles: Applications in Wound Healing and Infection Treatment (Advances in Biomaterials)

Product Description Antimicrobial Activity of Nanoparticles: Applications in Wound Healing and Infection Treatment presents the state-of-the-art among the nanotechnological approaches used in the treatment of infections. This field has gained a large amount of interest over the past few years in response to the increasing resistance of pathogens to antibiotics. In this book, leading researchers from around the world discuss the synthesis routes of nanobiomaterials, characterization and their applications as antimicrobial agents. The book covers various aspects, including antiviral and antibacterial nanoparticles, the functionalization of nanoparticles and their toxicity to human cells, and more. This book offers an advanced reference text for biomedical engineers, materials scientists, clinicians and biochemists who have an interest in nanomedicine and infection control. Review Covers synthesis of antimicrobial nanoparticles and their applications in infection control and wound healing About the Author Dr Guisbiers is a condensed matter physicist working at The University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is active in nanophysics by studying size, shape and composition effects on material properties through nano-thermodynamics. He is an expert in the determination of the phase diagrams of nano-alloys. His research interests also include synthesis of nanoparticles (wet-chemistry and laser ablation in liquids), nanomaterials selection (Ashby's methodology), and applications of nanomaterials (medicine, catalysis and electronics). He is also consultant for the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, France) and the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI, Romania). He is also an inventor and founder of a start-up company called Nano Xplore Ltd. Co..