CRC Press Nanobiotechnology: Concepts and Applications in Health, Agriculture, and Environment

This new book, Nanobiotechnology: Concepts and Applications in Health, Agriculture, and Environment, presents a broad conceptual overview regarding the synthesis, applications, and toxicological aspects of nanobiotechnology. It focuses on the entrance into and interaction of nanomaterials in the human body, which has generated intense scientific curiosity, attracting much attention as well as increasing concern from the nanomaterial-based industries and academia across the world. This book looks at the scientific aspects of nanomaterials used in many applications of biosciences, taking an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses medicine, biology, pharmacy, physics, chemistry, engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science. The volume covers the basics of nanosciences and nanotechnology; different schemes and routes of synthesis; and various biological applications, including sensing, medicine, drug delivery systems, and remediation. Further, special chapters will be devoted to nanotoxicology and the developing risk factors associated with nanosized particles during use along with the ethical issues related to nanobiotechnology.   About the Author Rajesh Singh Tomar, PhD, is Professor and Head/Director of the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Dean (Life Sciences) and Dean (Academics), Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India. He is the Founder Campus Head of Amity, Gwalior. Presently, he is the PI of a research project funded by the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India. He has published more than 110 research papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as several books and over a dozen book chapters. Dr. Tomar has delivered many lectures at national and international seminars, symposia, conferences, and workshops. He has been conferred as a fellow member of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society, Hong Kong. Anurag Jyoti, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India. He has seven years of teaching and research experience and has over 35 research papers to his credit. Presently, he is the PI of a research project funded by MPCST, Bhopal, India. He has also authored books and book chapters and has presented papers at various national and international conferences. Dr. Anurag won a Young Scientist Award of the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal, India, in 2013. Shuchi Kaushik, PhD, is Scientific Officer, Madhya Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory, M.P., India. She has participated in more than 30 national and international conferences/seminars, presenting her research work. She is actively engaged in research activities and is a member of reputed scientific societies and journals. Dr. Kaushik has published over 36 research papers in journals of national and international repute and has published book chapters and two books in the form of lab manuals. She has won a Young Scientist Award of the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal in 2014.