Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interaction with Microbial Systems

• Main Author: Suresh, Anil K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Pharmacology.; Microbiology.; Nanotechnology.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Applied Microbiology.

Although interactions between nanoparticles and microorganisms in the environment are unavoidable and commonplace, it is still not clear what potential effects they may have. Metallic Nanocrystallites and their Interface with Microbial Systems not only illustrates how microbes and these particular n...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Nanocyrstallites, Properties, Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Applications
• Facile Green Biofabrication of Nanocrystallites
• Engineered Metal Nanoparticles and Bactericidal Properties
• Biocompatibility and Inertness of Gold Nanocrystallites
• Engineered Metal Oxide Nanocrystallites; Antibacterial Activity and Stress Mechanism.