Nanotechnology in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases

Nanotechnology in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases delivers comprehensive coverage of the application of nanotechnology to pressing problems in infectious disease. This text equips readers with cutting-edge knowledge of promising developments and future prospects in nanotechnology, paying special attention to microbes that are now resistant to conventional antibiotics, a concerning problem in modern medicine. Readers will find a thorough discussion of this new approach to infectious disease treatment, including the reasons nanotechnology presents a promising avenue for the diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of infectious diseases. Provides a comprehensive overview of the use of nanotechnology in the treatment and diagnosis of infectious diseasesCovers all common types of infective agents, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, along with their vectors, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, etc.Delivers commentary from an international researcher base, providing insights across differing economic statusesIncludes a foundation of basic nanotechnological concepts to aid in designing new strategies to combat several pathogenic diseases and cancerIllustrates the high antimicrobial potential of nanoparticles, ultimately demonstrating how they are a promising alternative class that can be successfully used in fighting a myriad of infections INDICE: Section A: Nanotechnology in the diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of infectious diseases: General principles1. Gold and silver nanoparticles for diagnostics of infection  Pedro Pedrosa and Pedro V. Baptista 2. Antimicrobial models in nanotechnology, from the selection to application in the control and treatment of infectious diseases  Juan Bueno3. Silver nanoparticles in the control of vector-borne infections  Kateryna Kon and Mahendra Rai 4. Magnetite nanostructures: Trends in anti-infectious therapy  Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Alina Maria Holban and Florin Iordache 5. Photodynamic therapy of infectious disease mediated by functionalized fullerenes  Michael R Hamblin and Zeyd Issa 6. Non conventional routes to silver nanoantimicrobials: technological issues, bioactivity, applications  Federica Paladini, Mauro Pollini, Alessandro Sannino, Maria Chiara Sportelli, Rosaria Anna Picca, Nicola Cioffi, Marco Valentini, Maria Angela Nitti and Antonio Valentini 7. Application of nano materials in prevention of bone and joint infections  Nusret Kose and Aydan Kose Section B: Nanotechnology in coping with bacterial infections8. The potency of metal nanoparticles to inhibit bacterial biofilms  Krystyna I Wolska and Katarzyna Markowska 9. Tackling the problem of tuberculosis by nanotechnology: disease, diagnosis and drug delivery  Kateryna Kon, Mahendra Rai and Avinash Ingle 10. Influence of physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials on their antibacterial applications  Vipul Bansal and Hemant Kumar Daima 11. Nanocarriers against bacterial biofilms  Noha Adel Nafee12. Nanomaterials for antibacterial textiles  Nabil Abd El-Basset Ibrahim13. Complexes of metal based nanoparticles with chitosan suppressing the risk of bacterial infections  René Kizek, Dagmar Chudobova, Kristyna Cihalova, Pavel Kopel, Lukas Melichar, Branislav Ruttkay-Nedecky and Vojtech Adam Section C: Nanotechnology in coping with viral infections14. Nanotechnology - is there any hope for treatment of HIV infections or is it simply impossible?  Ranjita Shegokar15. Nanotherapeutic approach to target HIV-1 persistence in the brain  Supriya Dinkar Mahajan, Ravikumar Aalinkeel, Jessica Reynolds, BinduKumar Nair, Stanley A Schwartz and Paras N Prasad Section D: Nanotechnology in coping with fungal infections16. A novel fungicidal action of silver nanoparticles: Apoptosis induction  Dong Gun Lee and Wonyoung Lee 17. Silver nanoparticles to fight Candida co-infection in oral cavity  Mariana Henriques, Douglas Roberto Monteiro, Debora Barros Barbosa, Emerson Rodrigues de Camargo, Sónia Silva, Melyssa Negri and Luiz Fernando Gorup Section E: Nanotechnology in coping with protozoal and parasitic infections18. Nanomedical therapeutic strategies against intracellular protozoa in the Americas  Eder Lilia Romero

• ISBN: 978-0-12-801317-5
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés