Following an introduction to biogenic metal nanoparticles, this book presents how they can be biosynthesized using bacteria, fungi and yeast, as well as their potential applications in biomedicine. It is shown that the synthesis of nanoparticles using microbes is eco-friendly and results in reproducible metal nanoparticles of well-defined sizes, shapes and structures. This biotechnological approach based on the process of biomineralization exploits the effectiveness and flexibility of biological systems. Chapters include practical protocols for microbial synthesis of nanoparticles and microbial screening methods for isolating a specific nanoparticle producer as well as reviews on process optimization, industrial scale production, biomolecule-nanoparticle interactions, magnetosomes, silver nanoparticles and their numerous applications in medicine, and the application of gold nanoparticles in developing sensitive biosensors.
Author(s): Mahendra Rai, Aniket Gade, Alka Yadav (auth.), Mahendra Rai, Nelson Duran (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 303
Tags: Microbiology; Biotechnology; Applied Microbiology; Nanochemistry; Biochemistry, general; Pharmacology/Toxicology
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Biogenic Nanoparticles: An Introduction to What They Are, How They Are Synthesized and Their Applications....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
An Insight into the Bacterial Biogenesis of Silver Nanoparticles, Industrial Production and Scale-up....Pages 17-35
Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles: A Review....Pages 37-74
A Bacterial Backbone: Magnetosomes in Magnetotactic Bacteria....Pages 75-102
Enzymatic Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles: Prokaryote and Eukaryote Systems....Pages 103-134
Biomolecules–Nanoparticles: Interaction in Nanoscale....Pages 135-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Microbial Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles....Pages 153-175
Basic and Practical Procedures for Microbial Synthesis of Nanoparticles....Pages 177-195
Development of a Process Chain for Nanoparticles Production by Yeasts....Pages 197-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Applications of Gold Nanoparticles: Current Trends and Future Prospects....Pages 225-248
Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles: Application in Medicines and Textiles and Their Health Implications....Pages 249-267
Nanobiosensors and Their Applications....Pages 269-283
Metallic Nanoparticles: Biological Perspective....Pages 285-298
Back Matter....Pages 299-303
