Handbook on Nanobiomaterials for Therapeutics and Diagnostic Applications

Authors

Anand Krishnan Precision Medicine and Integrated Nano-Diagnostics (P-MIND) Research Group, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Dr. Anand Krishnan is a Principal Investigator in the Department of Chemical Pathology, School Pathology, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa. He leads the Precision Medicine Integrative Nano Diagnostics (P-MIND) laboratories, which focus on the biological functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in synthetic biology. His research encompasses cell surface protein modification, biomarker discovery through EVs derived from liquid biopsies, and the role of circulating biomarkers in disease development and stem cell biology. Dr. Krishnan has authored over 150 articles and edited eight books published by Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. He received the National Research Foundation (NRF) rating for Next Generation Researchers in South Africa. In the latest list published by Stanford University, Dr. Krishnan was named among the Top 2% of the most influential scientists worldwide. He is an active member of the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV), the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), and the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR). Recently, he has been serving as an editor for the eLife journal, focusing on the Africa region. Muthupandian Saravanan Professor, AMR and Nanotherapeutics Lab, Department of Pharmacology Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS). Dr. Muthupandian Saravanan is currently a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Saveetha University, SIMATS, Chennai, India. He has a degree in Microbiology from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Doctorate with Specialization in Medical Microbiology and Nanomedicine from Sathyabama University, India. As a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he studied nano-biomaterials and their biomedical applications. He later worked as Associate Professor, under the United Nation Development Program in Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. He has published papers in high impact journals such as the Lancet and Nature. He has participated in more than 75 national and international conferences and reviewed of more than 100 international peer-reviewed journals. He has served as guest editor/ co-editor for reputed PubMed and Scopus indexed journals. He has received many fellowships and awards, notably the IET- Nanobiotechnology premium Awards in 2019 and 2020. Balakumar Chandrasekaran Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Jordan. Dr. Balakumar Chandraseakaran has expertise in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry/ Drug Design and Drug Discovery. Presently he is currently working as Assistant Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Jordan. He received his Doctoral degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University (one of the best Universities in India) in the year 2013. After spending around 2 years in teaching profession, he did PostDoc Research for a period of 3 years (2015-18) with National Research Foundation (NRF) funding from South Africa. He has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored five book chapters as well as review articles. He was recognised for his contributions and received awards from national and international organizations. He is the member of various professional bodies and editorial boards of the journals of International repute. Suvardhan Kanchi Department of Chemistry, Sambhram Institute of Technology, M.S. Palya, Jalahalli East, Bengaluru 560097, India. Dr. Kanchi is the Research Scientist in fabricating the bio-sensors for the identification and quantification of high-intensity artificial sweeteners in food stuffs and biological samples. He completed his post doctoral research in Separation and Determination of High-Intensity Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose, Neotame & Stevia glycosides with Capillary Electrophoresis and electrochemical methods (biosensors) in different Food Stuff's from Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa. He is associated with the Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS), India. He is also serving as the Executive Editor for American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics; EB member for International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment and many more. He is also having several reviewer experiences for many articles.
Costing: option 1 with proofredaing Sarojini Jeeva Panchu Department of Physics, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa. Mrs Sarojini Jeeva Panchu has expertise in functional nano-materials for energy and biomedical applications. She has worked as a research assistant in central electrochemical research institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, India from 2012- 2016. She received national research foundation (DST-NRF) fellowship in South Africa for doctoral research at Discipline of physics, School of chemistry and physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. She has published scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and membership in energy science society of India (ESSI). Her research interest includes nanomaterials synthesis by using hydrothermal, solvothermal, physical vapour deposition and chemical vapour deposition methods, solar cells, electrochemistry, fabrication of energy storage energy conversion and sensor devices systems for multianalyte analysis. Quan-Sheng Chen Professor, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China. Dr. Chen Quan-Sheng is working as Professor in the School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, PR China. He is a member of several scientific associations and editorial boards. He is Visiting Scholar University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He has successfully supervised over 12 postgraduate students. He has applied for 51 invention patents, and 31 of them have been authorized including a US patent and 30 CN patents. His research interest includes Rapid & non-destructive detection of Agri-product & food Real-time quality monitoring and control in food processing, Emerging analytical techniques for food quality and safety, including near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, biosensors, and hyperspectral imaging.