Smart Nanomaterials to Combat the Spread of Viral Infections comprises nanotechnology-based approaches with detailed preventive and treatment methodology for enabling their application in antiviral systems. This book discusses the role of metal nanoparticles in the treatment of and prevention of viral infections and nanotechnology advancements in antiviral coatings to combat affected surfaces. It also covers the use of nanomaterials for the efficient intracellular delivery of antiviral agents to disinfect and treat viral infections. This is a timely coverage of how nanotechnologies and materials as well as the utilization of artificial intelligence and Internet of things-based smart nano-systems are used to control and manage viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advances in smart research and future antimicrobial applications round out the book.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of smart nanomaterials and advanced nano-system applications to researchers and academics in virology, microbiology, chemistry, material science, nanotechnology, and biotechnology as well as those in industries interested in their virucidal properties to prevent viral infections.
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Table of Contents
1. Infectious diseases: overview, challenges, and perspectives 2. Viral structure and stability in various biotic and abiotic environments 3. General preventive measures to control the transmission and COVID-19 pandemic management: a public outreach 4. Virucidal activity of nanomaterials for the viruses: a SARS-CoV-2 case study 5. Role of metal nanoparticles for treatment of and prevention of viral infections 6. Nanotechnology advancements in antiviral coatings to combat viral infection surfaces 7. Surface-modified biomaterials as disinfectants to combat viral infections: a SARS-COV-2 case study 8. Functional nanoparticles as novel emerging antiviral therapeutic agents 9. Potential of graphene-modified nanostructures for multifunctional personal protective clothing 10. Role of nanocomposites for the prevention and treatment of viral infections in the health care system 11. Role of copper nanostructures in household and clinical settings: past to present outlook 12. Recent advances in antiviral coatings on facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic 13. Nanotechnology and materials science help fight against SARS-CoV-2 14. Inorganic?organic hybrid capsules for efficient intracellular delivery of antiviral agents to disinfect and treat virus infections 15. Utilization of AI and IoT-based smart nanosystems for the control and management of COVID-19 pandemic 16. Potential socioeconomic approaches for commercialized antimicrobial applications
Authors
Raju Khan Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Biomaterials, CSIR-Advanced, Materials and Processes, Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, Madhya, Pradesh, India. Raju Khan, FRSC, is a Senior Principal Scientist & Professor, CSIR - Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, MP, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in electrochemistry to explore electrochemical properties of nanostructure materials to design and develop efficient biosensor devices integrated with microfluidics for biomedical applications. Mohd. Abubakar Sadique Junior Research FellowMicrofluidics & MEMS Centre
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI). Mohd. Abubakar Sadique is currently a junior research fellow at CSIR-AMPRI in Bhopal, India. He is working on a DST-SERB project entitled "Development of Rapid Electrochemical based Diagnostics for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.� Mr. Sadique was a gold medalist in MTech and received his post-graduate degree in nanotechnology from Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Sadique's particular research interest involves carbon-based nanostructures and their effectiveness in the purview of bio-sensing, diagnostics, therapeutics, and healthcare applications.
