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Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology

Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology

Mussrat Fayaz Khanday
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522531586|ISBN10: 1522531580|EISBN13: 9781522531593
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3158-6.ch001
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Khanday, Mussrat Fayaz. "Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology." Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3158-6.ch001

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Khanday, M. F. (2018). Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1-22). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3158-6.ch001

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Khanday, Mussrat Fayaz. "Convergence of Nanotechnology and Microbiology." In Biomedical Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1-22. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3158-6.ch001

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Abstract

The convergence of nanotechnology with microbiology is a nifty interdisciplinary research area that could amplify the limits of technology, enhance global health through formation of different drugs that can be effective against different infectious diseases, and for treatment of drinking water to kill the pathogens and make it safe for public use. Bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and plants have been successfully used for the formation of nanoparticles of silver, gold, zinc, etc. As the microorganisms, especially bacteria, are becoming resistant to the commonly used antibiotics, an alternative antimicrobial agent that can be effective against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria is needed. In the present chapter, the author highlights the relationship between these two mighty disciplines. The chapter deals with many aspects like antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles, formation of nanoparticles using microorganisms, etc. The green synthesis of nanoparticles is emerging as a new field of science; hence, it is discussed in detail.

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