Green Nanomaterials as Potential Antimicrobials

This book focuses on nanomaterials with antibacterial properties. Antibacterial resistance is a growing concern that poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. This book looks at the fabrication, material's properties, and characterization of a range of metallic, bimetallic, and metal-oxide-based nanomaterials that can be exploited for their antimicrobial properties. A key focus of this book is its emphasis on 'green' synthesis of nanomaterials, as many conventional routes of nanomaterial fabrication do not fulfill key sustainability criteria in terms of their toxicity and lack of eco-friendliness. Additionally, this book introduces the application of nanoparticles to veterinary medicine. Given the ever-increasing global livestock population coupled with the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens of animal origin (bacterial, parasitic, and hemoprotozoa), the use of nanoparticles as antibacterial agents represents a paradigm shift in every aspect of veterinary care. Authored by scholars with combined expertise in nanomaterials and veterinary medicine, this book provides valuable information for researchers working on sustainable nanomaterials with antibacterial properties.

List of contents

Introduction.- Fabrication of Nanomaterials.- Properties of Nanomaterials.- Characterization of Nanomaterials.- Introduction to Veterinary Bacteriology.- Antimicrobials; Drug Resistance.- Nanomaterials; Potential Antibacterial Agents.

About the author

Dr. Ali Haider is a highly accomplished veterinarian with a background in clinical medicine and dairy farm management. He obtained his Master's degree in Clinical Medicine from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in Pakistan in 2015, and later earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Medicine from UVAS in 2021. Prior to joining the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences in 2022, Dr. Haider worked as a Dairy Farm Manager at several reputed commercial dairies in Punjab, Pakistan. His research interests include the green synthesis and characterization of inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials, polymeric nanostructures, and 2D materials for their use in catalytic, antiparasitic, and antibacterial applications against multiple drug-resistant pathogens.

Dr. Muhammad Ikram is a distinguished physicist with expertise in inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials and 2D materials. He obtained his Master's degree in Physics from BZU Multan in 2010 and his Ph.D. in Physics from Government College University (GCU) Lahore through a joint project with the University of Delaware in 2015. Prior to joining GC University Lahore as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Principal of the Solar Cell Applications Lab in 2017, Dr. Ikram served as deputy director of Manuscript Science at the Punjab textbook board. He has received multiple awards for his research including a Seal of Excellence Marie Sk¿odowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship in 2017 and 2020, and was named as one of the top 2% scientists from Pakistan by Stanford University in 2021. His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials, and 2D materials for use in water treatment, optoelectronic, and electrocatalytic applications.

Iram Shahzadi is a highly accomplished researcher in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. She received her Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Punjab University College of Pharmacy (PUCP) in 2019, where she was awarded the University Gold Medal. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at PUCP and has held the position of Lecturer at Quaid e Azam Pharmacy College in Pakistan. Her research interests include the green synthesis, characterization, and potential applications of inorganic nanomaterials, including their use as catalysts, photo catalysts, anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatories, and for drug loading and release of anti-cancer drugs.

Dr. Muhammad Asif Raza contains extensive experience working in a variety of countries as researcher and academic leader. He completed his doctorate in Germany and postdoctoral research in Mexico, and has held academic positions at universities in the United Arab Emirates and Germany. Currently, he serves as the Chairman/Head of the Department of Pathobiology and Coordinator/acting Deanof the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (MNSUA) Multan, where he has been working as an associate professor since 2017. His research interests include surveillance, sero-diagnosis, sero-epidemiology, and ethno-veterinary practices for the control of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and protozoal diseases in poultry and livestock. He has published over fifty scholarly papers in high-quality journals.

Product details

• Authors: Ali Haider, Muhammad Ikram, Asma Rafiq
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2022
• EAN: 9783031187193
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3118719-3
• No. of pages: 139
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 12 mm x 235 mm
• Illustrations: XXIII, 139 p. 26 illus., 20 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering