This book covers the recent trends on the biological applications of nanomaterials, methods for their preparation, and techniques for their characterization. Further, the book examines the fundamentals of nanotoxicity, methods to assess the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials, approaches to reduce toxicity during synthesis. It also provides an overview of the state of the art in the application of Artificial intelligence-based methodologies for evaluation of toxicity of drugs and nanoparticles. The book further discusses nanocarrier design, routes of various nanoparticle administration, nano based drug delivery systems, and the toxicity challenges associated with each drug delivery method. It presents the latest advances in the interaction of nanoparticles with the cellular environment and assess nanotoxicity of these engineered nanoparticles. The book also explores the comparative and mechanistic genotoxicity assessment of the nanomaterials. This book is useful source of information for industrial practitioners, policy makers, and other professionals in the fields of toxicology, medicine, pharmacology, food, and drugs.
Chapter
1. Macroporous cryogel-based systems for water treatment
applications and Safety: nanocomposite-based cryogels and bacteria-based
bioreactors.
Chapter
2. One dimensional Semiconducting Nanomaterials:
Toxicity and Clinical Applications.
Chapter
3. Prospects of Safe use of
Nanomaterials in Biomedicalapplications.
Chapter
4. Hyaluronic acid-based
nanotechnologies for delivery and treatment.
Chapter
5. Theranostics
nanomaterials for safe cancer treatment.
Chapter
6. Cardiovascular safety
assessment of new chemical entities: current perspective and emerging
technologies.
Chapter
7. Toxicology of pharmaceutical products during drug
development.
Chapter
8. Safety and Risk assessment of food items.
Chapter
9. Non toxic Natural products as regulators of tumour suppressor gene
function.
Chapter
10. Advancements in the safety of Plant medicine: Back to
nature.
Chapter
11. Chemicals and their interaction in the aquaculture
system.
Chapter
12. Zebrafish as a biomedical model to define developmental
origins of chemical toxicity.
Chapter
13. Green synthesis of non toxic
nanoparticles.
Chapter
14. Synthesis, characterisation and safety of
titanium oxide nanoparticles.
Chapter
15. Characterisation of non toxic
nanomaterials for biological applications.
Chapter
16. Toxicity assessment
of nanoparticle.
Chapter
17. Safety of nanoparticles: emphasis on
antimicrobial properties.
Chapter
18. Quantum dots for imaging and its
safety.
Chapter
19. Genotoxicity evaluation of nanosized materia.
Chapter
20. Scaffoldmaterials and toxicity.
Chapter 21 Biological Safety and
Cellular interactions of nanoparticles.
Chapter
22. Role of artificial
intelligence in the toxicity prediction of drugs.
Chapter
23. Chemicals and
rodent models for the safety study of alzheimers disease.
Chapter
24.
Mitochondria-targeted liposomal delivery in Parkinson's disease: safety
concerns.
Chapter
25. Routes of Nano-drug Administration and Nano-based drug
delivery system and toxicity.
Chapter
26. Green Synthesised silver
nanoparticles phytotoxicity and applications in agriculture: An overview.-
Chapter 27 status of safety concerns of microplastic detection strategies.-
Chapter
28. Impact of insecticides on man and environment.
Dr. Mohanan is a Fellow of the National Academy of Science and Royal Society of Biologists, UK. He was a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tsukuba, Japan in the field of Neurotoxicity. He joined Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Govt. of India in 1989. As a toxicologist, he has been intimately associated with all the medical devices/technologies developed at SCTIMST. Currently, he heads the Division of Toxicology. He is a Visiting Professor and Visiting Researcher at Toyo University, Japan, and a Certified Biological Safety Specialist. He received a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Toxicology India, for his outstanding contribution to the field of toxicology. Dr. Mohanan has been teaching toxicology to postgraduates and guiding research scholars. The development of Human-on-a-chip is a new mega project, apart from several other externally funded research projects. He has patented an ELISA kit for the measurement of pyrogenicity and has made significant contributions to the development of medical device regulations in India. He received a certificate of appreciation from the Hon. Minister of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for the contribution to India getting full adherent status on GLP from OECD. He has authored 262 publications and edited 5 books. Presently, He is the Secretary-General of Society of Toxicology, India.
Dr. Sudha Kappalli is a Professor in the Department of Zoology, School of Biological Science, Central University of Kerala. Her research Areas include, Crustacean Growth - Reproduction interaction and its endocrine regulation, biodiversity of parasitic isopods and copepods and host-parasite interaction. She has obtained PhD from University of Calicut in 1993. She has 27 years of teaching experience at P.G level. Recipient of CAS-PIFI Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2015), CAS-TWAS Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2009 and 2011), Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (2007), INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2007) and IAS Summer Teacher Fellowship (2005) and University Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1994). She has completed four major research projects funded by International Foundation for Science (Stockholm, Sweden), BRNS, UGC, KSCSTE and SERB as Principal Investigator. She has currently PI of three research projects funded by KSCSTE, DST-RFBR and DST-JSPS and published 40 research papers in the peer reviewed journals and 6 papers in conference proceedings with one book chapter. Dr. Sudha serves as a member for several professional and academic bodies of universities and government agencies. In honour of excellence in teaching. Dr. Sudha was chosen for Dr. P.K. Rajan Memorial Excellent Award (2012), Prof. Sivaprasad Memorial Award (2013) and St. Berchmans Award (2013) for Best College Teacher in Kerala.
