Biocatalyst Immobilization

PhD in Chemistry María Luján Ferreira is a Principal Investigator at CONICET (NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH) of Argentina. She has published more than 150 articles in peer reviewed, international journals, and has participated with presentations in more than 80 argentinian scientific events and more than 120 international scientific meetings. Dr. Ferreira has also directed three Assistant Investigators at CONICET.Her research focuses on all practical aspects of enzyme immobilization (including applied biotechnology) and the details of the experimental design of enzymatic reactions: how to prepare immobilized biocatalysts and sampling in biocatalytic reactions ( from biphasic and multiphasic reaction media) avoiding mistakes and optimizing procedures. Her interests include the molecular modeling of biocatalysts. In more than 20 years of scientific career she has studied polymerization catalysts, heterogeneous metallic catalysts and recently also nanozymes and ionzymes applied in environmental remediation (of dyes and pharmaceuticals) using advanced oxidation processes.

• CHAPTER 1 The enzyme, the support, and the immobilization strategy: The key findings to a desirable biocatalystKaren Rodrıguez-Nunez, Claudia Bernal, and Juan M. Bolı´var CHAPTER 2 Selection and modification of enzymes prior to immobilizationJa Hyun Lee, Hah Young Yoo, and Seung Wook Kim CHAPTER 3 Various approaches to enzyme immobilization Syed Awais Attique, Qurat ul ain, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Bilal, and Hafiz M.N. IqbalCHAPTER 4 Postimmobilization treatments before applicationsKarolina Labus and Jolanta Bryjak CHAPTER 5 Support-free immobilizationRoberta Bussons Rodrigues ValCHAPTER 6 Measuring and reporting enzyme´s immobilization efficiencyPaula Nicolas, Carla JosCHAPTER 7 Some recent innovations related to enzyme immobilizationBhaskar Das, Satyam, and Sanjukta Patra CHAPTER 8 Enzyme immobilization for use in nonconventional mediaMarıa Laura Foresti and Marıa Lujan Ferreira CHAPTER 9 Assaying the biological activities of immobilized enzymes Daniel Sanchez and Marıa Lujan Ferreira CHAPTER 10 Enzyme immobilization on nanomaterials and nanostructured supports Azeem Intisar, Mateen Haider, Muhammad Imran Din, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Bilal, and Hafiz M.N. Iqbal CHAPTER 11 Oriented immobilization of biomolecules on small surfaces Masumi Iijima and Shunichi Kuroda CHAPTER 12 Affinity immobilization and affinity layers Meryam Sardar and Kainat Mirza CHAPTER 13 New enzymatic reactor designs: From enzymatic batch to 3D microreactors and monolithsKim Shortall, Katarzyna Szymanska, Cristina Carucci, Tewfik Soulimane, and Edmond MagnerCHAPTER 14 Immobilization of multienzymes: Problems and solutionsYingjie Du, Le Zhong, Ziyuan Wang, Yuxiao Feng, Jiandong Cui, and Shiru Jia CHAPTER 15 An introduction to enzymatic biosensorsTayyaba Anjum, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Bilal, and Hafiz M.N. Iqbal CHAPTER 16 Industrial applications of immobilized enzymes: Food and beyondMarıa Lujan FerreiraCHAPTER 17 Future perspectives in enzyme immobilization Lorena Wilson, Andr