Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials

Veeriah Jegatheesan is Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of Water:, Effect Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses on the application of membrane bioreactors, sugar cane juiceclarification, sea water desalination and the treatment of mine tailing ponds. Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Food Proteins and Bioproducts at the University of Manitoba, Canada. His research focuses on Integrating material science and nanotechnology for improving bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy. of bioactives and drugs using protein & lipid-based delivery systems. Dr. Preetam Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of Food Sciences at the Department of Food Process Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Food Sciences from Purdue University, USA. The research at Dr. Sarkar’s lab at NIT Rourkela focuses on the development of delivery vehicles such as emulsions, films and coatings, for the protection of bioactive compounds such as antimicrobial agents for food safety applications. He has published 30 articles in SCI journals, 10 book chapters, and co-edited 3 books. Prof. Angana Sarkar pursued her graduation in Agricultural Engineering from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswasvidyalaya, West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 2008. Later, she completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnlogy from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Subsequently she joined National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering. Her research area is mainly focused on (i) Pollutant detection using biosensors, (ii) Groundwater bioremediation, (iii) Waste water (domestic and industrial) treatment (iv) Solid waste management by bio-refinery approach to produce environmental waste to value like bioethanol, pigment, biofertilizars etc. and (iv) Hydrocarbon and other organic pollutants degradation. Dr. Kunal Pal is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. His major research interests revolve around biomedical signal processing, biomedical equipment design, soft materials, and controlled drug delivery. He has published more than 100 publications in SCI-cited journals of high repute.

• Part I General Introduction1. Introduction to nanomaterials2. Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization strategies3. Translation of nanomaterials4. Nano-robotsPart II Food applications5. Polysaccharide-based nanomaterials6. Protein-based nanomaterials7. Lipid-based nanostructures8. Conjugated nanostructures9. Nanostructures for improving food structure and functionality10. Nanomaterials in improving microbial food safety11. Nanomaterials in detection of food contaminants12. Nanocomposites in food packaging13. Nano delivery systems for food bioactivesPart III Medical applications14. Nano-formulations in drug delivery15. Nanomaterials in wound healing applications16. Nanostructure based medical adhesives17. Implant coatings18. Nanoformulations for antitumor activity19. Nanomaterials in anticancer treatment20. Bionanocomposites in tissue engineering21. Nanomaterials in biosensors for medical applicationsPart IV Environmental applications22. Nanomaterials based biosensors23. Microbial nanoparticle synthesis and its applications24. Nanomaterials in bioremediation25. Nanomaterials in waste water treatment26. Environmental impacts of nanomaterials