Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Smart Prevention, Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Sathish-Kumar Kamaraj, PhD, DSc, is a research professor at Bio-Nano Interface Technology for Sustainable Energy and an Environment research group leader at the Technological Institute of El llano Aguascalientes, National Technological Institute of Mexico. He obtained a Doctorate in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in 2014. He has published more than 50 research articles in journals, several book chapters, and has been granted 3 patents. Arun Thirumurugan, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of ATACAMA, Chile working on the development of magnetic nanocomposites for energy storage and biological applications. He obtained his PhD in 2015 in physics. His research interests are synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles, and surface modification of nanomaterials. He has published more than 80 research articles in international journals, several book chapters and contributions to conference volumes. Muthuchamy Maruthupandy, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Health Sciences at Dong-A University in Busan, South Korea. He obtained his PhD in microbiology in 2016. His research interests include biopolymer-mediated nanomaterials, biosensors, nanomedicine, and bioelectronics. He has published more than 70 research articles in peer-reviewed international publications, as well as several book chapters and conference reports. Mercedes Guadalupe López Pérez, PhD, is a principal investigator at the Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Cinvestav-Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. She has published more than 120 research articles in international journals, multiple book chapters and has focused her research studies on metabolites of Mesoamerican plants with health potential. She has published more than 120 international peer-reviewed articles and has been granted three patents. Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan, PhD, is a researcher in the School of Engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He completed a Doctorate in flexible electronics in 2017. He has published more than 50 research articles and book chapters. His research areas focus on materials, optics and photonics, flexible and stretchable electronics, and biosensors. He serves as a chairperson, keynote speaker, and technical member of various conferences across the world.

• Preface xviiAcknowledgements xxi1 Bio-Nano Interface Technology for Biomedical Applications 1Ana Luisa Gómez-Gómez, Deyanira del Rosario Moguel-Concha, José Eduardo Borges-Martínez, Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala and Gloria Dávila-Ortiz2 Smart Nanomaterials for Antiseptic Application 23Sribharani Sekar, Jayaraman Pitchaimani and A. Tamilselvi3 Surface Plasmon-Based Diagnostic Technology 35Sopan Nangare, Mahendra Mahajan and Pravin Patil4 Nanoprobes for Glutathione Investigation and Real-Time Quantitative Imaging 61Janani Archana K. and Karthikeyan Balasubramanian5 Diagnosis of Physical Stimuli Response Enhances the Anti-Quorum Sensing Agents in Controlling Bacterial Biofilm Formation 91Govindan Ramachandran, Balamurugan Palanisamy, Gnansekaran Chackaravarthy, Chenthis Kanisha Chelliah, Govindan Rajivgandhi, Franck Quero and Manoharan Natesan6 Current Advances in the Use of Functionalized Nanoparticles for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Microbial Infections in Aquaculture 117Kannan Rangesh, Muthusamy Anand, Subbiah Padmapriya and Muthuchamy Maruthupandy7 Nanotechnological Strategy for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Recent Developments and Opportunities 143Vennila Thirumalaiswamy, C.V. Vaishali, Sathyavathi Sundararaju, Chockalingam Muthiah Ramakritinan, Muneeswaran Thillaichidambaram and Franck Quero8 Metal Nanoparticle-Based Impedimetric Biosensors for Rapid Detection of Bacterial Pathogen in Aquaculture 183Subbiah Padmapriya, Muthusamy Anand, Kannan Rangesh and Muthuchamy Maruthupandy9 Properties and Applications of Dendrimers: A New Class of Polymers 217Chenthis Kanisha Chelliah, Manavalan Murugan, Vinod S. Undal, Manish R. Ahir, Chackaravarthy Gnanasekaran, Ramachandran Govindan, Rajivgandhi Govindan and Franck Quero10 Microneedle of Drug Delivery Systems 243Fouad Damiri, Hitendra M. Patel, Sagar Salave, Bharathi K., Nagavendra Kommineni, B.H. Jaswanth Gowda, Karthika Paul, Sanju Bala Dhull and Mohammed Berrada11 Smart Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery Systems 261Alfredo Amaury Bautista-Solano, Emilia Ramos-Zambrano, Nadia Romero-Martínez, Alma Chu-Martínez and Alma Leticia Martínez-Ayala12 Recent Era of Smart Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery System for Inhibition of Azole-Resistant Biofilm Forming Candida albicans 287Rajivgandhi Govindan, Mohankumar Narayanan, Franck Quero, Ramachandran Govindan, Chackaravarthy Gnanasekaran, Balamurugan Palanisamy, Chenthis Kanisha Chelliah and Manoharan Natesan13 Role of Polymer-Based Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery System 311Mohankumar Narayanan, Chackaravarthy Gnanasekaran, Balamurugan P., Ramachandran Govindan, Chenthis Kanisha Chelliah, Rajivgandhi Govindan and Manoharan Natesan14 Current Trends in Dissolvable Microneedles: Transdermal Applications 339Mohamed Sheik Tharik Abdul Azeeze, Sai Eswar Bondalakunta, Krati Shukla and Abhay Raizaday15 Advantages of Synthesized Nanocarriers from Saltmarsh Phytochemicals and Their Biological Applications 357Balamurugan Palanisamy, Mohankumar Narayanan, Ramachandran Govindhan, Chackaravarthi Gnanasekaran, Rajivgandhi Govindhan and Manoharan NatesanAcknowledgement 373References 373Index 379