Surface Chemistry of Nanobiomaterials

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, at the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania. He is an experienced researcher and published editor in the field of nano and biostructures. He is the editor-in-chief of two international open access journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience. Dr. Grumezescu has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, authored nine books, and has served as an editor for more than 50 scholarly books.

• Chapter 1. Surface functionalized hybrid nanomaterials: Implications in biosensing and therapeuticsChapter 2. Microbial toxicity of different functional groups-treated carbon nanotubesChapter 3. Making the hospital a safer place by the sonochemical coating of textiles by antibacterial nanoparticlesChapter 4. Nano-microporous structured surfaces prepared by the breath figures approach and their biorelated applicationsChapter 5. Surface chemistry of nanobiomaterials with antimicrobial activityChapter 6. Nanotechnology from particle size reduction to enhancing aqueous solubilityChapter 7. Formation of biomimetic hydroxyapatite coatings on the surface of titanium and Ti-containing alloys: Ti–6Al–4V and Ti–Zr–NbChapter 8. Interaction between nanoparticles and cell membraneChapter 9. Antimicrobial studies of metal and metal oxide nanoparticlesChapter 10. Inorganic nanoarchitectonics designed for drug delivery and anti-infective surfacesChapter 11. The chemistry of magnetosomesChapter 12. Nanomaterials and natural products for UV-photoprotectionChapter 13. Progress in graphene-based optical and electrochemical aptasensorsChapter 14. Improved oral bioavailability of bioactives through lipid-based nanoarchitecturesChapter 15. Scientometric overview regarding the surface chemistry of nanobiomaterials