Nanostructures for Antimicrobial Therapy. A volume in Micro and Nano Technologies

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Front Matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,Series Foreword,Series Preface,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Antimicrobials: Meeting the Challenges of Antibiotic Resistance Through Nanotechnology, Pages 1-22, Bhaskar Das, Sanjukta Patra
Chapter 2 - Nanoantimicrobials: Activity, Benefits, and Weaknesses, Pages 23-54, Josef Jampílek, Katarína Král\'ová
Chapter 3 - Sensitive and Selective Assay of Antimicrobials on Nanostructured Materials by Electrochemical Techniques, Pages 55-83, Nurgul K. Bakirhan, Bengi Uslu, Sibel A. Ozkan
Chapter 4 - Antimicrobial Polymeric Nanostructures, Pages 85-115, Nelson V. Alfredo, Juan Rodríguez-Hernández
Chapter 5 - Thin Degradable Coatings for Optimization of Osseointegration Associated With Simultaneous Infection Prophylaxis, Pages 117-137, Anke Bernstein, Norbert Suedkamp, Hermann O. Mayr, Rainer Gadow, Sophie Burtscher, Irina Arhire, Anderas Killinger, Peter Krieg
Chapter 6 - Antimicrobial Nanostructures for Neurodegenerative Infections: Present and Future Perspectives, Pages 139-167, Arunachalam Muthuraman, Jaspreet Kaur
Chapter 7 - Nanocarriers and Their Potential Application as Antimicrobial Drug Delivery, Pages 169-202, Burcu Devrim, Asuman Bozkır
Chapter 8 - Delivery of Antimicrobials by Chitosan-Composed Therapeutic Nanostructures, Pages 203-222, Maria do Céu Teixeira, Antonello Santini, Eliana B. Souto
Chapter 9 - Antimicrobial Thin Coatings Prepared by Laser Processing, Pages 223-236, Roxana-Cristina Popescu, Oana Fufa, Andrei I. Apostol, Daniel Popescu, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Ecaterina Andronescu
Chapter 10 - Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy With Nanoparticles Versus Conventional Photosensitizer in Oral Diseases, Pages 237-259, Reza Fekrazad, AmirHossein Nejat, Katayoun A.M. Kalhori
Chapter 11 - Applications of 19F Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging for the Study of Nanostructures Used in Antimicrobial Therapy, Pages 261-277, Dorota Bartusik, David Aebisher
Chapter 12 - Essential Oils and Nanoparticles: New Strategy to Prevent Microbial Biofilms, Pages 279-291, Mariana C. Chifiriuc, Crina Kamerzan, Veronica Lazar
Chapter 13 - Nanocarrier-Assisted Antimicrobial Therapy Against Intracellular Pathogens, Pages 293-324, Lalit Kumar, Shivani Verma, Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya, Neelesh K. Mehra
Chapter 14 - Preparation and Antimicrobial Activity of Inorganic Nanoparticles: Promising Solutions to Fight Antibiotic Resistance, Pages 325-340, Marius Boboc, Filis Curti, Amalia M. Fleacă, Mădălina L. Jianu, Ana-Maria Roşu, Carmen Curutiu, Veronica Lazar, Mariana C. Chifiriuc, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Chapter 15 - Outer Membrane Vesicles of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Nanoware for Combat Against Microbes and Macrobes, Pages 341-367, Rakesh C. YashRoy
Chapter 16 - Organic Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Antiinfective Agents, Pages 369-393, Jan Sobczyński, Beata Chudzik-Rząd
Chapter 17 - Nanocarriers for Plant-Derived Natural Compounds, Pages 395-412, Oguz Bayraktar, İpek Erdoğan, Merve D. Köse, Gülcan Kalmaz
Chapter 18 - Fullerene Derivatives in Photodynamic Inactivation of Microorganisms, Pages 413-433, Mariana B. Spesia, María E. Milanesio, Edgardo N. Durantini
Chapter 19 - Silver Iodide Nanoparticles as an Antibiofilm Agent—A Case Study on Gram-Negative Biofilm-Forming Bacteria, Pages 435-456, Marikani Kannan, Kaniappan Rajarathinam, Srinivasan Venkatesan, Baskaran Dheeba, Ayyan Maniraj
Chapter 20 - Nanoformulations for the Therapy of Pulmonary Infections, Pages 457-480, Sagar Dhoble, Vinod Ghodake, Manasi Chogale, Vandana Patravale
Chapter 21 - Nanocarriers for Photosensitizers for Use in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy, Pages 481-502, Jan Sobczyński, Andrzej Polski
Chapter 22 - Zinc Oxide Nanostrucures: New Trends in Antimicrobial Therapy, Pages 503-514, Iulia I. Lungu, Alina M. Holban, Anton Ficai, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Chapter 23 - Copper-Based Nanoparticles as Antimicrobials, Pages 515-529, Kleoniki Giannousi, Anastasia Pantazaki, Catherine Dendrinou-Samara
Chapter 24 - Antimicrobial Applications of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Perspectives and Challenges, Pages 531-550, Amedea B. Seabra, Milena T. Pelegrino, Paula S. Haddad
Chapter 25 - Silica Nanoparticles as a Basis for Efficacy of Antimicrobial Drugs, Pages 551-575, Alexander Lykov, Konstantin Gaidul, Irina Goldina, Vladimir Konenkov, Vladimir Kozlov, Nikolai Lyakhov, Alexander Dushkin
Chapter 26 - Silver Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents: Past, Present, and Future, Pages 577-596, Luciano P. Silva, Ariane P. Silveira, Cínthia C. Bonatto, Ivy G. Reis, Paulo V. Milreu
Chapter 27 - Encapsulation of Lethal, Functional, and Therapeutic Medicinal Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots for the Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Infection, Pages 597-622, Gennaro A. Dichello, Dipak K. Sarker
Chapter 28 - Advanced Nanocomposites With Noble Metal Antimicrobial Nanoparticles: How to Design a Balance Among Antimicrobial Activity, Bioactivity, and Safe Delivery to the Place of Infection, Pages 623-651, Marija Vukomanović
Chapter 29 - Clinical Developments in Antimicrobial Nanomedicine: Toward Novel Solutions, Pages 653-668, Gabriel H. Hawthorne, Marcelo P. Bernuci, Mariza Bortolanza, Ana C. Issy, Elaine Del-Bel
Chapter 30 - Recent Citation Classics in Antimicrobial Nanobiomaterials, Pages 669-685, Ozcan Konur
Index, Pages 687-695