Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Influence of Metal Nanoparticles on Whispering Gallery Modes of a Microcavity
Tulika Agrawal¹, Venkata R. Dantham², Shubhayan Bhattacharya³, Aneesh V. Veluthandath⁴, Stephen Arnold⁵,⁶ and Prem B. Bisht¹
¹Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India
³Applied Materials Inc., Bangalore, India
⁴Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
⁵New York University Tandon School of Engineering, New York, USA
⁶Visiting Faculty Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter 2. Nanocarriers: A Promising Approach towards Ocular Therapeutics and Drug Delivery
B. N. Kumara¹, Rashmi Shambhu², Jayabalan Nirmal⁴ and K. S. Prasad¹,³
¹Nanomaterial Research Laboratory (NMRL), Nano Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
²Department of Ophthalmology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
⁴Translational Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, BITS, Hyderabad, India
³Centre for Nutrition Studies, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, India
Chapter 3. Recent Progress in the Electrochemical Deposition of Boron Nanoparticle/Nanostructure for Advanced Energy Applications
Gülbahar Bilgiç
Nevşehir Haci Bektas Veli University, Faculty of Engineering-Architecture, Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering, Nevşehir, Turkey
Chapter 4. Recent Developments in Nanoparticle-Based Targeted Treatment and Enhanced Diagnostics of Viral Hepatitis B and C
Fayed. A. Megahed¹, Huda. F. Khalil², Haneen Samy³, Huda Magdy³ and Menna Shaban⁴
¹Nucleic Acid Research Department (NAR), Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria, Egypt
²Electronic Materials Department, Advanced Materials and New Technology Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria, Egypt
³Biotechnology and Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
⁴Chemistry and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Chapter 5. The Addition of Metallic Iron Nanoparticles to Bioelectrochemical Reactors that Remediate Soil Contaminated with Lindane: The Effect on Microbial Communities
Héctor M. Poggi-Varaldo¹,², Teresa Ponce-Noyola³, Graciano Calva-Calva³, Catherine G. Mar-Pineda¹, Daniel Estrada-Bárcenas⁴, Juvencio Galíndez-Mayer⁵ and Noemi F. Rinderknecht-Seijas⁶
¹Environmental Biotechnology and Renewable Energies Group, CINVESTAV-IPN, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Mexico City, Mexico
²CINVESTAV-IPN, Doctoral Program Science and Technology for Society, Mexico City, Mexico
³CINVESTAV-IPN, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Mexico City, Mexico
⁴Microbial Collection “Dr. Casas Campillo”, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
⁵ENCB-IPN, Dept. Biochemical Engineering, Mexico City, Mexico
⁶ESIQIE-IPN, Division of Basic Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico
Chapter 6. Natural-Source Bioceramics and Controlled Drug Release Applications
Dilek Bilgic Alkaya¹,² and Serap Ayaz Seyhan¹,²
¹Department of Analytical Chemistry, Marmara University Faculy of Pharmacy, Basıbuyuk, Istanbul, Turkey
²Center for Nanotechnology & Biomaterials Application and Research (NBUAM), Marmara University, Turkey
Chapter 7. Updation on Nanosuspension from Formulation to Commercial Characterization
Surya Goel and Vijay Agarwal
Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology (Pharmacy), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chapter 8. A Piezoelectric Actuator with Coded Control for Nanotechnology
S. M. Afonin, PhD
National Research University of Electronic Technology (Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology MIET), Moscow, Russia
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