Silver nanomaterials for agri-food applications [electronic resource] / edited by Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam.
Silver Nanomaterials for Agri-Food Applications explores how silver-based nanomaterials are being used to create more efficient systems and products across the agri-food sector. In particular, the book covers silver nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents, in food science, for plant protection, and fo...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
2021.
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Series: | Nanobiotechnology for plant protection.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Silver Nanomaterials for Agri-Food Applications
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Series preface
- Chapter 1 Silver-based nanomaterials for sustainable applications in agroecology: A note from the editor
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 AgNP-based nanosystem applications
- 1.2.1 Agri-food applications
- 1.2.2 Veterinary applications
- 1.2.3 Environmental applications
- 1.3 Challenges
- 1.4 Biosafety and regulations
- 1.5 Future trends
- 1.6 Conclusion
- References
- Part: 1: Antimicrobials.
- Chapter 2 Silver-based nanostructures as antifungal agents: Mechanisms and applications
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Mechanism of action of antifungal agents
- 2.3 Mechanistic approach of silver nanoparticles as antifungal agents
- 2.4 Comparison of antifungal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles with physically or chemically synthesized na ...
- 2.5 Application of silver nanoparticles in human fungal infections
- 2.6 Application of silver nanoparticles in plant fungal infections
- 2.7 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading.
- Chapter 3 Antimicrobial properties of surface-functionalized silver nanoparticles
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Synthetic paradigm for colloidal stabilized AgNPs
- 3.3 Biogenic silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents
- 3.4 Aqueous phase transfer of colloidal stabilized AgNPs
- 3.5 Oligodynamic antimicrobial mechanism of AgNPs
- 3.6 Biocidal activity of AgNPs against MDR microbes
- 3.7 Synergism of AgNPs with antibiotics
- 3.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4 Silver-based nanoantimicrobials: Mechanisms, ecosafety, and future perspectives
- 4.1 Introduction.
- 4.2 AgNPs as nano-antimicrobials (antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral)
- 4.2.1 Antibacterial activity of AgNPs
- 4.2.1.1 Antibiofilm activity of AgNPs
- 4.2.2 Antifungal activity of AgNPs
- 4.2.3 Antiviral activity of AgNPs
- 4.3 Toxicity
- 4.3.1 Reducing nanoparticles toxicity
- 4.4 Applications
- 4.4.1 AgNPs and packaging food
- 4.4.2 Nanocomposite fabrics
- 4.4.3 AgNP as a pesticide
- 4.4.4 Air decontamination
- 4.4.5 Water sanitization
- 4.4.6 Treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms
- 4.4.7 Antifungal activity and mycotoxin control.
- 4.4.8 Conservation and restoration of monuments
- 4.5 Perspective and future trends
- 4.6 Conclusion
- References
- Part: 2: Food applications
- Chapter 5 Silver nanoparticles as nanomaterial-based nanosensors in agri-food sector
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Nanosensors
- 5.3 Significance of silver as nanosensors
- 5.4 Contaminant exposure prevention and mitigation applications
- 5.5 Applications of silver nanosensors in agriculture
- 5.6 Silver nanosensors: An alarm for heavy metal contamination
- 5.7 Functionalization of AgNPs for sensing other metal ions.