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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Online Access: Full Text (via ScienceDirect)
Other Authors: Abd-Elsalam, Kamel, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2021.
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.