Nanomaterials in the Battle Against Pathogens and Disease Vectors

<p><em>Nanomaterials in the Battle Against Pathogens and Disease Vectors</em> presents an overview of the use of nanotechnology to mitigate pathogens of concern and is the first book to discuss applications of nanotechnology in the fight against all three major domains of disease-causing pathogens. </p><p>Bacteria viruses and parasites constitute the list of emerging and re-emerging pathogens of high priority. Nanotechnology has proven to be a groundbreaking success in the elimination targeted toxicity precise immunogenicity diagnosis and imaging of these major pathogens and disease vectors. This text discusses basic concepts and advanced applications for bacteria viruses and parasites. It describes the use of metallic and non-metallic nanoparticles and nanotoxicity as well as presents future applications of nanotechnology in biological applications. </p><p>This work is ideal for engineers and scientists across the interdisciplinary fields of materials science biomedical engineering biotechnology and others concerned with mitigating the risk and effect of pathogens.</p>