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Nature, by dint of its constitution, harbors many unassuming mysteries broadly manifested by its constituent cohorts. If physics is the pivot that holds nature and chemistry provides reasons for its existence, then the rest is just manifestation. Nanoscience and technology harbor the congruence of these two core subjects, whereby many phenomenon may be studied in the same perspective. That nature operates at nanoscale-obeying the principles of thermodynamics and supramolecular chemistry-is a well understood fact manifested in a variety of life processes: bones are restored after a fracture; clots potentially leading to cerebral strokes can be dissolved. The regeneration of new structures in our system follows a bottom-up approach. Be it a microbe (benign or pathogenic), plant (lower or higher), plant parts/organs, food beneficiaries, animal (lower), higher animal processing wastes, these all are found to deliver nanomaterials under amenable processing conditions. Identically, the molecules also seem to obey the thermodynamic principles once they get dissociated/ionized and the energy captured in the form of bonding helps in the synthesis of a myriad of nanomaterials. This edited volume explores the various green sources of nanomaterial synthesis and evaluates their industrial and biomedical applications with a scope of scaling up. It provides useful information to researchers involved in the green synthesis of nanomaterials in fields ranging from medicine to integrated agricultural management.

Contents:

1. Synthesis of nanomaterials involving microemulsion and miceller mediumSantosh Kumar 1, Mohammad Y. Wani 2, Joonseok Koh 11Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea2Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United StatesEmail: santoshics@gmail.com; ccdjko@konkuk.ac.kr
2. Microbes: Nature's cell factories of nanoparticles synthesisTabeer Khan, Anila Fariq*, Azra YasminMicrobiology & Biotechnology Research Lab, Department of Environmental Sciences,Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan*Email: neelaahmad@gmail.com
3. A broad spectrum antibacterial silver nanoparticles green synthesis, characterization and mechanism of actionS. Rajeshkumar 1, L.V. Bharath 1, R. Geetha 21 School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, TN, India2 Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, TN, IndiaEmail: ssrajeshkumar@hotmail.com
4. Preparation of metal oxide nanoparticles using green resources and its characterization and applicationJ Santhoshkumar, S. Venkat Kumar and S. RajeshkumarSchool of Bio-Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, TN, IndiaEmail: ssrajeshkumar@hotmail.com
5. Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and a mechanistic study of its antibacterial and antifungal activityHappy Agarwal, Soumya Menon, S. Venkat Kumar and S. RajeshkumarSchool of Bio-Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, TN, IndiaEmail: ssrajeshkumar@hotmail.com
6. Biomemetic synthesis of selenium nanoparticles via microbes and plants and its biomedical applicationsSoumya Menon, Happy Agarwal, S. Venkat Kumar and S. RajeshkumarSchool of Bio-Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, TN, IndiaEmail: ssrajeshkumar@hotmail.com
7. Synthesis of metal and oxide nanoparticles involving food beneficiariesDaizy PhilipDepartment of Physics, Mar Ivanios College, Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695015, IndiaEmail: daizyp@rediffmail.com; philipdaizy@yahoo.co.in
8. Synthesis of different nanomaterials using Fruits and vegetables for biological and agricultural applicationsSurajit DasDepartment of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, IndiaEmail: surajit@nitrkl.ac.in; surajit@myself.com
9. Synthesis of nanomaterials involving animals and animal processing wastesAnal K. Jha 1 and K. Prasad 21 Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta KnowledgeUniversity, Patna, India2 University Department of Physics, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 812007, India Email: analkjha80@gmail.com; k.prasad65@gmail.com
10. Synthesis of nanomaterials using hydrothermal method: A truly green approachK.P. ChandraDepartment of Physics, S.M. College Bhagalpur 812001, IndiaEmail: kpchandra23@gmail.com
11. Hydrothermal synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles for future directions of renewal energy applicationsGajendra Prasad SinghCentre for Nanotechnology, Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi, JharkhandEmail: gpsinghcuj@gmail.com
12. Synthesis of nanomaterials involving expired pharmaceuticals: Best out of wasteAnal K. Jha 1 and K. Prasad 21Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, India2University Department of Physics, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 812007, India Email: analkjha80@gmail.com; k.prasad65@gmail.com
13. Nanocrystalline cellulose - Production and applicationsSai Swaroop Dalli 1, Bijaya Kumar Uprety 2, Mahdieh Samavi 2, Radhika Singh 3 and Sudip Kumar Rakshit 1,2*1 Department of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5E12 Department of Biotechnology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5E13 Department of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 (UP), India*Corresponding author Email: srakshit@lakeheadu.ca
14. Green synthesis of graphene and graphene oxideSiavash IravaniSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranEmail: siavashira@gmail.com
15. Applications of agrowaste for development of polymer based nano/micro compositesSyed Murtuza Ali 1* and Sheik Feroz 21 Department of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringCaledonian College of EngineeringP.O. Box 2322, Al-Hail, PC 111, Sultanate of OmanEmail: smurtuzaali@gmail.com ; murtuza@caledonian.edu.om
16. Mechanistic plethora of Biogenetic Nanosynthesis: An Evaluation

Anal K. Jha 1 and K. Prasad 21 Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta KnowledgeUniversity, Patna, India2 University Department of Physics, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 812007, India Email: analkjha80@gmail.com; k.prasad65@gmail.com
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