Main description:

This book presents recent advances in inorganic nanomaterials for healthcare, with focus on the synthesis, medical applications and toxicity of metals, metal oxides and metal sulfides. Major applications include diagnosis, bioimaging, biosensing, healing and therapy in cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, metabolic syndrome, dentistry and antimicrobials.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1 Metal sulfide nanostructures for bioimaging and biosensing applications; S. Joicy and P. Thangadurai
Chapter 2 Modification of titanium alloys for dental applications; Dinesh Rokaya, Viritpon Srimaneepong and Jiaqian Qin
Chapter 3 Metals and metal complexes for medicinal applications; Y. Siva Prasad, Krishnamoorthy Lalitha, Aenugu Sravya Chowdary, Jugun Prakash Chinta and Subbiah Nagarajan
Chapter 4 Therapeutic potential of metals in managing metabolic syndrome; Rajesh Parsanathan and Sankar Jagadeeshan
Chapter 5 Antimicrobial effects of metal, metal oxide nanomaterials and sulfonamide complexes; Mehmet Salih Nas, Mehmet Harbi Calimli, Hakan Burhan and Fatih Sen
Chapter 6 Role of metals, metal oxides and sulphides in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer; Rekha Pachaiappan and Kovendhan Manavalan
Chapter 7 Nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensors and biosensors for early identification and monitoring of diseases; Pramod K. Kalambate and Yunhui Huang
Chapter 8 Inorganic nanoparticles for bioimaging; S. Prabha, D. Durgalakshmi, P. Aruna and S. Ganesan
Chapter 9 Metal and metal oxides applications in sustainable synthesis and biology; Y. Siva Prasad, Krishnamoorthy Lalitha, Ayyapillai Tamizhanban, Atul Sharma, Muskan Bhatnagar and Subbiah Nagarajan
Chapter 10 Therapeutic prospective of metal oxides as anti-cancer agents; Sankar Jagadeeshan and Rajesh Parsanathan
Chapter 11 Metal neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration; Krishnapriya Madhu Varier, Arpita Karandikar, Babu Gajendran, Yang Xiaosheng, Arulvasu Chinnasamy and Sumathi Thangarajan
Chapter 12 An overview of heavy metal toxicity; Dheepthi Jayamurali, Krishnapriya Madhu Varier, Wuling Liu, Jegadeesh Raman, Yaacov Ben-David and Babu Gajendran
Index