Nanomaterial biointeractions at the cellular, organismal and system levels / Nilesh Sharma, Shivendra Sahi, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Application of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Consumer Products Raises Human Health Concerns: Lessons from Murine Models of Toxicity -- Zebrafish Models of Nanotoxicity: A Comprehensive Account -- Caenorhabditis elegans: A Unique Animal Model to Study Soil-Nanoparticles-Organism Interactions -- Response to Engineered Nanomaterials in Arabidopsis thaliana, a Model Plant -- Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Toxicity in Aquatic Organisms: An Overview of Methods and Mechanisms -- Responses of Terrestrial Plants to Metallic Nanomaterial Exposure: Mechanistic Insights, Emerging Technologies, and New Research Avenues -- Cerium and Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Increase Algal Growth and Nutrient Accumulation in Rice Paddy Environments -- Application of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials in Agriculture: Benefit or Bane? -- The Role of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Plants: A Critical Appraisal -- Fate and Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials in Agricultural Systems -- Interaction of Food-Grade Nanotitania with Human and Mammalian Cell Lines Derived from GI Tract, Liver, Kidney, Lung, Brain, and Heart -- Green Engineering of Silver Nanoparticles Using Leucas aspera Extract: Cytotoxic Efficacy in HeLa Cell Line -- Nanoparticles-Mediated Interventions to Prevent Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Entry into Susceptible Hosts -- Nanoparticle Biosynthesis and Interaction with the Microbial Cell, Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Effects, and Environmental Impact -- The Chemistry behind Nanotoxicological Processes in Living Systems -- Nanomaterial Interaction and Cellular Damage: Involvement of Various Signalling Pathways.

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The range of nanomaterial applications has expanded recently from catalysis, electronics, and filtration to therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and food because of the unique properties and potentials of different nanoparticles and nanomaterials. Research shows that these exquisite particles can interact with an organism at the cellular, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. Our knowledge, however, of how they affect these changes, selectively or generally, in diverse organisms or ecosystems is very limited and far from satisfactory. Data indicate that the biological function largely depends on the shape, size, and surface characteristics of the nanoparticles used along with life cycle stages of an organism. This book focuses on the body of work carried out by distinguished investigators using diverse nanomaterials in both plant and animal species. It includes specific case studies as well as general reviews highlighting aspects of multilayered interactions. This volume provides a comprehensive resource for academic scholars, as well as for researchers in the concerned industries and policy makers.