Mycosynthesis of Nanomaterials : Perspectives and Challenges

Mycosynthesis of Nanomaterials: Perspectives and challenges focus on the use of diverse groups of fungi for the synthesis of inorganic (metal and metalloid) and organic nanoparticles. Such synthesis is eco-friendly, economically viable, and can be carried out at ambient temperature without the use of high temperature, pressure or toxic chemicals. It also describes different techniques used for the characterization of the nanoparticles and various hypotheses put forward to elucidate the mechanistic aspect of the synthesis by fungi. There is a worldwide representation of eminent contributors including the US, Europe, Canada, Russia, India, Korea, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Iran, and Sri Lanka. The book is interdisciplinary and essential reading for academicians. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Preface Table of Contents Section I: Different Nanoparticles Synthesized by Fungi 1. Using Fungi to Produce Metal/Metalloid Nanomaterials 2. Yeast as a Cell Factory: Biological Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles 3. Penicillium species as an Innovative Microbial Platform for Bioengineering of Biologically Active Nanomaterials 4. Biosynthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Fungi 5. Mycosynthesis of Chitosan Nanoparticles 6. Fungi-Mediated Fabrication of Copper Nanoparticles and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles, Physical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity 7. Mycogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and its Optimization 8. Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Fungi: Progress, Challenges and Applications 9. Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Major Applications 10. Fungi-Mediated Synthesis of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials 11. Fungi-Based Synthesis of Nanoparticles and its Large-Scale Production Possibilities Section II: Characterization Techniques of Mycosynthesised Nanoparticles and Mechanism of Synthesis 12. Techniques for Characterization of Biologically Synthesized Nanoparticles by Fungi 13. Mechanism of Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Fungi Section III: Toxicity of Nanoparticles to Human and Environment 14. Toxicity of Mycosynthesised Nanoparticles Index Editors' Biography ""The book entitled "Mycosynthesis of Nanomaterials" focuses on the use of diverse group of fungi for the synthesis of inorganic (metal and metalloid) and organic nanoparticles. Such synthesis is eco-friendly, economically viable and can be carried out at ambient temperature without the use of high temperature, pressure or toxic chemicals. It also describes different techniques used for the characterization of the nanoparticles and various hypotheses put forward to elucidate the mechanistic aspect of the synthesis by fungi. There is world-wide representation of eminent contributors including US, Europe, Canada, Russia, India, Korea, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Iran, and Sri Lanka. The book is interdisciplinary and an essential reading for the academicians.""-- Provided by publisher