Silver Nanomaterials for Agri-Food Applications

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is currently a Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology through a joint program between Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, and Suez Canal University, Egypt, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Christian Albrechts University. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection, and he has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and edited books with major international publishers. His scientific contributions have been recognized nationally and regionally, including awards from the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for research excellence in biotechnology and the Egyptian State Award for Agricultural Scientific Excellence from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for three consecutive years (2021–2023), according to global rankings developed by Stanford University. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of two Elsevier book series, Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection and Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.

• 1 Silver-based nanomaterials for sustainable applications in agroecology: A note from the editorSECTION I Antimicrobials2 Silver-based nanostructures as antifungal agents: Mechanisms and applications3 Antimicrobial properties of surface-functionalized silver nanoparticles4 Silver-based nanoantimicrobials: Mechanisms, ecosafety, and future perspectivesSECTION II Food applications5 Silver nanoparticles as nanomaterial-based nanosensors in agri-food sector6 Silver-based nanomaterials for food packaging applications7 Emerging silver nanomaterials for smart food packaging in combating food-borne pathogens8 Novel silver-based nanomaterials for control of mycobiota and biocide analytical regulations in agri-food sectorSECTION III Plant science9 Silver nanoparticle applications in wood, wood-based panels, and textiles10 Immobilization efficiency and modulating abilities of silver nanoparticles on biochemical and nutritional parameters in plants: Possible mechanisms11 Controlled-release and positive effects of silver nanoparticles: An overview12 Comparison of the effect of silver nanoparticles and other nanoparticle types on the process of barley malting13 Adverse effects of silver nanoparticles on crop plants and beneficial microbes14 Silver nanoparticles phytotoxicity mechanisms15 Complex physicochemical transformations of silver nanoparticles and their effects on agroecosystemsSECTION IV Plant protection applications16 Detection and mineralization of pesticides using silver nanoparticles17 Pesticide degradation by silver-based nanomaterials18 Application of silver nanoparticles as a chemical sensor for detection of pesticides and metal ions in environmental samples19 Applications of silver nanomaterial in agricultural pest control20 Silver nanoparticles for insect control: Bioassays and mechanisms21 Silver-based nanomaterials for plant diseases management: Today and future perspectives22 Nematicidal activity of silver nanomaterials against plant-parasitic nematodes23 Silver nanoparticles applications and ecotoxicology for controlling mycotoxinsSECTION V Water treatment and purification24 Comparing the biosorption of ZnO and Ag nanomaterials by consortia of protozoan and bacterial species25 Silver-doped metal ferrites for wastewater treatment26 Silver-doped ternary compounds for wastewater remediationSECTION VI Silver Nanoparticles in Veterinary Science27 Potential of silver nanoparticles for veterinary applications in livestock performance and health28 Silver nanoparticles in poultry health: Applications and toxicokinetic effects29 Nanosilver-based strategy to control zoonotic viral pathogens