Advances in Microbial Nanotechnology

Prof. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji is a full Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences and the Director of Research and Innovation, Edo State University Uzairue (EDSU), Edo State, Nigeria. He formerly served as the Acting Director of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, Head of the Department of Microbiology, and Sub Dean of the Faculty of Science. Currently, he holds the positions of Chairman of the Grant Committee and Dean of the Faculty of Science at EDSU.Prof. Adetunji is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology in the UK. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor and the Executive Director of the Center for Biotechnology at Precious Cornerstone University, Nigeria. His research centers on applying biological techniques and microbial bioprocesses to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and contribute to advancements in agriculture. Dr. Jay is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India, since 2017. He received his Ph.D. degree in Polymer Science from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in 2010 and did MSc and BSc from Allahabad University, India. He is actively engaged in the development of nanomaterials (CeO2, NiO, rare-earth metal oxide, Ni, Nife2O4, Cu2O, Graphene, RGO etc.), based nanobiocomposite, conducting polymer and self-assembled monolayers based clinically important biosensors for estimation of bioanalaytes such as cholesterol, xanthine, glucose, pathogens and pesticides/toxins using DNA and antibodies. He is actively engaged in fabricating metal oxide-based biosensors for clinical diagnosis, food packaging applications, drug delivery, and tissue engineering applications. Kshitij RB Singh obtained his MSc in Biotechnology from Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India. Currently, he is a doctoral student in the laboratory of Professor Shyam S. Pandey at the Department of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. His research interests encompass a range of fields, including biotechnology, biochemistry, nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, biosensors, and materials sciences. Dr. Singh received his B. Sc. from Allahabad University India and his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Lucknow University, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India. His work and research interests include biochemistry, biosensors, nanobiotechnology, electrochemistry, material sciences, and biosensors applications in biomedical, environmental, agricultural and forensics sciences.Dr Shyam S. Pandeyhas been leading the Organic Photofunctional Materials Devices research group as an Associate Professor since 2012. His work encompasses research and development in Next-Generation Cells, Organic Electronic Devices, and Bio-image sensors. Currently, he holds the position of Professor in the Green Electronics department at the Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology. His research interests span Dye-Sensitized and Organic Solar Cells, Quantum Chemical Calculations, Organic Electronics and Optoelectronics, Organic Conducting Polymers, Biosensors, and Protein Biochips.

• 1. Introduction: Next Generation Nanomaterial-Based on MicroorganismPart 1: Environment and Energy2. Application of Nanomaterial Derived from Beneficial Microorganisms for Solar and Bioenergy Generator3. Management of Solid and Municipal Wastes by Utility of Microbes-Based Nanomaterials4. Next Generation Microbes-Based Nanomaterials Utility in Biomass for Biofuel and Bioenergy Production5. Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Energy Storage ApplicationsPart 2: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications6. Application of Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Disease Diagnosis7. Utility of Nanomaterials Derived from Beneficial Microorganism for Drug Development8. Potentiality of Next Generation Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Regenerative Medicine9. Nanomaterials Derived from Beneficial Microorganism as Antimicrobial Agents10. Utility of Next Generation Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Stem Cell Research and NutraceuticalsPart 3: Food and Agriculture sector11. Nanomaterials Derived from Beneficial Microorganism for Food Processing and Preservation12. Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Precision Farming13. Microbes-Based Nanomaterials as Nanobiofertilizer, Nanobioinsecticides, and Nanobioherbicides14. Potentialities of Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Combating Plant Pathogens15. Utility of Next Generation Microbes-Based Nanomaterials for Improvement of Soil Quality