Shrikaant Kulkarni, PhD, is a Research Professor at Sanjivani University, India, and Adjunct Professor of Business at the Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia. He has delivered lectures, conducted sessions and has guided many major and minor research projects. He has published over 100 research papers, has written more than 100 book chapters, edited 36 books, and authored four textbooks in engineering chemistry.Hemantkumar N. Akolkar, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce Science College, India. He has more than 55 research papers in national and international journals and conferences and is a reviewer for several journals of international repute in chemistry.Vijay M. Khedkar, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Vishwakarma University, India. He is a computational medicinal chemist with a PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He boasts a successful track record of executing lead identification and optimization projects by applying molecular modeling techniques.Rajesh Ramasamy, PhD, is Head of the Department of Pathology at Medicine and Health Sciences & Teaching Hospital at the University of Putra, Malaysia. He is the Vice President of the Malaysian Society for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Regenerative Research, and an editor and coordinator of the Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences.Kirti R. Mahanwar, PhD, has been a proactive academician and researcher for the last nine years. She is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Abasaheb Marathe Arts and New Commerce Science College, India. She is a proficient writer and has eight publications in journals of international repute.Nirmala R. Darekar, is an Assistant Professor at Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Radhabai Kale Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Ahmednagar, India. Her specialization is in analytical chemistry. She has over 11 years of experience in teaching and six years of experience in research. She has more than 10 research publications in reputed journals and was granted three patents by the Indian Patent Office, India. She is currently pursuing her PhD.

• PART I: PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES 1. Leaves-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles 2. Properties and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Fruit Extracts 3. Bacteria-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles 4. Properties and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Algae Extracts 5. Fungi-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles PART II: PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ZINC NANOPARTICLES 6. Leaves-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Zinc Nanoparticles 7. Properties and Applications of Zinc Nanoparticles Derived from Fruit Extracts PART III: PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COPPER NANOPARTICLES 8. Leaves-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Copper Nanoparticles 9. Properties and Applications of Copper Nanoparticles Derived from Fruit Extracts PART IV: PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES 10. Leaves-Mediated Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles 11. Properties and Applications of Gold Nanoparticles Derived from Fruit Extracts