Nanomaterial Biointeractions at the Cellular, Organismal and System Levels

Dr. Nilesh SharmaDepartment of BiologyWestern Kentucky University1906 College Heights BlvdBowling Green, KY USADr. Shivendra SahiProfessor and Chair, Department of BiologyUniversity of the Sciences600 South 43rd StreetPhiladelphia, PA USA

• Preface.- 1. Pros and cons of metal oxide nanomaterial use in Australian broadacre agriculture.- 2. Accumulation of metal-oxide nanomaterials by unicellular algae and their transfer within marine and aquatic food-webs.- 3. The chemistry behind nanotoxicological processes in living systems.- 4. Nanoparticles and Sustainable Agriculture: Concepts and controversies.- 5. Elucidating the role of nano-bio interactions in nanotoxicology.- 6. Potential of nonotechnology for increasing micronutrients fertilizer use efficiency in crop production.- 7. Fate and effect of engineered nanomaterials in agricultural systems.- 8. Effects of engineered nanomaterials on the alleviation of abiotic stress in plants.- 9. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Interactions: I. In vitro Studies in Animal Cells.- 10. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Interactions: II. An Analysis Based on Animal Organ System.- 11. Engineered nanomaterials toxicity at different growth phases of agricultural species.- 12. Nanotoxicology Research Based on Drosophila Models.- 13. Caenorhabditis elegans – A unique animal model to study soil–nanoparticles–organism interactions.- 14. Cytotoxic efficacy of green engineered biomolecules-loaded silver nanoparticles on HeLa Cell line using leaf extracts of Leucas aspera.- 15. Zebrafish models of nanotoxicity – A comprehensive account.- 16. Responses of terrestrial plants to metallic nanomaterial exposure – a Mechanistic analysis.- Index.