Irshad Ahmad Wani - Böcker

Nanostructured Materials for Sensing ApplicationsThis book offers a comprehensive exploration of the cutting-edge advancements in nanotechnology-based sensors, covering topics ranging from fundamental principles to practical applications. By providing readers with up-to-date insights, practical guidance, and a multidisciplinary perspective, the book equips researchers, professionals, and students involved with detection of various types of analytes including environmental pollutants, chemical contaminants, food borne pathogens, and disease biomarkers with the knowledge and tools they need to stay abreast of the latest developments in nano sensing and make meaningful contributions to the field.The book serves two crucial purposes; first, it gathers the most relevant information about the prospects of nanotechnology-based sensors as a strategy to trace numerous pollutants and disease biomarkers, thereby addressing pressing environmental and healthcare challenges; second, it aims to motivate the industrial sector and government agencies to invest more in the research and development of this strategy, recognizing it as a powerful tool to tackle these critical issues.

Globally, millions of deaths are reported annually due to cancers, bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic diseases, diabetes and inflammatory conditions. Metal complexes have been extensively developed and tested for anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is quite encouraging to learn that quite a lot of metal complexes with interesting therapeutic properties have been developed.This concise book reviews the recent advances made in the development of gold complexes as therapeutics, highlighting the different ligand architectures that have been used for their development. The mechanisms of therapeutic action, the development of nanodrugs and the toxicity issues of gold complexes are all discussed in detail. Finally, the book reflects on the future research and development in gold complexes as therapeutic agents. Postgraduates and researchers in drug discovery and development interested in metal-based therapeutics and biomedical applications of gold will find this book enlightening.