Overview
- Highlights the role of nanotechnology in the management of COVID-19 pandemic?
- Discusses the origin and history of SARS CoV2 and the outbreak of COVID-19
- Presents how nanomaterials link the gap between the vital phases of SARS CoV2 life cycle and the four modalities of COVID-19 management ?
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
Part of the book sub series: Nanotheranostics (BRIEFSNANO)
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About this book
This book highlights the role of nanotechnology concepts in the management of COVID-19 pandemic. The book covers different aspects of the causative agent SARS CoV2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) and the COVID-19 pandemic with a special emphasis on nanotechnology. It discusses the origin and history of SARS CoV2 and the outbreak of COVID-19 and highlights the geographical mutations in the SARS CoV2 virus genome, providing information about the structural features, antigenicity and the life cycle of SARS CoV2. The book provides an insight into nanotechnology–virology interface and explains how nanomaterials link the gap between the vital phases of SARS CoV2 life cycle and the four modalities of COVID-19 management viz sensing/diagnosis, therapy, prevention and self-protection. Further, the existing and promising diagnostic tools for detection of COVID-19 are discussed with an emphasis on nano PCR, nanoimmunosensors, biobarcode assay and point of care approach and also describe the nanoparticles involved in the CT imaging of lungs and SFHI (Spatial Frequency Hetrodyne Imaging) for diagnosis of SARS COV2 infection. The book concludes with details about translational medicine and explains the types of SARS CoV2 vaccines, stages of COVID-19 vaccine development and possible nanovaccines for COVID-19, followed by the description on biopharmaceutical companies involved in the production of SARS CoV2 vaccines.
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About the author
Devasena T is Professor of Nanobiotechnology in Anna University, Tamil Nadu, where she teaches and researches different aspects of nanobiotechnology. She has more than one and half decades of teaching and research experience. She is the author of 5 books and more than 100 research papers in her area of specialization. She has produced 12 Ph.D. candidates with her able research guidance. She is the recipient of several funded projects, consultancy and received prestigious awards in recognition of her academic and research credentials.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanotechnology-COVID-19 Interface
Authors: Devasena T.
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6300-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-6299-4Published: 04 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-6300-7Published: 03 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 142
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Chemistry/Food Science, general, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Sociology, general