Plant Nanobionics

1. Carbon Dots from Green Precursors with Amplified Photoluminescence: Synthesis, Characterization and Its Application.- 2. Perovskite Oxides Based Photocatalysts for Excellent Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis and Energy Conversion.- 3. Biogenic Material With Iron Nanoparticles for As(V) Removal.- 4. Potentialies of Biogenic Plants Mediated Iron and Iron Oxides Nanoparticles and Their Utility.- 5. Potentialies of Biogenic Plants Mediated Copper and Copper Oxides Nanostructures Nanoparticles and Their Utility.- 6. Applications and Future Perspectives of Nanomaterials Towards Nanobionics.- 7. Nanomaterials, Polymers and Smart Packing for Food Materials.- 8. Polymeric Nanoparticles in Foods.- 9. Application of Nano-particles in Crop Production and Protection.- 10. Nanopesticide: Future Application of Nanomaterials in Plant Protection.- 11. Nanotechnology: An Emerging Tool for Management of Biotic Stresses in Plants.- 12. Plant Nanobionics: Application of Nanobiosensors in Plant Biology.- 13. Toxicity of Nanomaterials in Plants and Environment.- 14. Nanocellulose as Polymer Composite Reinforcement Material.- 15. Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Bioimaging.- Index.

Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interests include applied microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than a hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, book chapters, five patents issued or pending and several edited or authored books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB Fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by the Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He serves as an editorial board member for Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology and is the series editor of the Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently works as a Research Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.