Introduction into nanotechnology and microbiology

Andrew S Ball; Sayali Patil; Sarvesh Soni

doi:10.1016/bs.mim.2019.04.003

Introduction into nanotechnology and microbiology

Methods Microbiol. 2019:46:1-18. doi: 10.1016/bs.mim.2019.04.003. Epub 2019 May 10.

Authors

Andrew S Ball¹, Sayali Patil², Sarvesh Soni¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Science, College of Science Engineering and Health, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
² Department of Environmental Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

The current chapter summaries the world of Microbiology and boom of Nanotechnology and how both the exciting fields come together to help men kind with various new applications in water, food, medical biology and immunology. Furthermore synthesis of nano materials utilising the potential of microorganisms also opens a newer avenue for 'green' synthesis.

Keywords: Biosensing; Biosynthesis; Diagnostics; Microbiology; Nanotechnology.