Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials : An Update / Anand Ishwar Torvi, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Arun Kashivishwanath Shettar, Devarajan Thangadurai, and Pradeep Rajole -- Nanotechnology and Probiotics / Francine Schütz, Sofia Pinheiro, Rita Oliveira, and Pedro Barata -- Nanocellulose: A Versatile Biopolymer / Lalaji Rathod, Parva Jani, and Krutika Sawant -- Atomic Force Microscopy Principles and Recent Studies of Imaging and Nanomechanical Properties in Bacteria. /H. H. Torres-Ventura, J. J. Chanona-Pérez, L. Dorantes-Álvarez, J. V. Méndez-Méndez, B. Arredondo-Tamayo, P. I. Cauich-Sánchez, and Ana Elena Jiménez-Carmona -- Nanostructured Biomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery / Saher Islam, Devarajan Thangadurai, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Olugbenga Samuel Micheal, Wilson Nwankwo, Oseni Kadiri, Osikemekha Anthony Anani, Samuel Makinde, and Juliana Bunmi Adetunji -- Nanotechnology-Based Delivery Systems for Tyrosine Kinases -- Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment / Catarina Sousa, Maria Jacob, Amany M. Beshbishy, Gaber E. Batiha, Natália Cruz-Martins, and Maria Gabriela O. Fernandes -- Nanoparticulate Systems for Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy. / Ana Cláudia Pimenta, Luísa Nascimento, and Natália Cruz-Martins -- Nanoparticle-Based Therapy in Chronic Obstructive and -- Infectious Lung Diseases: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives / Ana Catarina Moreira, Gaber E. Batiha, Noura H. Abdellah, and Natália Cruz-Martins -- Nanotechnology: An Approach for Enhancement of Plant System -- in Terms of Tissue Culture / Sneha Bhandari, Swati Sinha, Tapan K. Nailwal, and Devarajan Thangadurai -- Various Approaches to Transfer Macromolecules Into Plants Using Nanoparticles / Zahra Hajiahmadi, Reza Sayyad, Reza Shirzadian-Khorramabad, and Devarajan Thangadurai -- Applications of Nanomaterials in Agriculture and Their Safety Aspect / Leo Bey Fen, Ahmad Hazri Abd. Rashid, Nurul Izza Nordin, M. A. Motalib Hossain, Syed Muhammad Kamal Uddin, Mohd. Rafie Johan, and Devarajan Thangadurai -- Sustainable Exploitation of Agricultural, Forestry, and Food Residues for Green Nanotechnology Applications / Luciano Paulino Silva, Ariane Pandolfo Silveira, Cínthia Caetano Bonatto, Eduardo Fernandes Barbosa, Kelliane Almeida Medeiros, Lívia Cristina De Souza Viol, Tatiane Melo Pereira, Thaís Ribeiro Santiago, Vera Lúcia Perussi Polez, and Victoria Baggi Mendonça Lauria.

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