Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants

Next-Generation Antimicrobial Nanocoatings for Medical Devices and Implants provides a detailed, up-to-date overview of the nano-based antimicrobial coatings used to combat medical device-related biofilms. An introduction to biofilms and how they infect medical devices is included, as well as strategies/modification techniques used to target these biofilms. This book evaluates the various antimicrobial coatings formed using nanomaterials such as silver, inorganic materials, organic materials, carbon dots, surfactants, and electrospun fibers, specifically for us on medical devices and implants. Numerous coating methods are discussed, along with the biological characterizations of these coating materials, and their toxicological and environmental impact. This book is a useful reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, and those working on the development of novel biomaterials for use in medical devices and implants.

Pratima Solanki is Assistant Professor at Special Centre for Nanoscience at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She received her Master and Ph.D. degree from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana. She worked at Biomedical Instrumentation Section, National Physical Laboratory, Council of Scientific Industrial Research, New Delhi. She has published around 175 research papers in National and International Journals, 15 International book chapters and has filed 15 Indian patents. She is actively engaged in the research and development of biosensors utilizing nanostructured materials for healthcare and environmental monitoring. She has received Visitor Award 2019 from President of India.

Dr. Mohanan FNASc, is the Head of the Division of Toxicology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (Govt. of India). He is a visiting professor and visiting researcher at Toyo University, Japan and a Certified Biological Safety Specialist. Previously, he was a JSPS Post doctoral Fellow at the University of Tsukuba, Japan in the field of Neurotoxicity. He joined Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Govt. of India in 1989 and has spent 33 years of professional life working there. As a toxicologist he has been intimately associated with all the medical devices/technologies developed at SCTIMST. He received the lifetime achievement award from the Society of Toxicology India, for the outstanding contribution in the field of toxicology. He also patented an ELISA kit for the measurement of pyrogenicity. Mohanan made significant contributions for the development of medical device regulations in India. He has authored 231 publications and edited 6 books. Presently he is the secretary general of the Society of Toxicology, India.

Dr. Singh received his B. Sc. from Allahabad University India and his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Lucknow University, India. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India. His work and research interests include biochemistry, biosensors, nanobiotechnology, electrochemistry, material sciences, and biosensors applications in biomedical, environmental, agricultural and forensics sciences.

Jay Singh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, India. His research focuses on the chemical and biological synthesis of nanomaterials and the development of nanobiocomposites, conducting polymers, and self-assembled monolayers for sensor and biosensor applications. He develops enzyme-, antibody-, and DNA-based platforms for detecting clinically relevant bioanalytes, pathogens, pesticides, toxins, and gases. His current work includes sustainable metal oxide-based biosensors for clinical diagnostics, food packaging, drug delivery, and tissue engineering, as well as investigations of interfacial charge-transfer and sensing mechanisms in metal nanoparticles. He has conducted research projects supported by multiple funding agencies and has undertaken postdoctoral research at institutions in India and South Korea.

Ajit Khosla is a distinguished professor in the School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at Xidian University, and Yamagata University. In 2012, he received his doctorate degree in Microelectronics stream from School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada, where he was awarded the 2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal as one of SFU’s most outstanding graduate students. He is a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the Electrochemical Society (ECS). He is the author of over 195 peer reviewed journal papers, 9 books and 4 patents with an h-index of 52 and over 11000 citations. His research network transvers over 51 institutions globally. On more than one occasion he has been invited to speak at United Nations on Data Driven Sensing Systems for Sustainability.

He is founding Editor-in-Chief of Electrochemical Society’s first gold open access journals, ECS Sensors Plus and Associate editor of IEEE Access and IET Nanobiotechnology. He has organized over 50 conferences, mini colloquiums and workshops along with IEEE, ECS, ACS and IoP. His research program is interdisciplinary area of “materials, interphases, and intelligent turnkey systems for sustainability” that bridge over disciplines. He has organized over 50 conferences, mini colloquiums and workshops along with IEEE, ECS, ACS and IoP. He is a long-standing member of IEEE and has been serving as associate editor for IEEE Access. His research program is interdisciplinary in nature that bridges over disciplines, with a focus on development micro-nano-fabricated chemical and biological sensors Turnkey systems with applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring and restoration (fauna and fauna), additive manufacturing, sustainable design and manufacturing, and clean water that address to real world problems, thereby improving quality of life.

Ajit Khosla's extensive expertise in microelectronics and sensor technology, combined with his distinguished academic career and industrial experience, makes him the ideal author for this book. His interdisciplinary research, focused on practical applications in healthcare and environmental monitoring, aligns perfectly with the goals of the book. Additionally, his vast editorial experience, leadership in major conferences, and hands-on industrial experience in developing sensor systems further solidify his role as an authoritative voice in the field.