Oxides for Medical Applications reviews the most important advances of oxides with optical, magnetic and electronic properties for biomedical applications. Owing to their unusual properties, oxides are expected to play a significant role in the prevention or early treatment of diseases. In addition to catalytically active artificial enzymes based on oxide materials―the book provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant categories of oxide materials and their properties and applications. Since magnetic oxides are used extensively for a wide range of medical applications, there are numerous chapters that address these materials, including LSMO nanoparticles, ferrites, nanocatalysts, and more.
Finally, practical considerations for the translation of these materials from the lab to the clinic are reviewed, including biocompatibility and toxicity of oxide nanoparticles, making this a suitable resource for researchers and practitioners in materials science and engineering in academia and the clinic.
Dr. Piyush Kumar is an Associate Professor at School of Health Sciences & Technology, UPES, Dehradun, India. He did his M.Sc. in Biophysics (2003-2005, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry (2006-2010, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand). He has worked as a Research Associate at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, during 2010-2014 and as a MHRD post-doc researcher at the same institute during 2014-2017 and as Assistant Professor at Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, India, during 2017-2020. Dr. Kumar’s research contributions are highly interdisciplinary. His research interests are Nanobiosensors, functionalized nanomaterials, and applications of probiotic enzymes in value addition of food. He has actively worked in the designing and constructing of Aptasensors and nanoengineered surface modification strategies for pathogenic bacteria and hazardous xenobiotic molecules, nano and natural products based combinatorial strategies to control pathogens and therapeutic applications probiotic enzymes.
Dr. Ganeshlenin Kandasamy has completed his Masters in Nanotechnology from Karunya University, Coimbatore & PhD from Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR in 2019 with specialization in “Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications”. He is currently working as an Assistant. Professor in the Department Biomedical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. He has published several papers in reputable journals like J. Coll. & Inter. Sci., J. Mol. Liq., ACS Omega, RSC Adv., and has reviewed manuscripts for well-known publishers. His research interests include the synthesis, characterization, and optimization of multifunctional nanoparticles – especially spinel ferrite nanoparticles and carbon quantum dots (CQDs), their polymeric co-encapsulation with potential CTDs, and subsequent application in MRI, fluorescence imaging, MFH based thermotherapy, and combined thermo-/chemo-therapies for the treatment of different type of cancers.
Jitendra Pal Singh is the Ramanujan Fellow at the Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India. His research interests are irradiation studies in nanoferrites, thin films, and magnetic multilayers, including the synthesis of ferrite nanoparticles and thin films, determining the magnetic, optical, and dielectric response of ferrites, and irradiation and implantation effects in ferrite thin films and nanoparticles.
Dr. Pawan Kumar Maurya is a biochemist and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the Central University of Haryana, where he also serves as Dean of Academic Affairs. He earned his MSc and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Allahabad. His research spans oxidative stress, aging, nanomedicine, and clinical biochemistry. He has completed postdoctoral training at several institutions in Asia and Brazil. Dr. Maurya has been honored with national and international awards for his work. He is active in professional societies including the Association of Gerontology India, the Society of Neurochemistry India, and Indian Biochemists’ and Microbiologists’ associations. His scholarly output includes books, book chapters, and numerous research articles. He contributes to technical and organizing committees for national and international conferences. A dedicated educator, he specializes in biochemical diagnostics, nanomedicine, and clinical biochemistry, with a track record of editorial work with major publishers.
