Nanotechnology Applications for the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Treatment of Fungal Diseases offers comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of fungal diseases and the applications of nanotechnology for their diagnosis and treatment. The book discusses the basics of human fungal pathogens and molecular basis of infection, antifungal drugs and their mechanism of action, application of nanoparticles in the delivery of antifungal agents and their roles in nanotechnology-based products for treatment of the fungal diseases, application of nanoparticles for the delivery of antifungal agents and their role in the treatment of various fungal diseases. It also explores various nanotechnology-based products as well as the current and future applications of nano-methodologies and technologies in the field of fungal infectious diseases. With contributions from experts in the field, Nanotechnology Applications for the Diagnosis and Therapeutic Treatment of Fungal Diseases is an informative tool for scientists, researchers, and medical personnel better understand fungal diseases in order to design and develop novel and accessible nano-based therapies for them.
Part I: Introduction to Fungal Diseases, current diagnostic strategies and treatment regimes
1. Fungal infections in humans and aspects of various human fungal pathogens
2. Molecular basis of the fungal infection and pathogenesis
3. Anti-fungal drugs, resistance towards them and their mechanisms
4. Conventional approaches for diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases
Part II: Nanotechnology-based detection of fungal diseases
5. Current nanotechnology approaches for identification and diagnosis of human fungal pathogens
6. Biosensors and biomarkers for detection of Human pathogenic fungus
7. Recent approaches in Point-Of-Care-Tests (POCTS) for fungal pathogens
Part III: Nanotechnology-based treatment of fungal diseases
8. Current scenario of anti-fungal resistance and the drugs in the pipeline
9. Candidiasis infection and nano-therapeutic strategies for treatment
10. Nanoparticles as a cure for Aspergillosis
11. Nanoparticles for the treatment of Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis and Pneumocystis pneumonia treatment
12. Nanogel: Cure for fungal diseases
13. Nanoparticles remedies for the cure of cutaneous fungal infections
14. In response to COVID-19 pandemic: Nanomedicine preparedness for Mucormycosis and Aspergillosis treatment
15. Nanoparticle based drugs for ocular fungal diseases
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