Viral and Antiviral Nanomaterials

Section I: Nanosized Materials in Virus Biology. 1. Viruses as Nanobiomaterials. 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles as Potential Viral and Antiviral Agents. 3. Modification Strategies of Viral and Antiviral Nanostructures as Functional Entities. 4. Role of Nanostructures in Inhibition and Treatment of Viral Infections. 5. Application of Nanostructures in Testing Coronavirus Infections. 6. Photocatalytic Inactivation of Viruses using Nanoparticles. 7. Nanomaterials as siRNA Delivery System for Hepatitis and Ebola Virus Inactivation. Section II: Viral Nanomaterials for Biotechnological and Biomedical Applications. 8. Fabrication of Virus-like Nanostructures in Plants. 9. Viral Nanomaterials as Imaging Probes. 10. Nanovaccine Design using Virus-like Structures. 11. Application of Viral Nanomaterials in Medicine. 12. Virus-based Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery. 13. Theranostic Aspects of Viral Nanostructures in Animal Systems. Section III: Antiviral Nanotherapeutics. 14. Antiviral Nanomaterials in Therapeutic Interventions. 15. Antiviral Drugs as Tools for Nanomedicine. 16. Emerging Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches to Mitigate Covid-19 Pandemic. 17. Application of Antiviral Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy. 18. Mode of Antiviral Action of Nanoparticles against HIV. 19. Antiviral Activity of Nanoparticles against Norovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus and Influenza Virus. 20. Antiviral Nanomaterials as Potential Targets for Malaria Prevention and Treatment. 21. Future Prospects and Current Challenges of Antiviral Nanotechnology to Combat Viral Infections

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Karnatak University, Dharwad in India and did his postdoctoral research at the University of Madeira, Portugal, University of Delhi, India, and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of Best Young Scientist Award with Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, India. He has interest and expertise in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology for sustainable future. He has authored/edited more than twenty five books with international publishers in USA, Canada, Switzerland and India. He has authored/coauthored 210 publications inclusive of journal articles, book chapters, books and invited presentations. He has extensively travelled to many universities and institutes in Africa, Europe and Asia for academic works, scientific meetings, and international collaborations.

Saher Islam, PhD, is an HEC Scholar (Higher Education Commission) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, where she received her BS, MPhil and PhD in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. She is IRSIP Scholar at Cornell University, New York and Visiting Scholar at West Virginia State University, West Virginia in USA. She has keen resea