Viral and Antiviral Nanomaterials summarizes the synthesis, properties, characterization, and application of viral and antiviral nanomaterials by using interdisciplinary subject matters ranging from materials science to biomedical science. This book highlights attainments in utilizing nanomaterials as powerful tools for the treatment of viral infections in plants, animals, and human beings. It reviews the adopted strategies for designing viral and antiviral nanomaterials for medical applications including cancer therapy and drug delivery. It also explains the different kinds of antiviral nanosized structures, their chemistries, and their attributes that enable them as suitable targets for nanotherapeutics. Each contributor of this book has prepared the book contents in a comprehensive manner for readers to use their research findings to improve the healthcare of living beings.

Features:

• Reviews the novel tools for synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials as viral and antiviral agents
• Explores the different applications of currently available nanomaterials for the treatment of viral infections
• Investigates the role of antiviral nanodrugs in human and plant systems
• Addresses the activity of nanostructures in drug delivery systems for cancer treatment
• Allows readers from various fields of study to access the advanced research and practices across traditional frontiers
• Discusses viral nanomaterials as the viable future of antiviral drugs and nanovaccines in animals and human beings

This authoritative book is of exceptional relevance to postgraduate scholars, researchers, and scientists interested in nanomedicine, biomedical science, materials science, biopharmaceutical technology, microbiology, and virology to improve virus- and cancer-based therapeutic tools for animal and human welfare.