Nanotechnological Management of Viral Infections
暫譯: 奈米科技管理病毒感染性搔

自古以來，人類一直飽受各種病毒疫情的困擾，這凸顯出採用創新方法加以控制的迫切需求。全新著作《病毒感染的奈米技術管理》（Nanotechnological Management of Viral Infections）全面探討奈米技術與病毒學交會所形成的前沿領域。

本書聚焦於運用奈米技術管理與治療病毒性疾病，內容涵蓋病毒學的各種主題，包括金屬基奈米粒子的應用、源自東方草藥與香料的奈米製劑，以及為標靶藥物遞送而設計的奈米載體。此外，本書也探討奈米技術在治療診斷（theragnostics）方面所帶來的發展前景，尤其是針對病毒誘發癌症的應用，以及流感與冠狀病毒的有效治療方法。書中亦介紹可實現病毒感染早期偵測與診斷的奈米分析技術創新，以及未來針對多種病毒威脅的疫苗開發方向。

本書邀集來自全球的頂尖專家，介紹運用多元策略對抗病毒感染的奈米醫學最新進展，對醫師、醫學系學生、醫學研究人員、教授，以及從事奈米技術與病毒感染研究的科學家而言，皆是極具價值的參考資料。

Radhakrishnan E. K, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Biosciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He is a multifaceted academic with a distinct research career. He also holds several positions simultaneously, including Honorary Director of the Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC); Honorary Joint Director of Inter University Centre for Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture (IUCOFSA) at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam; Honorary Director of the Dr. N/ Radhakrishnan International Centre for Medical Innovation (NRICMI); and Director of Industry Academy Interface. He earned his doctoral degree from the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, and did his postdoctoral studies at The University of Tokyo, Japan. During his 13 years of research, he has published over 160 research publications, over 38 book chapters, and several review papers. He has edited 18 books with Springer Nature and Elsevier, Apple Academic Press, and CRC Press. His work has received 4840 citations (h-index of 39), and he has delivered 55 invited talks at various national and international conferences and seminars. To date, 16 PhDs have been awarded under his guidance. He has completed 14 major research projects and one minor project with funding from agencies and has six ongoing projects as principal investigator. He was awarded in 2023 with Kairali Gaveshana Puraskaram research award for research in the biological sciences, which included a cash prize and research grant from the Kerala Government. He has been listed among top 2% scientists of the world, per Stanford University and Elsevier BV, based on his career long data and single year impact in 2022 and 2023.

Shiji Mathew, PhD, is currently working as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She worked as a microbiology tutor for over two years at Sri Rajiv Gandhi Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Dr. Mathew has published a handful of research articles in various international peer-reviewed journals. She has also contributed more than ten book chapters to international book volumes from eminent publishers. Her area of research is medical microbiology and nanotechnology, and she is specialized in the development of nanotechnology-based polymer composites, their characterization, and specialized applications in food packaging and in the medical sector. Dr. Mathew completed her doctoral degree in Medical Microbiology at the School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her doctoral thesis was titled, "Antimicrobial effects of nanoparticle conjugates." Her MPhil (in Biosciences), MSc and BSc degrees in Medical Microbiology were also from Mahatma Gandhi University.

Riya Alex, MSc, is a microbiologist with a diverse background in research and academia. Currently, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. Prior to this, she held the position of Assistant Professor at St. Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala and has worked as a microbiologist at Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, India. She gained project experience as a trainee at the ICAR Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode. She has published two papers in academic journals and two book chapters. She holds an MSc in General Microbiology and BSc degree (double main) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Radhakrishnan E. K 博士目前任職於印度科塔亞姆的 Mahatma Gandhi University 生物科學學院，擔任副教授。他是一位多元發展的學者，擁有卓著的研究生涯。目前同時擔任多項職務，包括 Mahatma Gandhi University 科塔亞姆校區 Business Innovation and Incubation Centre（BIIC）榮譽主任、Inter University Centre for Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture（IUCOFSA）榮譽聯合主任、Dr. N/ Radhakrishnan International Centre for Medical Innovation（NRICMI）榮譽主任，以及 Industry Academy Interface 主任。他於印度喀拉拉邦蒂魯凡得琅的 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology 取得博士學位，並於日本 The University of Tokyo 完成博士後研究。在長達 13 年的研究生涯中，他已發表超過 160 篇研究論文、超過 38 篇書籍章節，以及多篇綜述論文。他曾與 Springer Nature、Elsevier、Apple Academic Press 及 CRC Press 合作編輯 18 本書。他的研究成果獲得 4,840 次引用（h-index 為 39），並曾於各國及國際會議與研討會中發表 55 場受邀演講。截至目前，在他的指導下已有 16 位博士生取得博士學位。他已完成由各研究資助機構出資的 14 項大型研究計畫及 1 項小型研究計畫，目前另有 6 項計畫正在進行中，並擔任計畫主持人。2023 年，他因在生物科學領域的研究獲頒 Kairali Gaveshana Puraskaram 研究獎，該獎項包括獎金及由喀拉拉邦政府提供的研究補助。根據 Stanford University 與 Elsevier BV 依據其長期職涯資料及 2022 年、2023 年單年度影響力所進行的評比，他入選全球前 2% 頂尖科學家。

Shiji Mathew 博士目前任職於美國賓夕法尼亞州費城的 Temple University，擔任兼任助理教授。她曾在印度卡納塔卡邦班加羅爾的 Sri Rajiv Gandhi Dental College 擔任微生物學導師，為期超過兩年。Mathew 博士已在多本國際同儕審查期刊上發表數篇研究論文，也曾為知名出版社出版的國際書籍撰寫十多篇書籍章節。她的研究領域為醫學微生物學與奈米科技，專長包括開發以奈米科技為基礎的高分子複合材料、進行材料特性分析，以及將其應用於食品包裝與醫療領域。Mathew 博士於印度 Mahatma Gandhi University 生物科學學院取得醫學微生物學博士學位。她的博士論文題目為「奈米粒子共軛物的抗微生物作用」。她的生物科學 MPhil 學位，以及醫學微生物學 MSc 與 BSc 學位，同樣取得自 Mahatma Gandhi University。

Riya Alex 擁有 MSc 學位，是一名具備多元研究與學術背景的微生物學家。目前，她是印度科塔亞姆 Mahatma Gandhi University 生物科學學院的博士研究生。在此之前，她曾任職於喀拉拉邦科塔亞姆 Changanassery 的 St. Berchmans College（Autonomous），擔任助理教授；也曾在印度蒂魯凡得琅的 Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute 擔任微生物學家。她曾於 ICAR Institute of Spices Research（位於 Kozhikode）擔任受訓人員，累積研究計畫經驗。她已在學術期刊上發表兩篇論文，並撰寫兩篇書籍章節。她持有 Mahatma Gandhi University（印度喀拉拉邦科塔亞姆）頒發的一般微生物學 MSc 學位，以及雙主修 BSc 學位。