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  1. Copper and copper nanoparticles: role in management of insect-pests and pathogenic microbes

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, July 2018, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  2. Fungal Enzymes

    Article • April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  3. Geomicrobiology

    Article • April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  4. Strategic role of nanotechnology for production of bioethanol and biodiesel

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  5. Three Phoma spp. synthesised novel silver nanoparticles that possess excellent antimicrobial efficacy

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, October 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  6. Gold nanoparticles: novel catalyst for the preparation of direct methanol fuel cell

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, April 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  7. Potential applications of curcumin and curcumin nanoparticles: from traditional therapeutics to modern nanomedicine

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  8. Preparation of an agar‐silver nanoparticles (A‐AgNp) film for increasing the shelf‐life of fruits

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, December 2014, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  9. Lawsonia inermis‐ mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles: activity against human pathogenic fungi and bacteria with special reference to formulation of an antimicrobial nanogel

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, September 2014, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  10. Silver Nanoparticles: Therapeutical Uses, Toxicity, and Safety Issues

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai, Professor Massimiliano Galdiero

  11. Metal nanoparticles: The protective nanoshield against virus infection

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai, Professor Massimiliano Galdiero

  12. Multiple Applications of Endophytic Colletotrichum Species Occurring in Medicinal Plants

    Article • April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  13. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Phoma glomerata

    Article • Micron, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  14. Biofabrication of calcium phosphate nanoparticles using the plant Mimusops elengi

    Article • Environmental Chemistry Letters, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  15. Fungal growth promotor endophytes: a pragmatic approach towards sustainable food and agriculture

    Article • Symbiosis, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  16. Broad-spectrum bioactivities of silver nanoparticles: the emerging trends and future prospects

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai, Professor Massimiliano Galdiero

  17. Preface

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  18. Nanoremediation

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  19. Natural Remedies for the Treatment of Wounds and Wound Infection

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  20. In vitro antifungal efficacy of copper nanoparticles against selected crop pathogenic fungi

    Article • Materials Letters, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  21. Nanosilver: an inorganic nanoparticle with myriad potential applications

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  22. Bioactivity, mechanism of action, and cytotoxicity of copper-based nanoparticles: A review

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  23. Advances in Taxonomy of Genus Phoma: Polyphyletic Nature and Role of Phenotypic Traits and Molecular Systematics

    Article • Indian Journal of Microbiology, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  24. Cyto-, Geno-, and Ecotoxicity of Copper Nanoparticles

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  25. Plants as potential synthesiser of precious metal nanoparticles: progress and prospects

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, September 2013, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  26. Screening of different species of Phoma for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles

    Article • Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  27. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles

    Article • Current Nanoscience, August 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  28. Metal nanoantimicrobials for textile applications

    Article • Nanotechnology Reviews, June 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor Mahendra Rai, Dr Nicoletta Ditaranto

  29. Biogenic nanoparticles: copper, copper oxides, copper sulphides, complex copper nanostructures and their applications

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  30. Nano carriers for nitric oxide delivery and its potential applications in plant physiological process: A mini review

    Article • Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  31. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using white sugar

    Article • IET Nanobiotechnology, March 2013, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  32. Phoma-like fungi on soybeans

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  33. Antifungal Metabolites from Plants

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  34. Preface

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  35. Antifungal Plants of Iran: An Insight into Ecology, Chemistry, and Molecular Biology

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  36. Combining Plant Essential Oils and Antimycotics in Coping with Antimycotic-Resistant Candida Species

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  37. Possible ways of fagopyrin biosynthesis and production in buckwheat plants

    Article • Fitoterapia, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  38. Combining Essential Oils with Antibiotics and other Antimicrobial Agents to Overcome Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  39. Enhanced antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by Cryphonectria sp. evaluated singly and in combination with antibiotics

    Article • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  40. Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and its Antifungal Activity as a New Topical Transungual Drug

    Article • Journal of Nano Research, December 2012, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Mahendra Rai, Professor OSWALDO LUIZ ALVES

  41. Microbial Endophytes: Progress and Challenges

    Article • August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  42. Revitalization of the Knowledge of Herbs

    Article • July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  43. Plant essential oils and their constituents in coping with multidrug-resistant bacteria

    Article • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  44. Role of nanotechnology in agriculture with special reference to management of insect pests

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  45. Strategic Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Transfer in Plants and Animals - a Novel Approach

    Article • Current Nanoscience, February 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  46. Nano-Antimicrobials

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  47. Biomedical applications of nanobiosensors: the state-of-the-art

    Article • Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, January 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  48. Silver Nanoparticles as Nano-Antimicrobials: Bioactivity, Benefits and Bottlenecks

    Article • December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  49. Nano-Silver Toxicity: Emerging Concerns and Consequences in Human Health

    Article • December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  50. Silver Nanoparticles: Novel Antimicrobial Agent Synthesized from an Endophytic Fungus Pestalotia sp. Isolated from leaves of Syzygium cumini (L)

    Article • Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, July 2011, OAhost

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  51. Phoma sorghina, a Phytopathogen Mediated Synthesis of Unique Silver Rods

    Article • International Journal of Green Nanotechnology, July 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  52. Bioreduction and Mechanistic Aspects Involved in the Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Holarrhena antidysenterica

    Article • Journal of Bionanoscience, June 2011, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  53. Ethnomedicinal Plants

    Article • February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  54. Smoke of Ethnobotanical Plants used in Healing Ceremonies in Brazilian Culture

    Article • February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  55. Metal Nanoparticles in Microbiology

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  56. Diversity and Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae

    Article • January 2011

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  57. Nanobiosensors and Their Applications

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  58. Biogenic Nanoparticles: An Introduction to What They Are, How They Are Synthesized and Their Applications

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  59. Enzymatic Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles: Prokaryote and Eukaryote Systems

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  60. Edible Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: Cultivation, Conservation and Challenges

    Article • October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  61. A New Report on Mycosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Fusarium culmorum

    Article • Current Nanoscience, August 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  62. Biotechnological strategies for conservation of rare and endangered medicinal plants

    Article • Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, July 2010, UNS Solo

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  63. Antifungal activity of essential oil from fruits of IndianCuminum cyminum

    Article • Pharmaceutical Biology, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  64. Mycogenic metal nanoparticles: progress and applications

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  65. Progress in Mycology

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  66. Mycotoxins in Food, Feed and Bioweapons

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  67. Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Growth Promotion of Crop Plants

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  68. Fungi-Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Characterization Processes and Applications

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  69. Phoma Saccardo: Distribution, secondary metabolite production and biotechnological applications

    Article • Critical Reviews in Microbiology, July 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  70. An in Silico Molecular Evolutionary Analysis of Selected Species of Phoma : A Comparative Approach

    Article • Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics, July 2009, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  71. Novel Therapeutic Agents from Plants

    Article • January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  72. Trichothecenes as Toxin and Bioweapons: Prevention and Control

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  73. Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  74. Tinea Versicolor - An Epidemiology

    Article • Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology, January 2009, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  75. Fusarium solani: a novel biological agent for the extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  76. Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Callus Extract of Carica papaya — A First Report

    Article • Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  77. Mycosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using the Fungus Fusarium acuminatum and its Activity Against Some Human Pathogenic Bacteria

    Article • Current Nanoscience, May 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  78. CRC 675—Current Trends in Phytosynthesis of Metal Nanoparticles

    Article • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  79. Preface

    Article • January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  80. Chapter 6 Bioactivity of fabaceous plants against food-borne and plant pathogens: potentials and limitations

    Article • January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  81. Arbuscular mycorrhiza-like biotechnological potential of Piriformospora indica, which promotes the growth of Adhatoda vasica Nees

    Article • Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  82. Multiple shoot formation and plant regeneration of a commercially-useful tropical plant, Buchanania lanzan (Spreng)

    Article • Plant Biotechnology, January 2005, Japanese Society for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  83. Role of Women in Mushroom Cultivation: Indian Perspectives

    Article • International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, January 2005, Begell House

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  84. Biotechnological Potential of Mushrooms: Drugs and Dye Production

    Article • International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, January 2005, Begell House

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  85. Isolation and Regeneration of Protoplasts from Cantharellus cibarius Fr.:Fr., an Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushroom

    Article • International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, January 2005, Begell House

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  86. Edible Tribal Mushroom Resources of Central India and Their Ethnological Aspects

    Article • International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, January 2005, Begell House

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  87. Raktaja Krimis (Dermatophytes)

    Article • September 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  88. Positive growth responses of the medicinal plants Spilanthes calva and Withania somnifera to inoculation by Piriformospora indica in a field trial

    Article • Mycorrhiza, August 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  89. Nanorevolution and Professionalizing University Education

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Mahendra Rai

  90. Nanorevolution and Professionalizing University Education

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Mahendra Rai