Biomedical Applications of Metals

Mahendra K. Rai is Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Amravati University in Maharashtra, India. He has published 210 research papers, more than 100 popular articles in Indian and foreign journals and 31 books. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Father T.A. Mathias Award (1989) from the All India Association for Christian Higher Education, and the Medini Award (1999) from the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of India. 

Part 1: Applications of Metals in Medicine.- Noble Metals in Pharmaceuticals: Applications and Limitations.- The Intriguing Potential of "Minor" Noble Metals: Emerging Trends and New Applications.- Metal-on-Metal Hip Total Hip Arthroplasty: Progress and Problems.- Copper in Medicine: Perspectives and Toxicity.- Silver: Biomedical Applications and Adverse Effects.- The Potential of Metals in Combating Bacterial Pathogens.- Platinum in Biomedical Applications.- Metal-Based Drugs for Treatment of Malaria.- Metal Based Therapy in Traditional and Modern Medicine System and Cancer Therapy: Implications and Limitations.- Mechanism of Action of Anticancer Metallodrugs.- Part 2: Toxicity of Metals.- Toxicity of Bhasmas and Chelating Agents of Ayurveda.- The Flop Side of Using Heavy Metal (oids)s in the Traditional Medicine: Toxic Insults and Injury to Human Health.- Impact of Heavy Metal Carcinogens on Human Health.- Biochemical and Molecular Targets of Heavy Metals and Their Actions.