Microbial–Material Interfaces for Environmental and Human Health: Design, Function, and Sustainability of Bio-Interactive Materials provides a comprehensive materials science framework explaining how microbial ecology and biofilm processes at material surfaces govern degradation, transformation, and health risks. Researchers, engineers, and applied scientists will use this content to understand and predict microbial impacts on metals, polymers, minerals, and emerging materials like nanomaterials and 3D-printed structures. This book supports problem-solving at multiple workflow stages—from fundamental research and interface characterization to materials design and risk assessment—helping users anticipate biodeterioration, contaminant mobility, antimicrobial resistance, and exposure pathways. It enables the development of safer, more durable, and sustainable materials under environmental and climate pressures.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. About the Book - p. xi 6. Preface - p. xiii 7. Part I Foundations of microbial–material interfaces - p. 1 8. Chapter 1 Microbial–material interfaces: Concepts and scope - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Microbial ecology at material surfaces - p. 35 10. Chapter 3 Material properties governing microbial interactions - p. 79 11. Part II Degradation, transformation, and risk - p. 115 12. Chapter 4 Microbial corrosion and biodeterioration of materials - p. 117 13. Chapter 5 Biofilm-mediated transformation of contaminants at material interfaces - p. 149 14. Chapter 6 Antimicrobial resistance at material interfaces - p. 185 15. Part III Functional environmental materials - p. 223 16. Chapter 7 Biointeractive materials for water treatment and sanitation - p. 225 17. Chapter 8 Reactive environmental materials in soil and sediment systems - p. 259 18. Chapter 9 Microbial–material interactions in food-contact and packaging systems - p. 289 19. Part IV Health, sustainability, and emerging pressures - p. 323 20. Chapter 10 Health implications of microbial–material interactions - p. 325 21. Chapter 11 Waste-derived materials in the circular economy - p. 359 22. Chapter 12 Climate change and environmental stressors at microbial–material interfaces - p. 393 23. Part V Integration, design, and future directions - p. 429 24. Chapter 13 Designing next-generation biointeractive materials - p. 431 25. Index - p. 467
Microbial–Material Interfaces for Environmental and Human Health: Design, Function, and Sustainability of Bio-Interactive Materials provides a comprehensive materials science framework explaining how microbial ecology and biofilm processes at material surfaces govern degradation, transformation, and health risks. Researchers, engineers, and applied scientists will use this content to understand and predict microbial impacts on metals, polymers, minerals, and emerging materials like nanomaterials and 3D-printed structures. This book supports problem-solving at multiple workflow stages—from fundamental research and interface characterization to materials design and risk assessment—helping users anticipate biodeterioration, contaminant mobility, antimicrobial resistance, and exposure pathways. It enables the development of safer, more durable, and sustainable materials under environmental and climate pressures.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. i 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Contents - p. v 5. About the Book - p. xi 6. Preface - p. xiii 7. Part I Foundations of microbial–material interfaces - p. 1 8. Chapter 1 Microbial–material interfaces: Concepts and scope - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 Microbial ecology at material surfaces - p. 35 10. Chapter 3 Material properties governing microbial interactions - p. 79 11. Part II Degradation, transformation, and risk - p. 115 12. Chapter 4 Microbial corrosion and biodeterioration of materials - p. 117 13. Chapter 5 Biofilm-mediated transformation of contaminants at material interfaces - p. 149 14. Chapter 6 Antimicrobial resistance at material interfaces - p. 185 15. Part III Functional environmental materials - p. 223 16. Chapter 7 Biointeractive materials for water treatment and sanitation - p. 225 17. Chapter 8 Reactive environmental materials in soil and sediment systems - p. 259 18. Chapter 9 Microbial–material interactions in food-contact and packaging systems - p. 289 19. Part IV Health, sustainability, and emerging pressures - p. 323 20. Chapter 10 Health implications of microbial–material interactions - p. 325 21. Chapter 11 Waste-derived materials in the circular economy - p. 359 22. Chapter 12 Climate change and environmental stressors at microbial–material interfaces - p. 393 23. Part V Integration, design, and future directions - p. 429 24. Chapter 13 Designing next-generation biointeractive materials - p. 431 25. Index - p. 467
