Biosurfactants for a Sustainable Future: Production and Applications in the Environment and Biomedicine

1 Introduction to Biosurfactants José Vazquez-Tato*a, Julio A. Seijasb, M. Pilar Vázquez-Tatob, Francisco Meijidea, Santiago de Frutosa, Aida Jovera, Francisco Fragac, Victor H. Sotod 2 Metagenomics approach for selection of biosurfactant producing bacteria: An insight into Its technology N F Islam, Heme Sarma* 3 Biosurfactant production using bioreactors from Industrial by-products Arun Karnwal1* 4 Bioeconomics of biosurfactants for remediation of heavy metals Shalini Srivastava, M.K. Mondal and S.B. Agrawal* 5 Application of biosurfactants for microbe enhanced oil recovery [MERO] Jéssica Correia, Lígia R. Rodrigues, José A Teixeira, Eduardo J. Gudiña* 6 Biosurfactants enhanced sustainable remediation of petroleum contaminated soil Pooja Singha*, Selvan Ravindrana, Yogesh Patilb 7 Biosurfactant Enhanced Microbial Degradation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Punniyakotti Parthipan1*, Aruliah Rajasekar2 and Subramania Angaiah1 8 Biosurfactants in soil bioremediation for enhanced micronutrient availability: A sustainable approach Siddhartha Narayan Borah1*,Suparna Sen2, Kannan Pakshirajan1,3 9 Biosurfactants for the synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles for environmental application Ashwini Rane1, Geetha S.J.2, Sanket Joshi3* 10 Green catanionic mixtures: production, properties, and application in advanced medical technologies". Marqués, A.M. 1*; Pinazo, A.2; Farfán, M.1; Pérez, L.2 11 Antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of biosurfactants against multi-drug-resistant pathogens: Sustainable use in food and pharmaceuticals Kenia Barrantes*1, Juan José Araya2, Luz Chacón1, Rolando Procupez3, Fernanda Lugo4, Gabriel Ibarra4, and Victor Soto-Tellini2 12 Biosurfactant based antibiofilm nano materials Sonam Gupta* 13 Biosurfactants from bacteria and fungi - perspectives on advanced biomedical application RR Saikia*1, S Deka2 and H. Sarma3 14 Biosurfactant-Inspired control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Amy Nava* 15 Exploiting the significance of biosurfactant for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogenic infections Sonam Gupta1* and Vikas Pruthi2 16 Biosufactants against drug resistant human and plant pathogens: Recent advances Chandana Malakar and Suresh Deka 17. Surfactant-and Biosurfactant based therapeutics: Structures, properties and recent development in drug delivery and therapeutic applications Anand Kumar Kondapi* 18 The Potential use of biosurfactants in cosmetics and dermatological products: Current trends and future prospects Zarith Asyikin Abdul Aziza, Siti HamidahMohdSetapar*a,b,c, Asma Khatoonc, Akil Ahmad*d 19. Cosmaceuticals application of Biosurfactants: Challenges and perspectives KárenGercyane Oliveira Bezerraa,b,c and Leonie AsforaSarubbob,c* 20 Biotechnologically derived bioactive molecules for skin and hair-care application Suparna Sen1*, Siddhartha Narayan Borah2, Suresh Deka1 21 Biosurfactants as biocontrol agents against mycotoxigenic fungi Ana I. Rodrigues, Eduardo J. Gudiña, José A. Teixeira, Lígia R. Rodrigues* 22. Biosurfactant-mediated biocontrol of pathogenic microbes of crop plants Madhurankhi Goswami and Suresh Deka *