Graphene-Based Nanocomposites

Abstract

Recently, many researchers are highly motivated on a wide range of 2D materials such as boron nitride, graphite carbon nitride, and black phosphorus due to their favorable physicochemical properties that lead to their diverse applications in potential fields including photocatalysis, energy storage, biomedical applications, etc. The pioneer of this research related to 2D materials is of course graphene. Nowadays, researchers are using graphene and its compounds such as graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and chemically converted graphene (also called chemically modified graphene) to make graphene-based functional nanocomposites as go-to materials for large-scale industrial as well as clinical applications. This chapter is mainly dedicated towards modern synthesis techniques with the key properties of graphene-based nanocomposites, their vast array of applications, and finally, illustration of the future prospect of the wonderful nanocomposite materials.

Nanomaterials Based Superhydrophobic and Antimicrobial Coatings

“…In accordance to these possible mechanisms of antimicrobial activity, there are extensive studies already have done on the reduction of bacterial and fungal adhesion onto superhydrophobic surfaces in comparison to hydrophobic or hydrophilic surfaces [1]. Besides these nanomaterials, graphene is another nanomaterial of significant importance because of its antimicrobial property and superior mechanical strength [9]. Reduced graphene oxide-based nanomaterials have been used for fabrication of antimicrobial and superhydrophobic coatings with excellent mechanical strength and corrosion resistance property [10][11][12][13].…”