title: Polymer/metal nanocomposites for biomedical applications.
abstract: Polymer/metal nanocomposites consisting of polymer as matrix and metal nanoparticles as nanofiller commonly show several attractive advantages such as electrical, mechanical and optical characteristics. Accordingly, many scientific and industrial communities have focused on polymer/metal nanocomposites in order to develop some new products or substitute the available materials. In the current paper, characteristics and applications of polymer/metal nanocomposites for biomedical applications are extensively explained in several categories including strong and stable materials, conductive devices, sensors and biomedical products. Moreover, some perspective utilizations are suggested for future studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zare
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: shabani@aut.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shabani
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011108:Polymers
keywords: Antimicrobial effect; Biomedical application; Conductive device; Polymer/metal nanocomposite; Sensor