Engineering carbon nanomaterials and nanocomposites for engineering and biomedical applications

3^rd International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science & Engineering

October 06-08, 2014 Hilton San Antonio Airport, USA

Wenhui Song, Toktam Nezakati, Alexander M Seifalian, Edward Boughton, Asim Ray, Zhengxiao Guo and Srinivasan Sampath

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Material Sci Eng

Abstract :

Owing to their low-dimensions at nanoscale, carbon base nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphite nanosheets, show intriguing self-assembling behaviours. Their excellent anisotropic physical properties, large surface area, high electrochemical activity, low density and biochemical properties, are promising for more high-valueadded products such as nanocomposites, electronics, energy storage and as well as biomedical application including sensors, devices and drug delivery. The innovations in controlled growth, post-synthesis functionalisation and process of carbon nanomaterials and their applications are still continuing. The talk presents the recent research progress on the processing carbon nanomaterials and their hybrid composites through various assembling and self-assembling strategies. The engineering and biomedical applications based on carbon nanotubes, graphene and their hybrid nanocomposites have been demonstrated from amperometric biosensors, to nerve repairs and cancer treatment.