ABSTRACT

Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................................... ix Editors ..........................................................................................................................................................................................xi Contributors ..............................................................................................................................................................................xiii

Chapter 1 Design and Applications of Graphene-and Biomolecule-Based Nanosensors and Nanodevices .......................... 3

Ke Xu, Preeti Pratap, Mitra Dutta, and Michael Stroscio

Chapter 2 Graphene-Based DNA Sensors ............................................................................................................................. 13

Hatef Sadeghi

Chapter 3 Antimicrobial Perspectives for Graphene-Based Nanomaterials ......................................................................... 27

Archana Ramchandra Deokar, Madhulika Sinha, Ganesh Gollavelli, and Yong-Chien Ling

Chapter 4 Biomedical Applications of Graphene .................................................................................................................. 41

Maria Caffo, Lucia Merlo, Daniele Marino, and Gerardo Caruso

Chapter 5 Graphene Biodevices ............................................................................................................................................. 57

Xiaochen Dong, Beibei Zhan, and Wei Huang

Chapter 6 Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Graphene Nanosheets ........................................................................ 71

Montree Sawangphruk

Chapter 7 Applications of Graphene in Biosensing ............................................................................................................... 81

D. P. Nikolelis, Z. H. Ibupoto, G.-P. Nikoleli, and M. Willander

Chapter 8 Graphene-Based Biosensor Technologies ............................................................................................................. 91

Arzum Erdem, Ece Eksin, and Mihrican Muti

Chapter 9 Graphene-Based Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Bioanalytical Applications .................. 105

Suresh Kumar Kailasa, Hui-Fen Wu, and Jigneshkumar V. Rohit

Chapter 10 Richness of Graphene-Based Materials in Biomimetic Applications ................................................................. 125

Bhaskar Garg and Yong-Chien Ling

Chapter 11 Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites ........................................................................................................ 145

S. Chatterjee and B. T. T. Chu

Chapter 12 Preparation of Cellulose/Graphene Nanocomposites ...........................................................................................161