ABSTRACT
The invention of 21st century wonder material graphene has ushered a paradigm shift in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Graphene possesses numerous number of inherent remarkable properties such as the high surface area to volume ratio, excellent mechanical properties, high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, strong absorbance at near-infrared (NIR), good nanoscale stability, and biocompatibility in the physiological environment. Owing to these several outstanding properties, graphene has been widely used in different fields of applications such as preparation of new-generation composites, energy storage devices, construction, and nanomedicine. The current chapter begins with a brief highlight on the background of graphene and elastomers. The synthesis of graphene is also briefly covered in the introduction section. Following these, the surface modification of graphene and the preparation of graphene-elastomer have also been emphasized in the subsequent section. Finally, the use of graphene-elastomer in various biomedical fields such as drug delivery, gene delivery, antibacterial agents, biosensors, bioimaging, and tissue engineering is segmented in a good systematic approach. The concluding remarks and future perspectives are also envisaged at the end.
