Polymer-Metal Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications

Call for Papers

Day by day, technology continuously generates new materials with combined special features. One among those efforts led to coin a polymer-metal nanocomposite, which is one of the most popular areas for current research and development. Polymer-metal nanocomposites are simply defined as nanoparticulates incorporated in polymer matrix, which results improved performance compared to their starting materials. These properties not only depend on the parent materials composition but also depend on the processing method, storage, morphology, and interfacial characteristics. Polymer-metal nanocomposites have been efficiently implemented in food, cosmetic, electronics, agriculture, horticulture, medicine, and so forth. However, polymer-metal nanoparticle composite materials have got a wide range of applications in biomedical fields. Inherent superior characteristics of polymer-metal nanocomposites may intend to serve human being.

This special issue aims to provide basic understanding of polymer-metal nanocomposite research with emphasis on how these materials create wide spectrum of biomedical applications. The topics of this special issue include, but are not limited to:

• Different approaches to the synthesis of polymer-metal nanocomposites
• The physical and chemical properties of polymer-metal nanocomposites
• Novel preparation approaches for polymer-metal nanocomposites
• Hydrogel, microgel, and nanogel polymer network metal nanocomposites
• Stimuli responsive polymer and gel network metal nanocomposites
• Magnetic, catalytic, optoelectronic, sensing, actuator, and imaging properties of polymer-metal nanocomposites
• Biological and medical applications of polymer-metal nanocomposites

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijps/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• S. K. Bajpai, Department of Chemistry, Government Model Science College, Jabalpur, India

Guest Editors

• Murali Mohan Yallapu, Cancer Biology Research Center, Sanford Research/USD, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
• Mustafa Çulha, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul 34755, Turkey