Comparative Study of Conducting and Antimicrobial Behaviour of Graphene and Silver based Nano-Materials

Abstract

Instantaneous and rapid developments in nanotechnology stimulated innovative ideas across many fields of day-to-day life. Carbon-based nanomaterials have developed many platforms for an extensive range of applications due to their unique mechanical, electrical and biological properties. Nanoparticles of noble metals and their compounds are also playing an enormous role in many aspects of our life i.e. medical devices, pharmaceuticals, polymer industry, biomedical field, coating of kitchen appliances, food packing, clothes and gifts. Silver and carbon-based nanoparticles are being used diversely in food, fitness and health care, therapeutic, manufacturing and optical devices industries due to their distinctive chemical and physical characteristics. This study provides a short review of antibacterial and conducting activities of graphene and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) both. These are well known conducting nanomaterials applied in many areas and a wide literature is available on these characteristics. Thermal conducting behaviour of both materials also has a noteworthy standing. Thus, it becomes interesting to utilize these features to create new composite materials with improved electrical, thermal and antimicrobial properties; comparative study is also an interesting field to do innovations.