Note: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Bioinspired Polydopamine and Composites for Biomedical Applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Synthesis of Polydopamine -- 1.2.1 Polymerization of Polydopamine -- 1.2.2 Synthesis of Polydopamine Nanostructures -- 1.3 Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.3.1 General Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.3.2 Electrical Properties of Polydopamine -- 1.4 Applications of Polydopamine -- 1.4.1 Biomedical Applications of Polydopamine -- 1.5 Conclusion and Future Prospectives -- References -- Chapter 2 Multifunctional Polymer-Dilute Magnetic Conductor and Bio-Devices -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Magnetic Semiconductor-Nanoparticle-Based Polymer Nanocomposites -- 2.3 Types of Magnetic Semiconductor Nanoparticles -- 2.3.1 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles -- 2.3.2 Ferrites -- 2.3.3 Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors -- 2.3.4 Manganites -- 2.4 Synthetic Strategies for Composite Materials -- 2.4.1 Physical Methods -- 2.4.2 Chemical Methods -- 2.5 Biocompatibility of Polymer/Semiconductor-Particle-Based Nanocomposites and Their Products for Biomedical Applications -- 2.5.1 Biocompatibility -- 2.6 Biomedical Applications -- References -- Chapter 3 Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposite and Biosensors -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanocomposite Synthesis -- 3.3 Properties of Polymer-Based Nanocomposites -- 3.3.1 Mechanical Properties -- 3.3.2 Thermal Properties -- 3.4 Electrical Properties -- 3.5 Optical Properties -- 3.6 Magnetic Properties -- 3.7 Application of Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposite in Biosensors -- 3.7.1 DNA Biosensors -- 3.7.2 Immunosensors -- 3.7.3 Aptamer Sensors -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Carbon Nanomaterial-Based Conducting Polymer Composites for Biosensing Applications -- 4.1 Introduction. , 4.2 Biosensor: Features, Principle, Types, and Its Need in Modern-Day Life -- 4.2.1 Important Features of a Successful Biosensor -- 4.2.2 Types of Biosensors -- 4.2.3 Need for Biosensors -- 4.3 Common Carbon Nanomaterials and Conducting Polymers -- 4.3.1 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Graphene (GN) -- 4.3.2 Conducting Polymers -- 4.4 Processability of CNTs and GN with Conducting Polymers, Chemical Interactions, and Mode of Detection for Biosensing -- 4.5 PANI Composites with CNT and GN for Biosensing Applications -- 4.5.1 Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Sensors -- 4.5.2 Glucose Biosensors -- 4.5.3 Cholesterol Biosensors -- 4.5.4 Nucleic Acid Biosensors -- 4.6 PPy and PTh Composites with CNT and GN for Biosensing Applications -- 4.7 Conducting Polymer Composites with CNT and GN for the Detection of Organic Molecules -- 4.8 Conducting Polymer Composites with CNT and GN for Microbial Biosensing -- 4.9 Conclusion and Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5 Graphene and Graphene Oxide Polymer Composite for Biosensors Applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposites and Their Applications -- 5.2.1 Polyaniline -- 5.2.2 Polypyrrole -- 5.3 Conclusions,Challenges, and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 6 Polyaniline Nanocomposite Materials for Biosensor Designing -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Importanceof PANI-Based Biosensors -- 6.3 Polyaniline-Based Glucose Biosensors -- 6.4 Polyaniline-Based Peroxide Biosensors -- 6.5 Polyaniline-Based Genetic Material Biosensors -- 6.6 Immunosensors -- 6.7 Biosensorsof Phenolic Compounds -- 6.8 Polyaniline-Based Biosensor for Water Quality Assessment -- 6.9 Scientific Concerns and Future Prospects of Polyaniline-Based Biosensors -- 6.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Films for Novel Biosensor -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Chitosanas Novel Biosensor -- 7.3 Application. , 7.4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 8 Self Healing Materials and Conductivity -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 What Is Self-Healing? -- 8.1.2 History of Self-Healing Materials -- 8.1.3 What Can We Use Self-Healing Materials for? -- 8.1.4 Biomimetic Materials -- 8.2 Classification of Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.1 Capsule-Based Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.2 Vascular Self-Healing Materials -- 8.2.3 Intrinsic Self-Healing Materials -- 8.3 Conductivity in Self-Healing Materials -- 8.3.1 Applications and Advantages -- 8.3.2 Aspects of Conductive Self-Healing Materials -- 8.4 Current and Future Prospects -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9 Electrical Conductivity and Biological Efficacy of Ethyl Cellulose and Polyaniline-Based Composites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Conductivity of EC Polymers -- 9.2.1 Synthesis of EC-Inorganic Composites -- 9.2.2 Conductivity of EC-Based Composites -- 9.3 Conductivity of PANI Polymer -- 9.3.1 Synthesis of PANI-Based Comp -- 9.3.2 Conductivity of PANI-Based Composites -- 9.4 Biological Efficacy of EC and PANI-Based Composites -- 9.5 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10 Synthesis of Polyaniline-Based Nanocomposite Materials and Their Biomedical Applications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Biomedical Applications of PANI-Supported Nanohybrid Materials -- 10.2.1 Biocompatibility -- 10.2.2 Antimicrobial Activity -- 10.2.3 Tissue Engineering -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11 Electrically Conductive Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Conducting Polymers -- 11.2.1 Conducting Polymer Synthesis -- 11.2.2 Types of Conducting Polymer Used for Biomedical Applications -- 11.3 Conductive Polymer Composite -- 11.3.1 Types of Conductive Polymer Composite. , 11.3.2 Methods for the Synthesis of Conductive Polymer Composites -- 11.4 Biomedical Applications of Conductive Polymers -- 11.4.1 Electrically Conductive Polymer Systems (ECPs) for Drug Targeting and Delivery -- 11.4.2 Electrically Conductive Polymer System (ECPs) for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine -- 11.4.3 Electrically Conductive Polymer Systems (ECPs) as Sensors of Biologically Important Molecules -- 11.5 Future Prospects -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Index -- EULA.