Hybrid nanocomposites and their potential applications in the field of nanosensors/gas and biosensors

Abstract

The air medium that we live in consists of several kinds of gases, many of them needed by and some of them dangerous to living beings. The rapid growth of industry in many fields has silently polluted our environment through hazardous gas emissions. Employees and people living nearby industrial facilities routinely or occasionally are threatened by toxic gases. In order to lessen the loss of life due to asphyxiation and explosions, gas sensors play a crucial role in analyzing and controlling lethal gases. Similar to the gas sensor, biological elemental detection is also important in food processing and many other fields. In this chapter various applications of hybrid nanocomposites are discussed, including gas sensors and biosensors that are vital in the clinical sector, biomolecules, and other environmental applications.