*2.3.4. Applications*

Biomaterials for drug delivery, antimicrobial systems and biosensors: polyethylene glycol [96– 99], polyvinyl alcohol derivatives [100, 101], oligo(*p*‐phenylene‐ethynylene) [102], magnetite/ salicylic acid/silica shell/antibiotics [103], porphyrin [104], laccase [105], urease [106], and lysozyme [107]. Polymers for electronic devices (electrically conductive polymers, light emitting thin films): polythiophene [108], polyfluorene [109], and hybrid composites [110]; CdS quantum dots onto TiO2 nanotubes for solar cells [111]; Protective coatings: composite carbon/ gold nanoparticle films [112].
