Antimicrobial mechanisms and effectiveness of graphene and graphene-functionalized biomaterials. A scope review

H Mohammed, A Kumar, E Bekyarova… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial infections represent nowadays the major reason of biomaterials implant failure,
however, most of the available implantable materials do not hold antimicrobial properties …

Recent advances in the development of lipid-, metal-, carbon-, and polymer-based nanomaterials for antibacterial applications

R Ren, C Lim, S Li, Y Wang, J Song, TW Lin, BW Muir… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are becoming a serious threat to
public health worldwide. With an ever-reducing pipeline of last-resort drugs further …

Graphene oxide–silver nanoparticle nanohybrids: Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties

M Cobos, I De-La-Pinta, G Quindós, MJ Fernández… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drug resistance of pathogenic microorganisms has become a global public health problem,
which has prompted the development of new materials with antimicrobial properties. In this …

Microstructure and antibacterial efficacy of graphene oxide nanocomposite fibres

RK Matharu, TA Tabish, T Trakoolwilaiwan… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibacterial polymer nanocomposite fibre meshes containing graphene oxide (GO)
nanosheets were successfully prepared by pressurised gyration. The morphological and …

Considerations for safe innovation: the case of graphene

MVDZ Park, EAJ Bleeker, W Brand, FR Cassee… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The terms “Safe innovation” and “Safe (r)-by-design” are currently popular in the field of
nanotechnology. These terms are used to describe approaches that advocate the …

Emerging trends and future direction of graphene family of materials as potential antimicrobials: A critical review

SS Nasker, PM Ajayan, S Nayak - ACS Materials Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene research has progressed at an unprecedented rate since 2004 when Novoselov
and Geim isolated and described a single sheet of graphene. In fact, the relentless progress …

The graphene oxide contradictory effects against human pathogens

V Palmieri, MC Lauriola, G Ciasca, C Conti… - …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Standing out as the new wonder bidimensional material, graphene oxide (GO) has aroused
an exceptional interest in biomedical research by holding promise for being the antibacterial …

Synthesis of a graphene oxide/agarose/hydroxyapatite biomaterial with the evaluation of antibacterial activity and initial cell attachment

IP Khosalim, YY Zhang, CKY Yiu, HM Wong - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Various materials are used in bone tissue engineering (BTE). Graphene oxide (GO) is a
good candidate for BTE due to its antibacterial activity and biocompatibility. In this study, an …

Influence of graphene oxide nanoparticles on the transport and cotransport of biocolloids in saturated porous media

MP Georgopoulou, VI Syngouna… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles (NPs) on the transport
(individual species) and cotransport (simultaneous transport) of three biocolloids …

Exploring Nitrogen-Functionalized Graphene Composites for Urinary Catheter Applications

R Teixeira-Santos, LC Gomes, R Vieira… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Graphene has been broadly studied, particularly for the fabrication of biomedical devices,
owing to its physicochemical and antimicrobial properties. In this study, the antibiofilm …