Graphene: a versatile nanoplatform for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, TR Nayak, H Hong, W Cai - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene, with its excellent physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, holds
tremendous potential for a wide variety of biomedical applications. As research on graphene …

Recent advances in graphene family materials toxicity investigations

AM Jastrzębska, P Kurtycz, AR Olszyna - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2012 - Springer
Recently, graphene family materials (GFMs) have been introduced among all fields of
science and still get numerous attention. Also, the applicability of these materials in many …

Oxidative stress-mediated antibacterial activity of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Gurunathan, JW Han, AA Dayem… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background Graphene holds great promise for potential use in next-generation electronic
and photonic devices due to its unique high carrier mobility, good optical transparency, large …

Lateral dimension-dependent antibacterial activity of graphene oxide sheets

S Liu, M Hu, TH Zeng, R Wu, R Jiang, J Wei, L Wang… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising precursor to produce graphene-family nanomaterials
for various applications. Their potential health and environmental impacts need a good …

In Vivo Targeting and Imaging of Tumor Vasculature with Radiolabeled, Antibody-Conjugated Nanographene

H Hong, K Yang, Y Zhang, JW Engle, L Feng, Y Yang… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Herein we demonstrate that nanographene can be specifically directed to the tumor
neovasculature in vivo through targeting of CD105 (ie, endoglin), a vascular marker for …

Functionalized graphene oxide in enzyme engineering: a selective modulator for enzyme activity and thermostability

L Jin, K Yang, K Yao, S Zhang, H Tao, ST Lee, Z Liu… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The understanding of interactions between nanomaterials and biomolecules is of
fundamental importance to the area of nanobiotechnology. Graphene and its derivative …

In vivo targeting and positron emission tomography imaging of tumor vasculature with 66Ga-labeled nano-graphene

H Hong, Y Zhang, JW Engle, TR Nayak, CP Theuer… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to employ nano-graphene for tumor targeting in an animal tumor
model, and quantitatively evaluate the pharmacokinetics and tumor targeting efficacy …

Dual Functions of Highly Potent Graphene Derivative–Poly-l-Lysine Composites To Inhibit Bacteria and Support Human Cells

S Some, SM Ho, P Dua, E Hwang, YH Shin, HJ Yoo… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Dual-function poly (l-lysine)(PLL) composites that function as antibacterial agents and
promote the growth of human cell culture have been sought by researchers for a long …

Graphite Nanoplatelets and Caenorhabditis elegans: Insights from an in Vivo Model

E Zanni, G De Bellis, MP Bracciale, A Broggi… - Nano Letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
We evaluated the toxicity of graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) in the model organism
Caenorhabditis elegans. The GNPs resulted nontoxic by measuring longevity as well as …

Synthesis of manganese ferrite/graphene oxide nanocomposites for biomedical applications

E Peng, ESG Choo, P Chandrasekharan, CT Yang… - Small, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, MnFe2O4 nanoparticle (MFNP)‐decorated graphene oxide nanocomposites
(MGONCs) are prepared through a simple mini‐emulsion and solvent evaporation process …