Mechanisms of the antimicrobial activities of graphene materials

X Zou, L Zhang, Z Wang, Y Luo - Journal of the american chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A thorough understanding of the antimicrobial mechanisms of graphene materials (GMs) is
critical to the manipulation of highly efficient antimicrobial nanomaterials for future …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of graphene-family nanoparticles: a general review of the origins and mechanisms

L Ou, B Song, H Liang, J Liu, X Feng, B Deng… - Particle and fibre …, 2016 - Springer
Due to their unique physicochemical properties, graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) are
widely used in many fields, especially in biomedical applications. Currently, many studies …

Antibacterial applications of graphene-based nanomaterials: recent achievements and challenges

H Ji, H Sun, X Qu - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene has emerged as a novel green broad-spectrum antibacterial material, with little
bacterial resistance and tolerable cytotoxic effect on mammalian cells. It exerts its …

Polymer functionalized nanocomposites for metals removal from water and wastewater: an overview

G Lofrano, M Carotenuto, G Libralato, RF Domingos… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Pollution by metal and metalloid ions is one of the most widespread environmental
concerns. They are non-biodegradable, and, generally, present high water solubility …

Antibacterial activity of graphene-based materials

S Szunerits, R Boukherroub - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Complications related to infectious diseases have significantly decreased due to the
availability and use of a wide variety of antibiotics and antimicrobial agents. However …

The controversial antibacterial activity of graphene-based materials

HM Hegab, A ElMekawy, L Zou, D Mulcahy, CP Saint… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene (Gr)-based materials are a promising nanomaterial for the development of
antibacterial surfaces owing to their biocidal activity. However, the effect of the …

Synthesis, toxicity, biocompatibility, and biomedical applications of graphene and graphene-related materials

S Gurunathan, JH Kim - International journal of nanomedicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Graphene is a two-dimensional atomic crystal, and since its development it has been
applied in many novel ways in both research and industry. Graphene possesses unique …

Assessing biocompatibility of graphene oxide-based nanocarriers: A review

SF Kiew, LV Kiew, HB Lee, T Imae, LY Chung - Journal of Controlled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO)-based nanocarriers have been frequently studied due to their high
drug loading capacity. However, the unsatisfactory biocompatibility of these GO-based …

Promising applications of graphene and graphene-based nanostructures

BH Nguyen, VH Nguyen - Advances in Natural Sciences …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The present article is a review of research works on promising applications of graphene and
graphene-based nanostructures. It contains five main scientific subjects. The first one is the …

The antibacterial applications of graphene and its derivatives

L Shi, J Chen, L Teng, L Wang, G Zhu, S Liu, Z Luo… - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene materials have unique structures and outstanding thermal, optical, mechanical
and electronic properties. In the last decade, these materials have attracted substantial …