Safety assessment of graphene-based materials: focus on human health and the environment

B Fadeel, C Bussy, S Merino, E Vázquez, E Flahaut… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Graphene and its derivatives are heralded as “miracle” materials with manifold applications
in different sectors of society from electronics to energy storage to medicine. The increasing …

Toxicity of nanomaterials: exposure, pathways, assessment, and recent advances

P Ganguly, A Breen, SC Pillai - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Growth in production of manufactured goods and the use of nanomaterials in consumer
products has mounted in the past few decades. Nanotoxicology or toxicity assessment of …

[HTML][HTML] Boron nitride nanomaterials: biocompatibility and bio-applications

A Merlo, V Mokkapati, S Pandit, I Mijakovic - Biomaterials science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Boron nitride has structural characteristics similar to carbon 2D materials (graphene and its
derivatives) and its layered structure has been exploited to form different nanostructures …

Graphene and its derivatives as biomedical materials: Future prospects and challenges

AN Banerjee - Interface focus, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Graphene and its derivatives possess some intriguing properties, which generates
tremendous interests in various fields, including biomedicine. The biomedical applications of …

Graphene materials in antimicrobial nanomedicine: current status and future perspectives

HE Karahan, C Wiraja, C Xu, J Wei… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene materials (GMs), such as graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced GO (rGO),
and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), are rapidly emerging as a new class of broad …

Exploiting synergetic effects of graphene oxide and a silver-based metal–organic framework to enhance antifouling and anti-biofouling properties of thin-film …

MD Firouzjaei, AA Shamsabadi, SA Aktij… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thin-film composite (TFC) membranes still suffer from fouling and biofouling. In this work, by
incorporating a graphene oxide (GO)–silver-based metal–organic framework (Ag-MOF) into …

Remediation of contaminated soils by biotechnology with nanomaterials: bio-behavior, applications, and perspectives

X Gong, D Huang, Y Liu, Z Peng, G Zeng… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Soil contamination caused by heavy metals and organic pollutants has drawn world-wide
concern. Biotechnology has been applied for many years to the decontamination of soils …

Electron transfer directed antibacterial properties of graphene oxide on metals

S Panda, TK Rout, AD Prusty, PM Ajayan… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials such as silver nanoparticles and graphene‐based composites are known to
exhibit biocidal activities. However, interactions with surrounding medium or supporting …

Highly stable graphene-based nanocomposite (GO–PEI–Ag) with broad-spectrum, long-term antimicrobial activity and antibiofilm effects

R Zhao, W Kong, M Sun, Y Yang, W Liu… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Various silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-decorated graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites (GO–
Ag) have received increasing attention owing to their antimicrobial activity and …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene-based nanomaterials for tissue engineering in the dental field

R Guazzo, C Gardin, G Bellin, L Sbricoli, L Ferroni… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The world of dentistry is approaching graphene-based nanomaterials as substitutes for
tissue engineering. Apart from its exceptional mechanical strength, electrical conductivity …