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Graphene: One Material, Many Possibilities—Application Difficulties in Biological Systems
Joint Authors
Szukiewicz, Dariusz
Skoda, Marta
Dudek, Ilona
Jarosz, Anna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Energetic technologies, nanoelectronics, biomedicine including gene therapy, cell imaging or tissue engineering are only few from all possible applications for graphene, the thinnest known carbon configuration and a basic element for other more complicated, better discovered and widely used nanostructures such as graphite, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes.
The number of researches concerning graphene applications is rising every day which proves the great interest in its unique structure and properties.
Ideal pristine graphene sheet presents a flat membrane of unlimited size with no imperfections while in practice we get different flakes with irregular edges and structural defects which influence the reactivity.
Nanomaterials from graphene family differ in size, shape, layer number, lateral dimension, surface chemistry and defect density causing the existence of graphene samples with various influence on biological systems.
Whether graphene induces cellular stress and activates apoptosis, or on the contrary facilitates growth and differentiation of the cells depends on its structure, chemical modifications and the growth process.
A certain number of in vitro studies has indicated cytotoxic effects of graphene while the other show that it is safe.
The diversity of the samples and methods of the production make it impossible to establish clearly the biological impact of graphene.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Skoda, Marta& Dudek, Ilona& Jarosz, Anna& Szukiewicz, Dariusz. 2014. Graphene: One Material, Many Possibilities—Application Difficulties in Biological Systems. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042013
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Skoda, Marta…[et al.]. Graphene: One Material, Many Possibilities—Application Difficulties in Biological Systems. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042013
American Medical Association (AMA)
Skoda, Marta& Dudek, Ilona& Jarosz, Anna& Szukiewicz, Dariusz. Graphene: One Material, Many Possibilities—Application Difficulties in Biological Systems. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042013
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042013