The development of graphene-based devices for cell biology research

Abstract

Graphene has emerged as a new carbon nanoform with great potential in many applications due to its exceptional physical and chemical properties. Especially, graphene and its derivatives are also gaining a lot of interest in the biomedical field as new components for biosensors, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. This review presents unique properties of graphene, the bio-effects of graphene and its derivatives, especially their interactions with cells and the development of graphene-based biosensors and nanomedicines for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

graphene / graphene oxide (GO) / cell / sensor / cancer

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Acknowledgements

We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51373043) for funding.

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