A Review on Recent Advancements of Graphene and Graphene-Related Materials in Biological Applications
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Abstract
Graphene is the most outstanding material among the new nanostructured carbonaceous species discovered and produced. Graphene’s astonishing properties (i.e., electronic conductivity, mechanical robustness, large surface area) have led to a deep change in the material science field. In this review, after a brief overview of the main characteristics of graphene and related materials, we present an extensive overview of the most recent achievements in biological uses of graphene and related materials.
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OpenAlex topics: Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications · Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications · Graphene research and applications
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Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C. so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Italian Institute of Technology, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, Italy
Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, Italy
Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5 T, Canada
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