Graphene and Graphene Family Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2025 | Viewed by 551
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Interests: nanotechnology; biomaterials; nanomedicine; molecular biology; immunotherapy; nanoscience
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Dear Colleagues,
The biomedical applications of graphene (Gr) and graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs) have opened new avenues in the field of biotechnology, including drug delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Gr and GFNs, have enormous potential applications owing to their antimicrobial, antibacterial and anticancer properties. Their antibacterial properties may cover a wide spectrum of bacterial strains, including pathogens and bacterial biofilms. The microbial infections represent a high-risk reason for the failure of biomaterial implants in tissue engineering and regeneration. Thus, the advantageous applications of Gr and GFNs represent a novel strategy that may support and regulate antimicrobial and antibacterial therapeutics. Moreover, the utilization in tissue regeneration represents a promising solution due to the favourable cellular adherence and mechanical support. Of course, the major applications of Gr and GFNs are undoubtedly in drug delivery for cancer therapeutics. The inherent obstacles of the pristine graphitic lattice of Gr and GFNs have been debilitated by functionalization to increase the biocompatibility, endocytosis, adherence and stealth properties. The functionalized Gr and GFNs have proven to be beneficial for the adsorption or conjugation of varied active agents, including drugs, genes, peptides and growth factors. The great potential of Gr and GFNs can be combined with external stimuli owing to their photothermal properties and their ability to facilitate the generation of reactive oxygen species upon NIR. Recently, the application of Gr and GFNs as immune adjuvants and their role in immune vaccination has been researched. However, a great question still remains concerning the fate of Gr and GFNs and their metabolic fingerprint.
This Special Issue aims at providing knowledge and expertise on the field of Gr and GFNs and their potential biomedical applications.
Dr. Athina Angelopoulou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- graphene
- graphene oxide
- biomedical applications
- cancer
- regeneration
- drug delivery
- antimicrobial effect
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