Preparation and functionalization of graphene nanocomposites for biomedical applications

Nature Protocols

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2392-2403

  Yang, Kai ^a   Feng, Liangzhu ^a   Hong, Hao ^b,c   Cai, Weibo ^b,c,d   Liu, Zhuang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; GRAPHITE; MACROGOL; MAGNETIC GRAPHENE OXIDE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCONJUGATION; BIOMEDICINE; CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDES; POLYMERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84888318834     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2013.146     Document Type: Article

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