Safety concerns to application of graphene compounds in pharmacy and medicine

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mogharabi, Mehdi ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a   Faramarzi, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Graphene; Graphene oxide; Membrane; Reactive oxygen species; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894281562     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-22-23     Document Type: Review

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