Graphene-based nanomaterials: Biological and medical applications and toxicity

Nanomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2423-2450

  Tonelli, Fernanda MP ^a,b   Goulart, Vânia AM ^a,b   Gomes, Katia N ^a   Ladeira, Marina S ^a   Santos, Anderson K ^a   Lorençon, Eudes ^a   Ladeira, Luiz O ^a   Resende, Rodrigo R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Nanocell Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

biodiagnostics; biodistribution; blood brain barrier; drug delivery; gene delivery; graphene; graphene derivatives; graphene oxide; tissue engineering; toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE OXIDE; NANOGRAPHITE OXIDE; ULTRATHIN GRAPHITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NANOMATERIAL;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICINE; BIOSENSOR; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GRAPHITE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84940475155     PISSN: 17435889     EISSN: 17486963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.15.65     Document Type: Review

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