Functionalization of Graphene Oxide and its Biomedical Applications

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 291-315

  Nanda, Sitansu Sekhar ^a   Papaefthymiou, Georgia C ^b   Yi, Dong Kee ^c  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bioimaging; biosensor; drug delivery; environment; graphene oxide; graphene oxide functionalization

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSENSORS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; QUENCHING; RAMAN SCATTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SURFACE SCATTERING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIO-IMAGING; ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS); SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84940712610     PISSN: 10408436     EISSN: 15476561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2014.1002604     Document Type: Review

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