Antibacterial applications of graphene-based nanomaterials: Recent achievements and challenges

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 105, Issue , 2016, Pages 176-189

  Ji, Haiwei ^a,b   Sun, Hanjun ^a,b   Qu, Xiaogang ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial mechanism; Antibacterial paper; Drug delivery; Water disinfection; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISINFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY; MAMMALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIALS; ANTIBACTERIAL MECHANISMS; ANTIBACTERIAL PACKAGING; ANTIBACTERIAL PAPER; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; WATER DISINFECTIONS; WOUND DRESSINGS;

GRAPHENE;

COPPER; GRAPHENE; METAL OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILVER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GRAPHITE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND DRESSING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAPHITE; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84975782131     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.04.009     Document Type: Review

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