The Antibacterial Applications of Graphene and Its Derivatives

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• 作者：Lin Shi ; Jiongrun Chen ; Lijing Teng ; Lin Wang ; Guanglin Zhu ; Sa Liu ; Zhengtang Luo ; Xuetao Shi ; Yingjun Wang and Li Ren
• 刊名：Small
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 17, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：12
• 期：31
• 页码：4165-4184
• 全文大小：3879K
• ISSN：1613-6829

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Graphene materials have unique structures and outstanding thermal, optical, mechanical and electronic properties. In the last decade, these materials have attracted substantial interest in the field of nanomaterials, with applications ranging from biosensors to biomedicine. Among these applications, great advances have been made in the field of antibacterial agents. Here, recent advancements in the use of graphene and its derivatives as antibacterial agents are reviewed. Graphene is used in three forms: the pristine form; mixed with other antibacterial agents, such as Ag and chitosan; or with a base material, such as poly (N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) and poly (lactic acid) (PLA). The main mechanisms proposed to explain the antibacterial behaviors of graphene and its derivatives are the membrane stress hypothesis, the oxidative stress hypothesis, the entrapment hypothesis, the electron transfer hypothesis and the photothermal hypothesis. This review describes contributions to improving these promising materials for antibacterial applications.