Overview
- Addresses the preparation, toxicity, and applications of various graphene-based nanomaterials with regard to their biomedical applications
- Introduces graphene quantum dots' therapeutic potential for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, which is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Chemistry Department Chair at Seoul National University
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This thesis presents various applications of graphene-based nanomaterials, especially in biomedicine. Graphene and its derivatives have gained enormous attention from scientists in all fields of study due to many unprecedented properties. The initial scientific attention was focused on the development of transparent flexible electrodes by exploiting two-dimensional graphene film’s extraordinary electrical and physical properties. Recently, given an increasing evidence of dispersed graphene-based nanomaterials’ biocompatibility, researchers have endeavored to employ these materials in other studies relevant to biomedical technologies.
In this respect, the thesis provides a comprehensive review on the synthesis, toxicity, and a few of the key biomedical applications in the first chapter. The following chapter discusses the use of a graphene film as a novel catalyst to oxidatively destroy phenols, which are known to be potentially mutagenic and carcinogenic. Finally, and most importantly, the last chapter introduces the therapeutic role of graphene quantum dots, the smallest graphene-based nanomaterials, for Parkinson’s disease. The results are promising for the use of graphene quantum dots as the basis of future clinical drug candidates for neurodegenerative disorders.
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Book Title: Studies on Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
Authors: Je Min Yoo
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2233-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2232-1Published: 09 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2235-2Published: 10 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2233-8Published: 08 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 68
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology and Microengineering