Graphene-based Materials in Health and Environment New Paradigms
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the potential use of graphene-based materials in two important societal areas: medicine and the environment. It discusses how new graphene-based materials can be creatively used for biological purposes, for e
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Gil Gonçalves Paula Marques Mercedes Vila Editors
Graphenebased Materials in Health and Environment New Paradigms
Carbon Nanostructures Series editor Paulo Araujo, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA Editorial board Antonio Gomes Sousa Filho, Fortaleza, Brazil Stephen K. Doorn, Los Alamos, NM, USA Aaron D. Franklin, Durham, NC, USA Achim Hartschuh, München, Germany
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Gil Gonçalves Paula Marques Mercedes Vila •
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Graphene-based Materials in Health and Environment New Paradigms
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Editors Gil Gonçalves Nanoengineering Research Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal
Mercedes Vila Nanoengineering Research Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal
Paula Marques Nanoengineering Research Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal
ISSN 2191-3005 Carbon Nanostructures ISBN 978-3-319-45637-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45639-3
ISSN 2191-3013
(electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-45639-3
(eBook)
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Contents
Part I
Medicine: Nanomedicine
Potential and Challenges of Graphene in Medicine . . . . Marta Skoda, Ilona Dudek and Dariusz Szukiewicz 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Graphene Nanomaterials Biocompatibility . . . . . 2 Graphene Nanoplatforms for Drug Delivery . . . . . . . . . 3 Graphene Nanoplatforms for Gene Delivery. . . . . . . . . 4
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