Abstract

GRAPHENE NANOMATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS IN BIO-MEDICAL SCIENCES

*Manoj G Tyagi, Alice P Albert, Vishakha Tyagi and Hema R

ABSTRACT

Graphene nanomaterials can have several applications in biomedical sciences. In this regard, graphene-based sensors and biosensors, which are classified according to different sensing mechanisms and targets, are under intensive scientific scrutiny. Due to its interesting electrical, optical, mechanical and chemical properties, graphene has found potential applications in a wide range of areas, including biomedicine. The potential of graphene as nanocarriers for drug delivery, gene delivery and nanomedicine have been demonstrated for possible cancer therapies. Therefore Graphene, whose discovery won the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics, has been a excellent example in the material science in the past few years. This article will review the latest progress of using graphene for various biomedical applications, including drug delivery, cancer therapies and biosensing, and discuss the opportunities and challenges in this newly emerging field.

Keywords: Graphene, nanomaterials, biomedical, drug delivery, biosensing, gene.