Nanomaterials: Applications, waste-handling, environmental toxicities, and future challenges – A review DOI
Shaukat Ali Mazari,

Esfandyar Ali,

Rashid Abro

et al.

Journal of environmental chemical engineering, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9(2), P. 105028 - 105028

Published: Jan. 10, 2021

Language: Английский

Synthesis, properties, and applications of graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide and their nanocomposites DOI Creative Commons
Andrew T. Smith, Anna Marie LaChance, Songshan Zeng

et al.

Nano Materials Science, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. 31 - 47

Published: March 1, 2019

Thanks to their remarkable mechanical, electrical, thermal, and barrier properties, graphene-based nanocomposites have been a hot area of research in the past decade. Because simple top-down synthesis, graphene oxide (GO) reduced (rGO) opened new possibilities for gas barrier, membrane separation, stimuli-response characteristics nanocomposites. Herein, we review synthesis techniques most commonly used produce these derivatives, discuss how affects key material highlight some examples with unique impressive properties. We specifically performances separation applications, stimuli-responsive materials, anti-corrosion coatings, energy storage. Finally, outlook remaining challenges field practical industrial-scale production use graphene-derivative-based polymer

Language: Английский

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1310

Carbon dots: synthesis, formation mechanism, fluorescence origin and sensing applications DOI
Meng Li Liu, Binbin Chen, Chun Mei Li

et al.

Green Chemistry, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 21(3), P. 449 - 471

Published: Jan. 1, 2019

We systematically summarize the recent progress in green synthesis and formation mechanism of CDs with hope to provide guidance for developing concept chemistry. In addition, we discuss organize current opinions on fluorescence origin latest sensing applications.

Language: Английский

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1053

Flexible Graphene-Based Wearable Gas and Chemical Sensors DOI
Eric J. Singh, M. Meyyappan, Hari Singh Nalwa

et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 9(40), P. 34544 - 34586

Published: Sept. 7, 2017

Wearable electronics is expected to be one of the most active research areas in next decade; therefore, nanomaterials possessing high carrier mobility, optical transparency, mechanical robustness and flexibility, lightweight, environmental stability will immense demand. Graphene that fulfill all these requirements, along with other inherently unique properties convenience fabricate into different morphological nanostructures, from atomically thin single layers nanoribbons. Graphene-based materials have also been investigated sensor technologies, chemical sensing detection cancer biomarkers. The progress graphene-based flexible gas sensors terms material preparation, fabrication, their performance are reviewed here. article provides a brief introduction potential applications stretchable wearable electronic devices. role graphene fabricating for various hazardous gases, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), sulfide (H2S), carbon (CO2), sulfur (SO2), humidity technology, discussed. In addition, summarized detecting toxic heavy metal ions (Cd, Hg, Pb, Cr, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Ag), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) nitrobenzene, toluene, acetone, formaldehyde, amines, phenols, bisphenol A (BPA), explosives, warfare agents, pollutants. sensitivity, selectivity strategies excluding interferents discussed sensors. challenges developing future generation technology would usable Internet Things (IoT) highlighted.

Language: Английский

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698

A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors DOI Creative Commons
Siva Kumar Krishnan, Eric J. Singh, Pragya Singh

et al.

RSC Advances, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 9(16), P. 8778 - 8881

Published: Jan. 1, 2019

Biosensors with high sensitivity, selectivity and a low limit of detection, reaching nano/picomolar concentrations biomolecules, are important to the medical sciences healthcare industry for evaluating physiological metabolic parameters.

Language: Английский

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677

Recent advances in carbon-based polymer nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding DOI
Hooman Abbasi, Marcelo Antunes, José Ignácio Velasco

et al.

Progress in Materials Science, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 103, P. 319 - 373

Published: Feb. 10, 2019

Language: Английский

Citations

641

Promises, facts and challenges for graphene in biomedical applications DOI Creative Commons
Giacomo Reina, José M. González‐Domínguez, Alejandro Criado

et al.

Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 46(15), P. 4400 - 4416

Published: Jan. 1, 2017

Graphene-based materials can contribute favorably to the biomedical field. Particularly promising areas of development include sensors, controlled drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Language: Английский

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640

Freeze Casting: From Low‐Dimensional Building Blocks to Aligned Porous Structures—A Review of Novel Materials, Methods, and Applications DOI Creative Commons
Gaofeng Shao, Dorian Hanaor, Xiaodong Shen

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 32(17)

Published: March 12, 2020

Abstract Freeze casting, also known as ice templating, is a particularly versatile technique that has been applied extensively for the fabrication of well‐controlled biomimetic porous materials based on ceramics, metals, polymers, biomacromolecules, and carbon nanomaterials, endowing them with novel properties broadening their applicability. The principles different directional freeze‐casting processes are described relationships between processing structure examined. Recent progress in assisted assembly low dimensional building blocks, including graphene nanotubes, into tailored micro‐ macrostructures then summarized. Emerging trends relating to blocks freeze‐cast geometries—beads, fibers, films, complex macrostructures, nacre‐mimetic composites—are presented. Thereafter, means by which aligned structures nacre mimetic obtainable through recently developed techniques low‐dimensional can facilitate material functionality across multiple fields application, energy storage conversion, environmental remediation, thermal management, smart materials, discussed.

Language: Английский

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619

2D Black Phosphorus–Based Biomedical Applications DOI
Miaomiao Luo, Taojian Fan, Yun Zhou

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 29(13)

Published: Feb. 4, 2019

Abstract Black phosphorus (BP) has increasingly attracted scientific attention since its first applications in biomedicine due to unique properties and excellent biocompatibility. In particular, layer‐dependent bandgap, moderate carrier mobility, large surface‐area‐to‐volume ratio, biodegradability, intrinsic photoacoustic properties, biocompatibility make it an ideal candidate for use photothermal therapy, photodynamic drug delivery, 3D printing, bioimaging, biosensing, theranostics, which are reviewed here. addition, the article discusses strategies overcome challenges related surface instability chemical degradation, a major obstacle application. This review not only provides comprehensive summary on BP preparation biomedical but also summarizes recent research future possibilities.

Language: Английский

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530

Safety Assessment of Graphene-Based Materials: Focus on Human Health and the Environment DOI Creative Commons
Bengt Fadeel, Cyrill Bussy, Sonia Merino

et al.

ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 10582 - 10620

Published: Nov. 2, 2018

Graphene and its derivatives are heralded as "miracle" materials with manifold applications in different sectors of society from electronics to energy storage medicine. The increasing exploitation graphene-based (GBMs) necessitates a comprehensive evaluation the potential impact these on human health environment. Here, we discuss synthesis characterization GBMs well environmental hazard assessment using vitro vivo model systems aim understand properties that underlie biological effects materials; not all alike, it is essential disentangle structure–activity relationships for this class materials.

Language: Английский

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528

Recent progress of nanomaterials for microwave absorption DOI Creative Commons
Michael Green, Xiaobo Chen

Journal of Materiomics, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 503 - 541

Published: July 15, 2019

Microwave absorbing materials have received considerable interest over the years for their applications in stealth, communications, and information processing technologies. These often require functionalization at nanoscale so to achieve desirable dielectric magnetic properties which induce interaction with incident electromagnetic radiation. This article presents a comprehensive review on recent research progress of nanomaterials microwave absorption, including basic mechanism absorption (e.g., loss, dielectric/magnetic loss coupling), measurement principle fundamentals analysis, performance evaluation, common pathways: Debye relaxation, Eddy current natural resonance, size shape factors), advances bandwidth, reflection values, peak position) using various nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, fibers, graphenes, oxides, sulfides, phosphides, carbides, polymers metal organic frameworks. Overall, this not only provides an introduction research, but also timely update nanomaterials.

Language: Английский

Citations

506