International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(18), P. 10174 - 10174
Published: Sept. 22, 2024
This
review
explores
the
application
of
graphene-based
materials
(GBMs)
in
biomedicine,
focusing
on
graphene
oxide
(GO)
and
its
interactions
with
peptides
proteins.
GO,
a
versatile
nanomaterial
oxygen-containing
functional
groups,
holds
significant
potential
for
biomedical
applications
but
faces
challenges
related
to
toxicity
environmental
impact.
Peptides
proteins
can
be
functionalized
GO
surfaces
through
various
methods,
including
non-covalent
such
as
π–π
stacking,
electrostatic
forces,
hydrophobic
interactions,
hydrogen
bonding,
van
der
Waals
well
covalent
bonding
reactions
involving
amide
bond
formation,
esterification,
thiol
chemistry,
click
chemistry.
These
approaches
enhance
GO’s
functionality
several
key
areas:
biosensing
sensitive
biomarker
detection,
theranostic
imaging
that
integrates
diagnostics
therapy
real-time
treatment
monitoring,
targeted
cancer
where
deliver
drugs
directly
tumor
sites
while
being
tracked
by
techniques
like
MRI
photoacoustic
imaging.
Additionally,
GO-based
scaffolds
are
advancing
tissue
engineering
aiding
tissues’
bone,
muscle,
nerve
regeneration,
their
antimicrobial
properties
improving
infection-resistant
medical
devices.
Despite
potential,
addressing
stability
scalability
is
essential
fully
harness
benefits
GBMs
healthcare.
Exploration,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Bacterial
infection
has
become
one
of
the
leading
causes
death
worldwide,
particularly
in
low-income
countries.
Despite
fact
that
antibiotics
have
provided
successful
management
bacterial
infections,
long-term
overconsumption
and
abuse
contributed
to
emergence
multidrug
resistant
bacteria.
To
address
this
challenge,
nanomaterials
with
intrinsic
antibacterial
properties
or
serve
as
drug
carriers
been
substantially
developed
an
alternative
fight
against
infection.
Systematically
deeply
understanding
mechanisms
is
extremely
important
for
designing
new
therapeutics.
Recently,
nanomaterials-mediated
targeted
bacteria
depletion
either
a
passive
active
manner
most
promising
approaches
treatment
by
increasing
local
concentration
around
cells
enhance
inhibitory
activity
reduce
side
effects.
Passive
targeting
approach
widely
explored
searching
nanomaterial-based
alternatives
antibiotics,
while
strategy
relies
on
biomimetic
biomolecular
surface
feature
can
selectively
recognize
In
review
article,
we
summarize
recent
developments
field
therapy
based
nanomaterials,
which
will
promote
more
innovative
thinking
focusing
multidrug-resistant
Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 1059 - 1059
Published: Feb. 24, 2021
Carbon
is
one
of
the
most
abundant
elements
on
Earth.
In
addition
to
well-known
crystallographic
modifications
such
as
graphite
and
diamond,
other
allotropic
carbon
graphene-based
nanomaterials
nanotubes
have
recently
come
fore.
These
can
be
designed
help
deliver
or
target
drugs
more
efficiently
innovate
therapeutic
approaches,
especially
for
cancer
treatment,
but
also
development
new
diagnostic
agents
malignancies
are
expected
combine
molecular
imaging
diagnosis
with
therapies.
This
paper
summarizes
latest
drug
delivery
nanosystems
based
graphene,
graphene
quantum
dots,
oxide,
reduced
oxide
nanotubes,
mainly
anticancer
therapy.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(6), P. 2989 - 2989
Published: March 15, 2021
Cancer
is
one
of
the
deadliest
diseases
in
human
history
with
extremely
poor
prognosis.
Although
many
traditional
therapeutic
modalities-such
as
surgery,
chemotherapy,
and
radiation
therapy-have
proved
to
be
successful
inhibiting
growth
tumor
cells,
their
side
effects
may
vastly
limited
actual
benefits
patient
acceptance.
In
this
context,
a
nanomedicine
approach
for
cancer
therapy
using
functionalized
nanomaterial
has
been
gaining
ground
recently.
Considering
ability
carry
various
anticancer
drugs
act
photothermal
agent,
use
carbon-based
nanomaterials
advanced
rapidly.
Within
those
nanomaterials,
reduced
graphene
oxide
(rGO),
family
2D
carbon
nanomaterial,
emerged
good
candidate
due
its
excellent
conversion
near
infrared
range,
large
specific
surface
area
drug
loading,
well
functional
groups
functionalization
molecules
such
photosensitizers,
siRNA,
ligands,
etc.
By
unique
design,
multifunctional
nanosystems
could
designed
based
on
rGO,
which
are
endowed
promising
temperature/pH-dependent
drug/gene
delivery
abilities
multimodal
therapy.
This
further
augmented
by
additional
advantages
offered
high
biocompatibility,
targeted
delivery,
enhanced
effects.
Herewith,
we
first
provide
an
overview
most
effective
reducing
agents
rGO
synthesis
via
chemical
reduction.
was
followed
in-depth
review
application
different
treatment
modalities
and/or
photodynamic
therapy,
gene
chemotherapy/phototherapy,
photothermal/immunotherapy.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(14), P. 2384 - 2429
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
design
of
antimicrobial
peptide-based
materials
for
biomedical
applications
such
as
fighting
infections
in
various
organs,
cancer
therapy,
gene
delivery
and
detection
bacteria.
International Journal of Nanomedicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 16, P. 4831 - 4846
Published: July 1, 2021
The
biofilms
could
protect
bacteria
from
antibiotics
and
promote
the
production
of
drug-resistant
strains,
making
more
difficult
to
be
eradicated.
Thus,
we
developed
an
AMP@PDA@AgNPs
nanocomposite,
which
is
formed
by
modifying
silver
nanoparticles
(AgNPs)
with
antimicrobial
peptides
(AMP)
modified
nanocomposite
destroy
biofilm
in
this
study.The
was
prepared
polymerization
method
characterized
using
ultraviolet-visible
(UV-vis)
spectroscopy,
dynamic
light
scattering
(DLS),
Fourier
transform-infrared
spectroscopy
(FT-IR),
transmission
electron
microscope
(TEM).
antibacterial
effects
were
investigated
agar
diffusion
minimum
inhibitory
concentration
(MIC)
test.
quantitative
analysis
formation
conducted
crystal
violet
staining
confocal
laser
scanning
(CLSM).The
DLS
TEM
showed
it
a
spherical
200
nm
size
well
dispersed
.
results
UV-vis
FT-IR
confirmed
presence
AMP
AgNPs.
had
excellent
biocompatibility
at
100
μg/mL.
And
superior
activity
against
both
Gram-negative
(E.
coli,
P.
aeruginosa)
Gram-positive
(S.
aureus)
than
AgNPs
or
AMP.
Importantly,
mRNA
expression
biofilm-related
genes
decreased
under
action
nanocomposites.An
good
successfully
prepared.
destruct
bacterial
inhibiting
genes.
synergistic
strategy
AMPs
provide
new
perspective
for
treatment
infection.
Materials Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(3), P. 355 - 380
Published: Dec. 16, 2022
This
review
summarizes
the
applications
of
multifunctional
nanomaterials
for
synergistic
photothermal
antibacterial
therapy
and
discusses
mechanism
two
treatment
methods
in
therapy.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
29(59), P. 89772 - 89787
Published: July 20, 2022
Abstract
In
the
current
work,
various
concentrations
of
aqueous
extract
Ziziphus
spina-christi
were
employed
for
phytoreduction
graphene
oxide
(GO).
The
green
synthesized
reduced
(rGO)
was
characterized
through
UV-Vis
spectrometry,
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FT-IR),
scanning
electron
microscopy,
and
energy-dispersive
X-ray
(SEM-EDX).
Gas
chromatography-mass
spectrometry
(GC-MS)
denoted
presence
numerous
phytoconstituents
including
ketones,
terpenoids,
fatty
acids,
esters,
flavonoids,
which
acted
as
reducing
capping
agents.
obtained
results
indicated
increase
in
rGO
yield
shape
with
increasing
concentration.
optimized
instantaneously
~100%
removed
methylene
blue
(MB)
from
water
at
5
mg
L
−1
.
However,
removal
efficiency
slightly
declined
to
reach
73.55
65.1%
10
15
,
respectively.
A
powerful
antibacterial
activity
particularly
against
gram-negative
bacteria
a
high
concentration
2
×
8
CFU
mL
confirmed.
Furthermore,
demonstrated
promising
comparable
antioxidant
vitamin
C
DPPH
free
radical
scavenging.
While
recorded
13.45
48.4%,
attained
13.30
45.20%
12
50
μg
ACS Infectious Diseases,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(4), P. 1034 - 1055
Published: March 1, 2024
Pathogenic
bacteria
cause
the
deaths
of
millions
people
every
year.
With
development
antibiotics,
hundreds
and
thousands
people's
lives
have
been
saved.
Nevertheless,
can
develop
resistance
to
rendering
them
insensitive
antibiotics
over
time.
Peptides
containing
specific
amino
acids
be
used
as
antibacterial
agents;
however,
they
easily
degraded
by
proteases
in
vivo.
To
address
these
issues,
branched
peptide
dendrimers
are
now
being
considered
good
agents
due
their
high
efficacy,
protease
degradation,
low
cytotoxicity.
The
ease
with
which
synthesized
modified
makes
accessible
for
use
various
biological
nonbiological
fields.
That
is,
hold
a
promising
future
prolonged
efficacy
without
bacterial
development.
Their
vivo
stability
multivalence
allow
effectively
target
multi-drug-resistant
strains
prevent
biofilm
formation.
Thus,
it
is
interesting
an
overview
applications
research,
including
possibility
employing
machine
learning
approaches
design
AMPs
dendrimers.
This
review
summarizes
synthesis
agents.
challenges
perspectives
using
also
discussed.